Diarrhea/Dysentery/Distention/Jaundice/Constipation/Prolapse

Question 1

Watery diarrhea, chilliness which responds to warmth, abdominal pain & borborygmus, absence of thirst

T: Pale with white coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 1

Acute Diarrhea (Cold Damp)

ST _{36 /<span> </span>25}

REN _{12 / 6}

Question 2

Diarrhea with abdominal pain, yellow hot fetid stools, burning sensation in the anus, scanty urine or accompanied by general feverish feeling, thirst

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Rolling, rapid

Answer 2

Acute Diarrhea (Damp Heat)

ST _{36 <span>/ </span>25}

ST ₄₄ / SP ₉

Question 3

Abdominal pain relieved after bowel movements, borborygmus, diarrhea with fetid stools, epigastric & abdominal fullness & distension, belching, anorexia

T: Thick, filthy coat

P: Rolling rapid, or deep, string-taut

Answer 3

Acute Diarrhea (Food Retention)

ST _{36 / 25}

Inner Neiting

Question 4

Loose stools with undigested food, epigastric distress after eating, anorexia, sallow complexion, lassitude

T: Pale, white coat

P: Thready, forceless

Answer 4

Chronic Diarrhea (Sp Xu)

ST ₃₆ / UB ₂₀

LV ₁₃ / SP ₃ / REN ₁₂

Question 5

Pain below the umbilicus, borborygmus & diarrhea usually occurring at dawn, relieved after bowel movements & aggravated by cold, abdominal distension, cold lower extremities

T: Pale, white coat

P: Deep, forceless

Answer 5

Chronic Diarrhea (Kd Xu)

ST ₃₆ / UB ₂₀

UB ₂₃ / DU ₄ / REN ₄ / KD ₃

Question 6

Abdominal pain, tenesmus, mixed with pus & blood in the stool, burning sensation of the anus, scanty & yellow urine, or chills, fever, restlessness, thirst

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Rolling, rapid, or soft, rapid

Answer 6

Dysentery (Damp Heat)

ST _{25 / 37}

LI _{4 / 11}

Question 7

Abdominal pain, tenesmus, mixed with pus & blood in the stool, burning sensation of the anus, scanty & yellow urine, or chills, fever, restlessness, thirst

Prolapse of Rectum

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Rolling, rapid, or soft, rapid

Answer 7

Dysentery (Damp Heat)

ST _{25 / 37}

LI _{4 / 11}

Prolapse: DU _{20 / 1}

Question 8

Abdominal pain, tenesmus, mixed with pus & blood in the stool, burning sensation of the anus, scanty & yellow urine, or chills, fever, restlessness, thirst

Tenesmus

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Rolling, rapid, or soft, rapid

Answer 8

Dysentery (Damp Heat)

ST _{25 / 37}

LI _{4 / 11}

Tenesmus: UB ₂₉

Question 9

Abdominal pain, tenesmus, mixed with pus & blood in the stool, burning sensation of the anus, scanty & yellow urine, or chills, fever, restlessness, thirst

Fever

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Rolling, rapid, or soft, rapid

Answer 9

Dysentery (Damp Heat)

ST _{25 / 37}

LI _{4 / 11}

Fever: DU ₁₄

Question 10

Difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth & aversion to cold, mostly accompanied by fullness in the chest & epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst

T: White, sticky coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 10

Dysentery (Cold Damp)

St _{25 / 37}

REN _{12 / 6 (moxa)} / SP ₉

Question 11

Difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth & aversion to cold, mostly accompanied by fullness in the chest & epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst

Fever

T: White, sticky coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 11

Dysentery (Cold Damp)

St _{25 / 37}

REN _{12 / 6 (moxa)} / SP ₉

Fever: DU ₁₄

Question 12

Difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth & aversion to cold, mostly accompanied by fullness in the chest & epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst

Tenesmus

T: White, sticky coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 12

Dysentery (Cold Damp)

