Symptoms of internal dampness constitution

summary

The so-called wet, which is commonly known as water wet, it has the distinction between external wet and internal wet. External humidity is caused by the invasion of external moisture into human body due to the humid climate, wading in rain or humidity in living room; Internal dampness is a pathological product, often related to digestive function. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen has the function of "transporting and transforming water dampness". If the body is deficient, dyspepsia or overeating, eating too much greasy and sweet food, the spleen can't transport and transform normally, and "water dampness stops inside"; And people with spleen deficiency are also easy to attract the invasion of external dampness, and external dampness often obstructs the spleen and stomach, making dampness endogenous, so the two are independent and related.

Symptoms of internal dampness constitution

The general manifestations of damp heat are: heavy limbs, fever is obvious in the afternoon; The tongue coating is yellow and greasy, and the pulse number is high. The specific manifestations vary according to the location of damp heat: eczema or blister in skin and flesh; Local swelling and pain were found in the joints.

But generally speaking, damp heat refers to damp heat deep into the viscera, especially the spleen and stomach. It can be seen that the stomach is full, nausea and anorexia, loose stools, short red urine, and the pulse is wet; Others, such as liver and gallbladder dampness and heat, are characterized by distending pain in liver area, bitter mouth, poor appetite, or yellowing of body and eyes, or alternating fever and fear of cold, and pulse string number; The bladder does not reduce due to sweating. The symptoms of damp heat include frequent urination, urgency of urination, less astringency and pain, yellow and turbid color; Large intestine damp heat, abdominal pain, diarrhea, even diarrhea, purulent stool, anal burning, thirst.

1. Body characteristics: body fat or thin; 2. There are often manifestations: oily face, acne, dry mouth, red eyes, upset and slack, heavy and sleepy body, red and short urine, dry or sticky stool, wet scrotum in men, and increased leucorrhea in women.

matters needing attention

Diet: staple food, can choose mineral rich food, such as coix seed, lotus seed, Poria cocos, red beans, broad beans, mung beans. Meat, can choose rich in protein food, such as duck, carp, rabbit, crucian carp, snail, loach, etc. Vegetables, can choose rich in organic acids, trace elements of food, wax gourd, Luffa, gourd, balsam pear, cucumber, cabbage, celery, shepherd's purse, cabbage, lettuce, lotus root, cabbage, radish, beans, mung bean sprouts, amaranth, mustard, bamboo shoots, laver, kelp, four seasons beans can often eat. Fruit, can choose Hami melon, loquat, orange, pear, horseshoe, etc.