Acupuncture to Prevent Postoperative Bowel Paralysis (Paralytic Ileus)

Inclusion Criteria: * Previous surgical cancer treatment with ileostomy/colostomy, now scheduled for closure * Hospital admission must be same day as surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Incapacitating disease * Concurrent herbal or laxative use * Use of Heparin or Coumadin * Upper or lower extremity deformities * Chronic constipation prior to cancer diagnosis * History of cerebrovascular accident or spinal cord injury * Chronic pain that has been treated with any form of major opioid or weak opioids (=/\> 30mg/24 hours) * Pacemaker or metal implants * Concurrent alternative medicine/herbal use