Defication and Urination Flashcards
Normal Stool
1x per day In morning Thick, long, well formed Easy to pass Complete
Dry stool
- Insufficient Fluids
- Poor circulation
Blood, yin cut
Sticky Stool
Dampness/Phlegm
Foul Smelling Stool
Heat
Constipation
- LI yin def
- Qi, blood, bf def
- Heat accumulating in intestines
- Cold obstructing intestinal Qi
Constipation due to L.I. deficiency
Fluid Def.
Hard and Dry
Constipation due to Qi, Blood BG deficiency
if not going regularly of only going a tiny amount. stool not consistent.
Qi def - not enough movement, no urge to go
Not enough water
Constipation due to Cold obstructing intestinal qi
Cold causes stagnation. EXCESS PAIN.
If Def Cold/ Yang Def - not a lot of movement in intestines.
Diarrhea
*Speen Qi or yang deficiency
*Kidney Yang Deficiency ( Five Gong Diarrhea)
*Food Stagnation
*Invasion of EXT pathogen
(DAMP COLD/DAMP HEAT)
*Emotional Disturbance
(Liver attack spleen)
Diarrhea: Speen Qi or yang deficiency
Loose, no odor. Undigested. no pain
Five Gong Diarrhea
Kidney Yang Deficiency
Kid Yand is Root Yang of Body:
The Spleen is dependent on the L.I. to absorb fluids.
If KID Yang is weak. L.I. is weak not able to absorb.
Stool soft, watery, undigested
5AM - Most YIN time of day
YANG DEF is COLD YIN PATTERN
Diarrhea: EXT pathogen
DAMP COLD DAMP HEAT (distending pain)
worse with pressure = excess
Relief from BM
Diarrhea: Emotional Disturbance
Liver attack Spleen
Wood overacting on Earth
Diarrhea: Food Stagnation
Body purges undigested food.
Discomfort.
Strong odor
DAMP HEAT
Normal Urination
Pale Yellow ( lighter in winter darker in summer) Moderate Frequency Not much odor
Copious Urination
Kidney Yang Deficiency
COLD.
KID assists BL to hold urine.
Qualities: Pale and No odor
Scant Urine
*Deficiency of Body Fluids
*Retention of Body Fluids
(poor circulation/ metabolization of BF)
Frequent Urination
*Heat of damp heat in lower jiao Heart Fire Damp Heat in UB * Kidney qi/yang deficiency Kidney controls the two lower yin orifices
Frequent Urination: Heart Fire
Heart Fire heats S. I. which role is to separate the clear from the turbid. S.I. sends heated fluids to the bladder - dark yellow, smelly and burning. Urgency to go.
If cloudy - UTI - DAMP HEAT
