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Aetiology & Pathology of Diarrhea
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| Cold, Dampness, Summer Heat | | Diet: | | Acute: too hot, too cold, | | spoiled foods | | Chronic: over-eating, | | cold, greasy food, sweet | | foods | | Emotional Stress: Worry, | | Pensiveness, brooding, | | Excessive Mental Work | | Overwork, Chronic Illness | | Overwork, Excess Sex | |
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Acute diarrhea with exterior symptoms.
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Invasion of Damp-Cold or Damp-Heat
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Foul smelling diarrhea with abdominal pain and borborygmi.
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Retention of Food
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Chronic diarrhea with abdominal distention, belching, flatulence, fluctuating with the emotional state.
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Liver Qi invading the Spleen
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Diarrhea with frequent bowel movement & stools sometimes like water.
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long-term Stomach & Spleen Xu
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Early-morning diarrhea with abdominal pain & borborygmi during the bowel movement with a feeling of cold.
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Kidney Yang Xu
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Pale-yellow stools
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Liver & Gall-Bladder Damp-Heat
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Very dark stools, foul-smelling, burning sensation in the anus during bowel movement all indicate?
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Heat
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Very watery stools & absence of smell (may also indicate normal) both indicate?
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Cold
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Abdominal pain which becomes worse after diarrhea indicates?
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Xu Condition
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Abdominal pain which lessens after diarrhea indicates?
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Shi Condition
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MEL M. DWARF
Moderate with sweet herbs: acute diarrhea with increased frequency & abdominal pain Expelling Cold: : acute diarrhea from Cold Lightly Draining Dampness: invasion of external dampness in the beginning stages Moving Qi: Liver Qi stagnation Dry the Spleen: chronic diarrhea from internal Dampness & Spleen Xu Warm Kidneys: chronic diarrhea from Ki & SP Xu Astringe with sour herbs: chronic diarrhea from with heavy loss of fluids Raising Qi: Spleen Qi Sinking Fill-up Emptiness: chronic diarrhea from Sp & Ki from severe Xu |
The 9 methods for treating
Diarrhea |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Diarrhea ~like water, abdominal pain, borborygmi, oppression in chest, no appetite, ~fever, ~aversion to cold, ~nasal obstruction, ~headache, ~heaviness TC: Thick, sticky, white Pulse: Slippery-Slow |
Diarrhea from
Retention of Cold-Dampness Scatter Cold, Fragrantly resolve Dampness |
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Acupuncture:
CV-12: tonify spleen to resolve damp BL-22, SP-9, SP-6: resolve damp in Lower Burner CV-6: moxa on gan jiang expels Cold from the Intestines ST-25: LI front mu - stops diarrhea (reduce) Herbal: Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San Huo Xiang Sheng Qi Wan (use for climate sickness) |
Treatment for
Retention of Cold-Damp |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Foul-smelling yellowish loose stools, abdominal pain, increased frequency of BM, burning sensation in anus, feel heat, thirst, scanty-dark urine, ~pus or blood in stool TC: thick, sticky, yellow Pulse: Slippery, Rapid |
Retention of Damp-Heat
Clear Heat, Resolve Dampness |
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Acupuncture:
CV-12: tonify spleen to resolve damp BL-22, SP-9, SP-6: resolve damp in Lower Burner ST-25: LI front mu - stops diarrhea (reduce) LI-11: resolve Damp-heat & stop diarrhea from heat. Sea point treats Yang organs and diarrhea ~LI-4: heat Herbal: Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang Bao Ji Wan |
Treatment for
Retention of Damp-Heat |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Rotten-smelling loose stools, abdominal pain relieved by bowel movement, borborygmi, bad digestion, fullness, belching, sour regurgitation, foul breath, no appetite TC: thick coating Pulse: Slippery |
Diarrhea from
Retention of Food Dissolve food, Eliminate Stagnation |
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Acupuncture:
CV-10: descend St Qi ST-21: resolve food retention ST-44: retention of food with heat ST-25: stop diarrhea SP-4: resolve food retention CV-12: tonify Sp to resolve food retention Herbal: Bao He Wan Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan |
Treatment for
Retention of Food |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Diarrhea often alternating with constipation, abdominal distention, belching, poor appetite, mental depression, moodiness, nervous tension, irritability, pain is reduced after BM but not completely gone TB: ~sides red Pulse: Wiry |
Diarrhea from
Liver-Qi Stagnation Pacify the Liver, Move Qi, Strengthen the Spleen |
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Acupuncture:
CV-12, BL-20, ST-36: tonify Sp LV-13: harmonize Lv & Sp GB-34: move qi & pacify Lv SP-6: tonify Sp & relieve lower abdominal pain ST-39: stops abdominal pain (SI lower He) Herbal: Tong Xie Yao Fang Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan & Shen Ling Bai Zhi Wan (Pian) |
Treatment for
Diarrhea from Liver Qi Stagnation |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Loose stools ~like water, thin stools ~with mucus, increased frequency of BM, poor appetite, slight abdominal distention, oppression in chest, sallow complexion, tiredness. TB: pale, teeth marks Pulse: Weak |
Diarrhea from
Chronic Sp & St Xu Strengthen Sp & benefit St |
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Acupuncture:
CV-12, BL-20, BL-21, ST-36, SP-6: tonify St & Sp CV-6: tonify qi. Moxa on ginger ST-25 & ST-37: stops diarrhea GV-20: raise Spleen Qi, help stop diarrhea Herbal: Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan (Pian) |
Treatment for
Diarrhea from Chronic Sp & St Xu |
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Clinical Manifestations:
Early-morning diarrhea, abdominal pain, borborygmi (stops after BM), weak back & knees TB: Pale, teeth marks Pulse: Weak & Deep |
Diarrhea from
Kidney-Yang Xu Warm the Kidneys, Strengthen Spleen, Stop diarrhea, & fill-up emptiness |
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Acupuncture:
CV-12, BL-20, ST-36, SP-6: tonify Sp BL-23: tonify Kidney Yang BL-25, ST-25: LI shu/mu chronic diarrhea ST-37: LI lower he, chronic diarrhea CV-6: moxa + ginger, tonify qi & stop diarrhea Du-20: raises sinking Qi Herbal: Si Shen Wan Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan |
Treatment for
Diarrhea from Kidney-Yang Xu |
