中医便秘.doc

便秘
便秘是指大便秘结不通，大便排出困难或三四天以上不大便者。便质干燥、坚硬，排便艰涩难下的病证。现代医学的习惯性便秘，神经官能症、肠道炎症恢复期或全身衰弱致肠道蠕动减弱引起的便秘，或肛裂、痔疮、直肠炎等肛门直肠疾患引起的便秘，以及药物引atric people. Qideficiency results in weakness of the large intestine in transmission, while blood defiency gives rise to a shortage of body fluids. Yang insufficiency in the lower energizer results in retention of the internal cold. Consequently, yang-qi is obstructed and the body fluid fails to disturbute, and bodily wastes are unable to move downward, they remain retained inside, leading to the deficiency type of constipation.
Identification of patterns
Chief symptomes Infrequent and diffcult defecation with discharge of dry and impacted stools.
The pattern of constipation due to heat manifestes as fullness and distending pain in the abdomen, flushed face, fever, dire thirst, foul breath, preference for cold drinks, scanty yellow urine, a red tongue with a dry and yellowish coating and a slippery, rapid pattern of stagnation of qi manifests as an urge to defecate but with difficulty, frequent belching, fullness and distending pain in the abdomen and hypochondriac regions, aggravation by emotional disturbance, loss of appetite, bitter taste in mouth, a thin stichy tongue coating and a wiry pulse. The pattern of qi deficiency manifests as sweating and shortness of breath, weakness after straining, dry stools, pale and lusterless complexion, lassi