Small Intestine Patterns

Question 1

Mental restlessness, insomnia, tongue/mouth ulcers, pain in the throat, deafness, an uncomfortable feeling and heat sensation in the chest, abdominal pain, thirst with a desire to drink cold liquids, scanty and dark urine, burning pain on urination, blood in urine

T: Red with redder and swollen tip, yellow coating
P: Overflowing-Rapid, esp in the front position. If there are any urinary symptoms the pulse will be Wiry on the left rear position

Answer 1

Full-Heat in the Small Intestine

Question 2

Lower abdominal twisting pain, which may extend to back, abdominal distension, dislike of pressure on abdomen, borborygmi, flatulence, abdominal pain relieved by emission of wind, pain in the testis

T: white coating
P: Deep-Wiry, esp on the Rear positions

Answer 2

Small Intestine Qi pain

Question 3

Severe abdominal pain, dislike of pressure, abdominal distension, constipation, vomiting, borborygmi, flatulence

T: thick white coating
P: Deep, Wiry

Answer 3

Small Intestine-Qi tied

Question 4

Abdominal pain and distension, bad taste in mouth, sallow complexion
Round worms: abdominal pain, vomiting of round worms, cold limbs
Hookworms: desire to eat strange objects such as soil, wax, uncooked rice and tea leaves
Pinworms: itching anus, worse in the evening
Tapeworms: constant hunger

Answer 4

Infestation of worms in the Small Intestine

Question 5

Dull abdominal pain alleviated by pressure, a desire for hot drinks, borborygmi, diarrhoea, pale and abundant urination, cold limbs

T: Pale body, white coating
P: Deep-Weak-Slow

Answer 5

Small Intestine deficient and Cold