St _{25 / 37}

REN _{12 / 6 (moxa)} / SP ₉

Tenesmus: UB ₂₉

Question 13

Difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth & aversion to cold, mostly accompanied by fullness in the chest & epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst

Prolapse of Rectum

T: White, sticky coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 13

Dysentery (Cold Damp)

St _{25 / 37}

REN _{12 / 6 (moxa)} / SP ₉

Prolapse: DU _{20 / 1}

Question 14

Difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth & aversion to cold, mostly accompanied by fullness in the chest & epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst

T: White, sticky coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 14

Dysentery (Cold Damp)

St _{25 / 37}

REN _{12 / 6 (moxa)} / SP ₉

Question 15

Difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth & aversion to cold, mostly accompanied by fullness in the chest & epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst

Fever

T: White, sticky coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 15

Dysentery (Cold Damp)

St _{25 / 37}

REN _{12 / 6 (moxa)} / SP ₉

Fever: DU ₁₄

Question 16

Difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth & aversion to cold, mostly accompanied by fullness in the chest & epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst

Tenesmus

T: White, sticky coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 16

Dysentery (Cold Damp)

St _{25 / 37}

REN _{12 / 6 (moxa)} / SP ₉

Tenesmus: UB ₂₉

Question 17

Difficult defecation, white mucus in stools, preference for warmth & aversion to cold, mostly accompanied by fullness in the chest & epigastrium, lingering abdominal pain, tastelessness in the mouth, absence of thirst

Prolapse of Rectum

T: White, sticky coat

P: Deep, slow

Answer 17

Dysentery (Cold Damp)

St _{25 / 37}

REN _{12 / 6 (moxa)} / SP ₉

Prolapse: DU _{20 / 1}

Question 18

Frequent stools with blood & pus, total loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Soft, rapid

Answer 18

Dysentery (Food Resistant)

ST _{25 / 37}

REN ₁₂ / PC ₆

Question 19

Frequent stools with blood & pus, total loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting

Fever

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Soft, rapid

Answer 19

Dysentery (Food Resistant)

ST _{25<span> </span>/ 37}

REN ₁₂ / PC ₆

Fever: DU ₁₄

Question 20

Frequent stools with blood & pus, total loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting

Tenesmus

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Soft, rapid

Answer 20

Dysentery (Food Resistant)

ST _{25<span> </span>/ 37}

REN ₁₂ / PC ₆

Tenesmus: UB ₂₉

Question 21

Frequent stools with blood & pus, total loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting

Prolapse of Rectum

T: Yellow, sticky coat

P: Soft, rapid

Answer 21

Dysentery (Food Resistant)

ST _{25<span> </span>/ 37}

REN ₁₂ / PC ₆

Prolapse: DU _{20 / 1}

Question 22

Dysentery, occurring on & off, difficult to cure, lassitude, aversion to cold, somnolence, anorexia

T: Pale with sticky coat

P: Soft

Answer 22

Dysentery (Intermittent)

ST _{25 / 37}

UB _{20 / 21} / REN ₄ / ST ₃₆

Question 23

Dysentery, occurring on & off, difficult to cure, lassitude, aversion to cold, somnolence, anorexia

Fever

T: Pale with sticky coat

P: Soft

Answer 23

Dysentery (Intermittent)

ST _{25 / 37}

UB _{20 / 21} / REN ₄ / ST ₃₆

Fever: DU ₁₄

Question 24

Dysentery, occurring on & off, difficult to cure, lassitude, aversion to cold, somnolence, anorexia

Tenesmus

T: Pale with sticky coat

P: Soft

Answer 24

Dysentery (Intermittent)

ST _{25 / 37}

UB _{20 / 21} / REN ₄ / ST ₃₆

Tenesmus: UB ₂₉

Question 25

**Dysentery, occurring on & off, difficult to cure**, lassitude, aversion to cold, somnolence, anorexia **_Prolapse of Rectum_** T: Pale with sticky coat P: Soft

