Intense stimulation of the abdomen via electroacupuncture can increase inflammation through the splenic-spinal sympathetic axis, which can be beneficial against bacterial infections.

“intense stimulation of the abdomen however with these electroacupuncture has a very strong effect of an increasing inflammation in the body body and this is important to understand because it's not just that stimulating the the gut does this because you're activating the gut area it activates a particular nerve pathway for the afficionados it's the splenic spinal sympathetic axis if you really want to know and it's pro-inflammatory under most conditions if for instance the person is dealing with a particular bacterial infection that can be beneficial”