diarrhea

Question 1

when the number of bowel movements is increased and the fecal matter is thin and profuse
or in severe cases even drains out like water

Answer 1

diarrhea

Question 2

development of diarrhea primarily related to:

Answer 2

spleen - transformation and transportation and up bearing of the clear

stomach- governs reception and decomposition and down bearing of the turbid.

small intestine- separates the clear from the turbid

large intestine- transmits the waste

Question 3

contraction of external evil
dietary irregularities
disharmony of the seven affects
damage of the viscera and bowels

Answer 3

all of these cause cause abnormalities in

• transformation and absorption of food and beverages
• development of obstruction in the transportation
• irregular up bearing and down bearing
• lack of separation of clear from turbid, causing the to be mixed up and sent t0 the large intestine

results in diarrhea

Question 4

image of thin stools that are dirty and sticky

yellow white like paste or sticky and slimy

Answer 4

Sloppy diarrhea

Question 5

stools that are like water with a green-blue black color like the fecal matter of ducks

Answer 5

Duckstool diarrhea
‘duckstool slop”
‘cold diarrhea’

Question 6

image of diarrhea that is clear and thin

contains undigested food

Answer 6

swill diarrhea

‘clear food diarrhea’

Question 7

abdominal urgency
rumbling intestines
need to defecate immediately after eating with relief after draining

Answer 7

Lienteric diarrhea
‘spotting diarrhea’

image of non-transformation of food

Question 8

image of abdominal pain, rumbling in the intestines
diarrhea every morning at dawn
with relief after defecation

Answer 8

Fifth watch diarrhea
‘dawn diarrhea’
‘kidney diarrhea’

Question 9

image of diarrhea that pours out like water

possibly with a bowel movement several times in one day that is very thin

Answer 9

moist diarrhea
‘damp diarrhea’
‘throughflux diarrhea’

Question 10

stools that are like water

Answer 10

water diarrhea

outpour diarrhea

Question 11

diarrhea that is persistent both during the day and night

Answer 11

efflux diarrhea

Question 12

image of sudden violent diarrhea that pour out like water

Answer 12

fulminant outpouring

Question 13

sudden diarrhea
generally: moist or duckstool without strong odor
abdominal pain and intestinal rumbling
aversion to cold
fever
head and body aches

tongue: white fur
pulse: floating and tight or floating and moderate

Answer 13

wind cold diarrhea pattern
(cold pattern)

often occurs in the winter and spring

Question 14

sudden diarrhea generally duckstool or moist diarrhea
occasionally efflux diarrhea
no strong odor
vomiting and retching
intestinal rumbling and abdominal pain that refuses pressure
bland taste in the mouth
lack of thirst
aversion to cold
cold limbs
tongue: white fur

Answer 14

Direct strike of cold evil
(cold pattern)
always: history of exposure of abdomen to cold

Question 15

moist diarrhea or duckstool diarrhea
fishy odor
torpid intake
glomus oppression of the stomach duct and abdomen
heaviness of the head and bodily fatigue
bland taste in the mouth
lack of thirst
cold limbs
abdominal pain
intestinal rumbling

Answer 15

cold damp encumbering the spleen

cold pattern

Question 16

sudden diarrhea that is generally sloppy diarrhea or moist diarrhea
severe cases may be fulminant diarrhea
with foul odor
scorching heat of the anus
fever
thirst
glomus oppression of the stomach duct and abdomen
heaviness and fatigue of the head and body
short and reddish urine
tongue: red with yellow slimy fur
pulse: slippery, rapid or soggy and rapid

Answer 16

damp heat diarrhea pattern
(heat pattern)

generally occurs in summer and autumn

Question 17

sudden diarrhea that is generally watery diarrhea or fulminant diarrhea
foul odor
scorching heat of the anus
fever
red complexion
sweating
vexing thirst
fatigue
lack of strength
short and reddish urine

Answer 17

summerheat damp diarrhea pattern
(heat pattern)

must occur in the summer in order to be ascribed to summerheat

Question 18

diarrhea that is entirely thin water without any fecal matter and with a noxious odor
abdominal distention
fullness and pain that refuses pressure
fever
dry mouth 
dry tongue
tongue: red with dry yellow coat

Answer 18

heat bind with circumfluence
(heat pattern)

yangming bowel pattern:
abdominal distention
fullness and pain that refuses pressure
fever
dry mouth 
dry tongue

Question 19

sloppy diarrhea that occurs after voracious eating and drinking or eating unclean food
odor like rotten egg
may have undigested food in stool
rumbling in the intestines
pain in the abdomen that refuses pressure and is reduces after defecating
glomus oppression of the stomach duct and abdomen
belching or vomiting with sour or putrid odor
torpid intake

Answer 19

food stagnation in the stomach and intestines
(excess pattern)

images of food collecting and not transforming:
rumbling in the intestines
pain in the abdomen that refuses pressure and is reduces after defecating
glomus oppression of the stomach duct and abdomen
belching or vomiting with sour or putrid odor
torpid intake

Question 20

depressed anger or emotional tension 
sloppy diarrhea and abdominal pain
after pain; diarrhea
after diarrhea; pain stops
distension and oppression of the chest rib-side
sighing
belching
reduced intake
pulse: string like

Answer 20

Liver qi exploiting the spleen

excess pattern

Question 21

abdominal pain 
sloppy diarrhea that comes and goes- may be like liquid amber or egg whites
glomus oppression of the stomach duct and abdomen
abdominal rumbling
vomiting and retching of phlegm drool
dizziness
nausea
tongue: white and slimy fur
pulse: string like, slippery

Answer 21

phlegm rheum collecting internally

excess pattern

Question 22

moist diarrhea or duckstool diarrhea or swill diarrhea
disease lingers for a longtime without recovering
pale complexion
spontaneous sweating
scanty qi
fatigue and lack of strength in the limbs
reduced intake
abdominal distention and oppression after eating
tongue: pale and fat with teeth marks white fur
pulse: vacuous

Answer 22

spleen qi deficiency pattern
(deficiency pattern)

Spleen qi fall: if diarrhea continues for many days without stopping it is sometimes mild and sometimes heavy and in severe cases there is rectal prolapse that does not return

Question 23

recurrent diarrhea that comes and goes and is generally swill diarrhea
occ. fifth watch diarrhea or lienteric diarrhea
torpid intake
bland taste in the mouth
cold pain in the abdomen that likes warmth and pressure
bright white complexion
fear of cold
cold limbs
withered essence spirit

Answer 23

spleen yang deficiency pattern

deficiency pattern

Question 24

enduring diarrhea that is generally fifth watch diarrhea
or swill diarrhea or water diarrhea
cold soreness of the waist and knees
clear long and frequent urination
fear of focl
cold limbs
bright white or mottled dark complexion
withered essence spirit
pulse: deep fine and forceless

Answer 24

Kidney yang deficiency

Question 25

acute fulminant vomiting above
diarrhea below
* a critical condition*

Answer 25

cholera

Question 26

in children: spleen and kidney yang diarrhea accompanied by frequent convulsions or contracture of the limbs as well as unclear thought process

Answer 26

chronic spleen wind in children