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Finding the right acupuncturist is always a journey and unfortunately there isn't a professional organization that we can join that identifies those of us with a special interest in autoimmune conditions 🤔(do not give me another project 😂😉). My suggestion is that you start by finding one that has a higher level of education (in the US this means a DAOM or DACM) this level of education usually comes with enough western medicine that your practitioner is more likely to be able to interface with the western standard of care and secondarily, I recommend looking for someone that has an interest in functional medicine. Not that you need functional medicine to treat AI disease, but TCM doctors who've done a bit of dabbling in functional medicine are more likely to have had some experience treating autoimmune disease.

@@elementalwellness First, thank you for the detailed reply! I’m a huge believer in functional medicine. I did find an acupuncurist, strangely enough it’s one whose office I have walked past with my dog during our morning walk for the past 7 years and I never knew the office was there. No sign on the street, the building itself is just a plain strip mall, and his office is on the lower level. 2 treatments so far and I’m not expecting miracles but it is starting to make at least a minor difference in my med-induced digestive issues.

@scotrobnett that's wonderful news. Sometimes the best acupuncturists are the hardest to find. Remember that acupuncture is cumulative and I'm sure that the benefits will add up in time. Good luck to you on your healing journey!

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