Large Intestine Syndromes - aetiology

Question 1

Large Intestine Dry (Deficient condition)

Answer 1

External Pathogenic Dryness

Poor diet - irrecgular eating habits

Blood deficiency

Yin xu

Question 2

Collapse of the Large Intestine (Deficient condition)

Answer 2

Poor diet - too much raw or damp forming foods and irregular eating habits

Mental strain and overthinking

Chronic disease

Excessive physical work

Question 3

Damp Heat in the large Intestine (full condition)

Answer 3

Poor diet - excess consumption of hot greasy food

Long standing emotional problems like anxiety and worry

External pathogenic damp heat

Question 4

Heat in the large intestine (full condition)

Answer 4

Poor diet - too much hot and dry food

Question 5

Cold invading the large intestine (full condition)

Answer 5

Cold food

Sitting on cold wet surfaces

exposure to cold with abdo not properly covered