Stools Flashcards
Aggravation of a condition after a bowel movement
Deficiency
Amelioration of a condition after a bowel movement
Excess
Acute constipation with thirst and dry yellow coating
Heat in ST and LU (Excess)
Constipation with small, bitty stools like goat’s stools
LV QI Stagnation and LI Heat (Excess)
Difficulty in performing a bowel movement , stools not dry
LV Qi Stagnation (Excess)
Constipation with abdominal Pain
Excess or Def Cold (Excess)
Alternation of constipation and diarrhea
LV Qi Stagnation invading SP (Excess)
Constipation with dry stools, dry mouth, desire to drink in small sips
KT/ST Yin Def (Def)
Constipation in old people or women after childbirth
Blood Def
Chronic Diarrhea
SP/KD Yang Def
Cocks-Crow diarrhea (daybreak)
KD Yang Def
Loose Stools with undigested food
SP Qi Def
Slightly Loose but very frequent, cannot hold them easily
SP Qi sinking (Def)
Accompanied by abdominal pain, fullness, undigested food
LI Cold (Excess)
Black or very dark stools
Blood Stasis (Excess)
Diarrhea with mucus in the stools
LI Dampness
Diarrhea with mucus and blood in the stools
LI damp-heat
Blood –> Stool, bright-red splashing in all directions
LI damp-heat
Blood–>Stool, turbid, anus feels heavy and painful
Blood Heat
Stools–>Blood, watery
SP unable to hold Blood
Pain accompany diarrhea
LV involvement or Heat
Foul smelling, burning sensation in the anus while passing stools
Heat
Presence of foul smell
Heat
Absence of smell
Cold
Borborygmi (gurgling sounds in the abdomen) with loose stools
SP Def
Borborygmi with abdominal distention without loose stools
LV Qi Stagnation
Flatulence
LV Qi Stagnation
Flatulence with foul smell
SP Damp-Heat/LI Heat
Flatulence without smell
SP Yang Def
