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Define acute diarrhea
Caused by 3?
Due to?
Leads to?
Caused by indigestion
Dt excessive eating of improper diet,
attack of external cold or damp
Or invasion of damp heat in summer or fall
Leading to dysfunction in transmission. Of intestinal contents
Define chronic diarrhea
Caused by 1?
Leads to?
Caused by deficiency of sp/st
Lead to failure in transportation and transformation
Sw3 diarrhea: if person attacked by wind in spring - if xie qi not cleared out right away it will stay in the body. Later on person will have chronic diarrhea. Easily disturbs wood and earth to cause dong qi (wind) later.
Yep
Sw5 excessive dampness will cause loose stool. Rue xie means sluggish, excessive damp, loose stool sx.
Werd.
Sw4 people easily get dz due to damp and cold then px has diarrhea bc later. Summer so hot that people eat cold. If clear qi not ascend then px have diarrhea.
Totally
Those with chronic dz may have diarrhea as result so if you tx dzs diarrhea will resolve.
Y
In cases chronic fatigue etc mb tx diarrhea first to help dz. To tx ben.
Y
We try to drain water through urine instead of stool.
Y
If ext pathogen invade here it is
Damp cold
Damp heat
Sp not normal transport transform
Points to regulate the st and intestines to stop diarrhea? Acute
Cv12, st25, st36, sp9, st37, li4

Hand ym, foot ym, mu pt
Sp st yin yang pair
Li4 promote movement to clear pathogen
What are possible sx of acute diarrhea?
Frequent bm
Stool sticky watery w some abd pain
Lots of noise or borborygmus
Chills and fever
Mb. Heavy body sensation or heavy head
T white or greasy
P soft or moderate or sluggish

Damp heat:
Smelly gas
Sticky
Burning
Restless
Thirsty
Yellow scanty urine
T yellow greasy or red
P soft rapid
If diarrhea dt damp heat eg fever thirst etc add what pts&?
St37 clear heat
St44 ying spring
Li11 clear heat
Diarrhea dt damp cold or more loose watery, frequent pt modifications? Tx lower and middle
Cv8 relieve cold
St25
Cv6
Cv9
Can use moxa
Acute diarrhea modification for acute modified for abdominal distention?
?
Points to promote digestion and remove retention of food and stop diarrhea for food retention?
St25
St36
Cv12 influential pt for the fu organ
St37
Lineiting
Diarrhea due to food retention manifests how?
Sticky w undigested food and foul odor
T is thick white or yellow coat
P slippery and forceful

Addtl sx
Regurgitation
Px feels more comfortable after bm
PX not want to eat
To soothe he LR qi and strengthen the spleen to stop diarrhea? For LR qi attacking sp manifestation?
Mental emotional relation
When happen acutely px immediately need to go
Very strongly loose stool bm come out
Then px feel better
Pain will precede diarrhea
Mb belching or gas
T dusky thin white coat
P wiry
Pts To soothe he LR qi and strengthen the spleen to stop diarrhea? For LR qi attacking sp manifestation?
Cv12
St25
St36 strengthens and supports sp fxn
Lr3 soothe and move LR qi
Bl18 move LR qi
Gb34 he sea harmonize wood with earth
Tonify and regulate sp and kd to stop diarrhea common sx? CHRonic
Loose stool w undigested food
Poor appetite
Heaviness
Fatigue
Sallow complexion
P weak
T pale scalloped, thin, white coat
Get diarrhea after eat greasy heavy food
Pts Tonify and regulate sp and kd to stop diarrhea common? Chronic
Tonify and moxa
Cv12
Bl20 back shu
Lr13 front mu
St25
St36
Sp3
Tonify kd yang qi
Bl23
Gv4
Cv4
Ki3
St36
Tonify and regulate sp and kd to stop diarrhea mods
Kd yang xu chronic
Kd yang xu has borborygmus wake up diarrhea, stool loose watery clear
gv4, cv4
Pain or cold in lower back and knee
Frequent urination in night
Tonify and regulate sp and kd to stop diarrhea mods chronic diarrhea dt sp xu
Bl25, cv6, cv9, st25 (back shu front mu w bl25)
What are 2 types of constipation?
Difficult bm
Hard compacted dry stools
Bian means stool bi means closed or obstructed
Constipation is mainly caused by
Disturbed function in transmitting waste of li and also rel to sp transform transport, st descend, and LR soothe he yang qi, and kd
Nei jing says heat can cause constipation. T or feh at organs involved sw39
T
LU, sp, kd
Sw45 says taiyin can't have normal fxn means
Hand taiyin needs descend disperse
Foot taiyin needs transform transport an cause abd distention and constipation so 5 zang organ involved
Factor cause constipation:
Heat
Qi
Constipation: to open blockage and free movement of bowels pts
Bl25 back shu of li
St25 li front mu
St37
Tb6 TB for water metabolism, this is fire pt. Jing river pt reg qi...is energy and fluid pathway, regulate the qi in the 3 jiao
Tb6/st25 good for sx constipation
Constipation: to open blockage and free movement of bowels causes at are due to heat?
Spicy food
Constitutional heat
High fever tip urn to internal heat
Pathogen invade
Constipation opening the blockage and free movement of bowels causes of qi stagnation.?
7 emo stimulations can obstruct qi
Too much sitting
Mods for constipation dt heat opening the blockage and free movement of bowels?
Tx principle clear heat and moisten intestine
Li4 clear heat
Li11 promote movement
St44
Mods for qi stagnation constipation sx?
Soothe liver reg qi
Abd pain
Stool not very dry but still compact, difficult to pass
T sometimes dusky a bit dry
P wiry
Mods for constipation dt xu blood and qi pts and sx
Tx tonify qi and nourish blood bl20
bl21
cv4
sp6 st36 to tonify

Lack of blood moistening and promoting movement, hard to discharge the stool
At the beginning stool harder then soft
Sometimes sob, easy sweat dt qi xu
Mb palps insomnia, fatigue
P deep weak if more qi
Thin weak if more about blood
Mods for constipation dt cold
Tx tonify kd and warm yang
Cv6
Cv8
Bl23
Cv4
Cold contracts causing an obstruction
Sx difficult to discharge hard stool
Not as dry as heat
Cold pain abd
Severe case may have prolapsed rectum
Desire for warm
Clear urine
Pale t
P deep slow or sometimes tight
What does heat constipation look like?
Dry
Hard
Compact
Px thirsty, sweat, foul breath, scant urine
P forceful rapid
T red
Constipation dt qi stagnation pts?
Tx soothe LR reg qi
Cv12
Lr2 cause energy movement and clear heat dry the fluid reduce
Gb34 to descend
Cv6
Abdominal pain is related to what types of disorders?
Zang fu
Eg sp st women's health
What is the tx principle for abd pain dt cold?
Warm middle jiao remove stagnation
Dispel cold regulate qi
For abd pain w cold what pts
Cv12
St36
Sp4
Cv8 relieve cold

Can be from eating cold food or swimming etc
Cold obstruct yangqi
Lack of blood and qi to nourish
Mods for abd pain dt cold with severe pain
Sp6
Sp15
Cv6

Severe pain sudden onset
Mods for abd pain dt cold w diarrhea
St25
Bl25
Mods for abd pain dt cold w food stag
Lineiting
Cv21
Abd pain to promote digestion and remove stagnant food
Cv10
St25
Li11
Lineiting
Cv6
Cv21

Relieved after bm
Pressure makes worse
Abd pain stagnant food w abd distending pain
St21
Bl20 back shu
Bl21
Abd pain w food stagnation w eructate foul odor and acid regurgitation
Gb34 he sea pt reverse flow of foul odor
Sp4
Abd pain to sooth LR and regulate qi sx
Pain radiates from abd to hypochondriac region aka rib cage
Distending pain
Radiate to lower abd
Freq burp
Irritable
Pc6
Cv17
Lr3
Gb34
Abd pain sooth the LR and regulate qi mods for hypochondriac pain
Around umbilicus
Epigastric
Lr14
Abd pain warm yang tonify sp
Pain is intermittent
Not as severe
Bowel pain
Relieved by warm and pressure aggravated by cold
Fatigue
Tired
Loose stool
Poor appetite
Pale complexion
Aversion to cold
T thin wet coat
P Thready deep