Effects of bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy for cancer-related incomplete bowel obstruction on inflammatory cytokine levels

Table 7 Comparison of individual symptom scores in traditional Chinese medicine between two groups three weeks after treatment, mean ± SD

Parameters	Regular group (n = 57)	BGM-UT group (n = 52)	t	P value
Number of diarrheas	2.31 ± 0.56	2.06 ± 0.21	3.146	0.002
Stool character	2.34 ± 0.55	2.16 ± 0.31	2.058	0.042
Abdominal pain	2.21 ± 0.65	1.96 ± 0.22	2.703	0.009
Abdominal distension	2.45 ± 0.31	2.28 ± 0.28	2.990	0.003

BGM-UT: Bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy.