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Diet:
Hot foods dry fluids Cold foods block Sp function Insufficient Fiber Emotional Stress: Liver: anger resentment or frustration Spleen: Excessive mental work, worry, brooding Lack of Exercise: weakens Sp Qi Overwork & Childbirth Febrile Disease: |
Aetiology for
Constipation |
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Stool shape: round & small like pebbles
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Very Dry: Heat
Not Dry: Liver Qi Stagnation |
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Stool Shape: Long & Thin like pencils
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Spleen Qi Xu
Could indicate carcinoma of bowel |
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Stool shape: long and flat
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Could indicate
prostate or bladder cancer |
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Dry stool with intense thirst with desire to drink large amounts of cold water
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Constipation from Heat
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Dry stool with dryness of mouth and desire to sip water
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Yin Xu
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Loose stools hesitant & difficult to come out.
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Spleen Qi Xu
with Liver Qi Stagnation |
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Watery, explosive stools splashing in all directions
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Damp Heat
(stools yellow and frothy) Damp-Cold |
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Constipation with Pale Stools indicate?
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Dampness, usually damp-heat in GB
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Constipation with dark stools?
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Heat
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Constipation with green stools in children?
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Cold
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Clinical Manifestations:
Dry stools, infrequent bowel movements, thirst, scanty-dark urine, red face, feel hot, abdominal pain, dry mouth, foul breath. TB: Red with red points around center & root TC: yellow Pulse: Rapid & Slippery |
Constipation from
Heat in Stomach & LI Clear Heat, drain Fire of LI, moisten intestines |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Dry stools, infrequent bowel movements, thirst, bitter taste, dark urine, headache, irritability, red face, blood-shot eyes TB: Red, redder on sides TC: dry-yellow Pulse: Wiry & Rapid |
Constipation from
Heat in Liver Clear Heat, Drain Fire of Liver, Moisten Intestines |
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Acupuncture:
LI-4: clears heat in LI & move stools LI-11: clear heat in LI TB-6: clear heat, open SJ, promote BM SP-14, SP-15: move downwards ST-44: clear stomach heat ST-28, ST-29: clear heat, promote BM (left side only) Waishuidao & Waiguilai: promote BM (left side only) Herbal: Ma Zi Ren Wan |
Treatment for
Constipation from Heat in St & LI |
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Acupuncture:
LI-4: clears heat in LI & move stools LI-11: clear heat in LI TB-6: clear heat, open SJ, promote BM SP-14, SP-15: move downwards ST-44: clear stomach heat ST-28, ST-29: clear heat, promote BM (left side only) Waishuidao & Waiguilai: promote BM (left side only) LV-2: for Liver fire Herbal: Dang Gui Long Hui Wan |
Treatment for
Constipation from Heat in Liver |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Constipation, dry stools, abdominal pain & fullness, red face, thirst, dry mouth, profuse sweating, feeling of heat, high fever TB: red TC: dry yellow Pulse: Overflowing & Rapid |
Constipation from
Acute Heat in Febrile Disease Drain Fire & move downwards |
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Acupuncture:
SJ-6: drain fire from SJ, move downwards SP-15: moves downwards LI-11: clear heat in intestines ST-44: clears Stomach heat LI-4: clears heat in intestines & moves downwards ST-28, ST-29: clear Heat & promote BM Herbal: Da Cheng Qi Tang |
Treatment for
Constipation from Acute heat in febrile disease |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Constipation, with stools shaped like pebbles but not dry, desire to open bowels but difficulty in doing so, belching, abdominal distention, irritability TB: normal or slightly red sides Pulse: Wiry, ~ on left side only |
Constipation from
Liver Qi Stagnation Pacify Liver, Regulate Qi, Descend Qi, Eliminate Stagnation |
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Acupuncture:
CV-10: descend qi GB-34, CV-6: move Lv qi in lower abdomen LV-3: move qi, pacify Lv SP-15: move downwards Herbal: Liu Mo Tang |
Treatment for
Constipation from Liver Qi Stagnation |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Desire to open bowels but difficulty in so doing, great effort to open bowels, feeling of exhaustion afterwards, thin & long stools which are NOT dry, pale complexion, tiredness TB: Pale Pulse: Empty |
Constipation from
Spleen or Lung Qi Xu Tonify Qi & Moisten Intestines |
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Acupuncture:
BL-21: tonify St qi & thus descend St qi BL-25: LI back shu, stimulate BM SP-15: stimulate BM ST-36, SP-6: tonify qi & promote BM CV-6: tonify qi in lower jiao BL-13, LU-7: tonify Lu qi BL-20: tonify Sp qi Herbal: Huang Qi Tang |
Treatment for
Constipation from Spleen or Lung Qi Xu |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Dry stools, difficulty of defecation, dull-pale complexion, dizziness, numbness of the limbs, blurred vision TB: pale or normal Pulse: empty |
Constipation from
Blood Deficiency Nourish Blood & Moisten Intestines |
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Acupuncture:
ST-36, SP-6: nourish blood ST-36 promotes BM CV-4: Nourish Blood SP-15: promote BM BL-23, BL-20: KI/SP shu nourish blood BL-25: LI shu, promote BM for chronic Herbal: Run Chung Wan |
Treatment for
Constipation from Blood Deficiency |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Difficult defecation, exhaustion & sweating after defecation, stools NOT dry, sore back & knees, feeling cold, frequent & pale urination TB: pale & wet Pulse: deep & weak |
Constipation from
Yang Xu (usually Kidney) Tonify Kidneys, warm the lower jiao, & moisten the Intestines |
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Acupuncture:
ST-36, SP-6: moxa needle, tonify yang, (ST-36 promotes BM) BL-23, KI-7: tonify Ki-Yang, direct moxa on BL-23 BL-25: stimulate intestines, promote BM CV-4: direct moxa, tonify Ki-Yang and Original qi Herbal: Ji Chuan Jian |
Treatment for
Constipation from Yang Xu (usually Kidney) |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Dry stools, thirst with desire to sip water, dry mouth & throat (especially evening), sore back & knees, dizziness, tinnitus, night sweats TB: Red, cracks TC: none Pulse: floating-empty |
Constipation from
Yin Xu (usually Kidney) Nourish Yin, Tonify Kidneys, & moisten Intestines |
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Acupuncture:
ST-36, SP-6: nourish St yin. ST-36 also promotes BM CV-4, *KI-3, *KI-6: nourish Ki-yin, KI-6 also promotes BM BL-23: tonify Kidneys BL-25, SP-15: promote BM Herbal: Zeng Ye Tang (chronic) Tong You Tang (yin xu & xue xu) |
Treatment for
Constipation from Yin Xu (usually Kidney) |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Difficult defecation, stools not dry, no bowel movement for several days, spastic abdominal pain, pale urine, pale face, cold limbs, feeling cold TB: pale & wet TC: thick, white Pale: deep, slow, full, tight ~deep, slow, fine & slightly tight |
Constipation from
Cold Warm the Yang, Scatter Cold, promote BM |
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Acupuncture:
CV-6: moxa, moves qi & expel cold from lower jiao CV-8: moxa (salt) scatters cold from intestines KI-18: expels cold from abdomen & promote BM BL-23: moxa, tonify Ki-Yang BL-25: moxa, LI back shu, expels cold from intestines & promotes BM BL-26: moxa, expel cold from intestines & promote BM Herbal: Da Huang Fu Zi Tang (excess cold) Wen Pi Tang (excess cold & Spleen Xu) Ji Chuan Jian (excess cold & Ki-Yang Xu) |
Treatment for
Constipation from Cold |