Answer 25

_Dysentery (Intermittent)_ **_ST _{25 / 37}_** **UB _{20 / 21} / REN ₄ / ST ₃₆** Prolapse: **DU _{20 / 1}**

Question 26

Persistence of distention & fullness in the abdomen, **aggravated by pressure**, abdominal pain, belching, foul breath, dark yellow urine, constipation, sometimes associated with fever, vomiting T: Thick, yellow coat P: Rolling, rapid & forceful

Answer 26

_Abdominal Distention (Excess)_ ## Footnote **_REN ₁₂ / ST _{36 / 37 / 25}_** **LI ₄ / REN ₆ / SP ₉**

Question 27

Abdominal distention **relieved by pressure**, borborygmus, loose stools, loss of appetite, lassitude, listlessness, clear urine T: Pale, white coat P: Forceless

Answer 27

_Abdominal Distention (Deficiency)_ ## Footnote **_REN ₁₂ / ST _{36 / 37 / 25}_** **REN ₄ / SP ₃**

Question 28

**Sallow skin**, heaviness of the body, weakness, loss of appetite, epigastric stuffiness, lassitude, aversion to cold, absence of thirst T: Pale, thick white coat P: Deep, Slow

Answer 28

_Jaundice (Yin)_ ## Footnote **_SP ₉ / ST ₃₆ / UB _{18 / 19} / DU ₉_** **UB _{20 / 48 (moxa)}**

Question 29

**Lustrous yellow skin & sclera**, fever, thirst, scanty dark yellow urine, heaviness or stuffiness of the chest, fullness in the abdomen, nausea T: Yellow, sticky coat P: String-taut, rapid

Answer 29

_Jaundice (Yang)_ ## Footnote **_SP ₉ / ST ₃₆ / UB _{18 / 19} / DU ₉_** **LV ₃ / GB ₃₄**

Question 30

Infrequent & difficult defecation from every three to five days or longer, **fever**, dire thirst, foul breath T: Yellow, dry coat P: Rolling, forceful

Answer 30

_Constipation (Excess Heat Accumulation)_ ## Footnote **_UB ₂₅ / ST ₂₅ / SJ ₆ / KD ₆_** **LI _{11 / 4}**

Question 31

Infrequent & difficult defecation every three to five days or longer, **fullness & distending pain in the abdomen & hypochondriac regions, frequent belching**, loss of appetite T: Thin, sticky coat P: String-taut

Answer 31

_Constipation (Excess Qi Stagnation)_ ## Footnote **_UB ₂₅ / ST ₂₅ / SJ ₆ / KD ₆_** **REN ₁₂ / LV ₃**

Question 32

Constipation with **pale & lusterless complexion lips & nails, dizziness, palpitations, lassitude & shortness of breath** T: Pale, thin coat P: Thready, weak

Answer 32

_Constipation (Deficiency Qi & Xue Xu)_ ## Footnote **_UB ₂₅ / ST ₂₅ / SJ ₆ / KD ₆_** **Ub _{20 / 21} / ST ₃₆**

Question 33

**Constipation with pain & cold sensation in the abdomen, preference for warmth & aversion to cold** T: Pale, white moist coat P: Deep, slow

Answer 33

_Constipation (Deficiency Cold Agglomeration)_ ## Footnote **_UB ₂₅ / ST ₂₅ / SJ ₆ / KD ₆_** **REN _{8 (moxa) / 6}**

Question 34

**Distending & dragging sensation of rectum during defecation & returning to normal after the bowel movement, starts slowly,** if not treated, recurrence may happen by overstrain, prolapsed rectum fails to return spontaneously without the aid of hand, sometimes accompanied by lassitude, weakness of limbs, sallow complexion, dizziness, palpitations T: Pale, white coat P: Thready, feeble

Answer 34

_Prolapse of Rectum_ ## Footnote **DU _{20 / 1} / UB ₂₅ / ST ₃₆**