Abdominal Pain

Question 1

Where is abdominal pain located?

Answer 1

Intestinal/gynaecological area

Question 2

What is abdominal pain frequently caused by?

Answer 2

Cold or Damp

Question 3

True or False: External Damp invades the intestines via the leg and causes qi obstruction in the lower jiao?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Sticky yellow with red spots on the root shows what on the tongue?

Answer 4

Damp heat and blood stasis

Question 5

What pulse positions reflect lower abdomen and kidneys?

Answer 5

Upper rear position

Question 6

Intense pain aggravated by cold food/drink, worse for pressure, better for warmth/warm food and drink, no thirst, pale urine, loose stool (spleen yang impaired) or constipation (qi stagnation), c: white and sticky, p: slippery, full and tight is what syndrome?

Answer 6

Full Cold in Intestines

Question 7

What is the treatment principle for full cold?

Answer 7

Warm intestines, expel cold, and warm spleen yang

Question 8

Abdominal pain worse for pressure, worse for hot food, chest heaviness and oppression, loose stool with foul smell, mucus/blood in stool, burning sensation in anus, thirst, slight sweating, dark urine, t: red, c: sticky and yellow, p: rapid and slippery is what syndrome?

Answer 8

Damp Heat in Intestines

Question 9

What is the treatment principle for Damp Heat?

Answer 9

Clear heat, and resolve dampness

Question 10

Abdominal pain worse for pressure and after eating, fullness feeling in abdomen, belching, acid reflux, fluctuating constipation and diarrhea, pain relieved by bowel movement, c: thick, p: slippery is what syndrome?

Answer 10

Retention of Food

Question 11

What is the treatment principle for Retention of Food?

Answer 11

Dissolve accumulated food, move stagnation, and tonify spleen qi to encourage transformation and transportation

Question 12

Abdominal pain and distension related to emotional state, feeling bloated, constipation, irritability, belching, borborygmus, t: either no change or red sides is what syndrome?

Answer 12

Qi Stagnation (typically Liver Qi Stagnation or if it invades the spleen it will be Spleen Qi Xu)

Question 13

What is the treatment principle of Qi Stagnation?

Answer 13

Pacify Liver and move qi

Question 14

Dull, intermittent abdominal pain, better for rest, warmth and pressure, tiredness, feeling cold, desire for warm drinks, loose stool, depression, slight breathlessness, t: pale, p: weak is what syndrome?

Answer 14

Qi Xu and Empty Cold

Question 15

What is the treatment principle for Qi Xu?

Answer 15

Tonify qi, warm yang, and nourish spleen