Bile Duct Stones

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

胁肋灼痛或刺痛；胁下拒按或痞块；舌质微红，苔薄白或微黄，脉平或弦微数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Pain in both rib sides may feel like burning or pricking needles, and the discomfort becomes more noticeable when moving or turning the body.
  • The area below the ribs is more painful upon pressure and resists touch, or a firm mass-like lump can be felt.
  • The tongue body is slightly reddish, covered with a thin white or pale yellow coating, appearing relatively light upon observation.
  • The pulse is generally steady, or when pressed it feels taut and string-like with a slightly rapid, somewhat hurried beat.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

疏肝解郁，清热利胆

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help soothe liver qi and resolve stagnation, relieving discomfort such as chest and rib-side distension, low mood, or frequent sighing, and promote smoother qi movement.
  • May help clear stagnant heat from the liver and gallbladder and promote bile flow, alleviating symptoms such as bitter taste, dry throat, rib-side distending pain, nausea, poor appetite, or yellowing of the eyes and skin.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

胁肋胀痛、身目发黄。舌质红，苔黄厚腻，脉滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Both rib sides feel distended and painful, more noticeable with movement or pressure, as if something is stuck inside without free flow.
  • The skin and the whites of the eyes turn yellow, with a conspicuous color that is clearly visible when looking in the mirror.
  • The tongue body is reddish and appears noticeably red when extended.
  • The tongue surface is covered with a yellow, thick, and greasy coating, looking like a layer of oily yellow fur.
  • The pulse feels smooth and somewhat rapid on pressure, with a fast rhythm that appears slippery and quick.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热利胆，化湿通下

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help clear heat from the liver and gallbladder and promote bile flow, alleviating symptoms such as bitter taste, dry throat, rib-side distending pain, or yellowing of the eyes and skin.
  • May help resolve dampness and turbidity in the body, relieving discomfort such as heaviness, chest and abdominal fullness and oppression, or poor appetite.
  • May help promote downward movement and discharge accumulations, easing symptoms like difficult bowel movements, abdominal distension, or straining during defecation.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

胁胀灼痛、壮热。舌质干红或绛红或有瘀斑，苔黄厚或焦黑或无苔，脉洪数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Both rib sides feel distended with a burning pain, accompanied by strong fever, giving a sensation of intense heat throughout the body.
  • The tongue appears dry and reddish, or deeper in color turning crimson, or shows dark purple stasis spots or patches.
  • The tongue coating is yellow and very thick, or dark and scorched approaching black, or almost absent.
  • The pulse feels flooding and large as well as somewhat rapid, with a hurried rhythm and a forceful surging sensation on pressure.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

泻火解毒，养阴利胆

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help drain excessive fire in the body, relieving symptoms such as irritability, thirst, red swollen throat, or flushed face with fever.
  • May help eliminate pathogenic substances from the body, easing discomfort such as red, swollen sores, sore throat, or mouth and tongue ulcers.
  • May help nourish yin fluids and promote bile flow, alleviating symptoms such as bitter taste, yellow eyes, rib-side distending pain, or poor appetite.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

右胁肋疼痛时作、疼痛呈胀闷窜痛。舌质淡红，苔薄白或薄白腻或薄黄，脉平或弦

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Intermittent pain occurs in the right rib side, mostly a distending and oppressive sensation that may radiate to surrounding areas, with more noticeable discomfort on movement or pressure.
  • The tongue body is pale-reddish, appearing red but not deep in hue, giving an overall lighter look.
  • The tongue coating is very thin, possibly thin white, or thin white and sticky-greasy, or thin pale yellow.
  • The pulse is generally relatively even, or on pressure it feels taut and straight, like a tightened string.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

疏肝利胆，行气止痛

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help soothe liver qi and promote bile flow, alleviating symptoms such as rib-side distending pain, bitter taste, dry throat, or yellowing of the eyes and skin.
  • May help regulate qi movement and relieve pain, easing discomfort such as chest and rib-side fullness, frequent belching, or dull upper abdominal pain.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

右胁疼痛，悠悠不止，遇劳加重及头晕眼花。舌红少苔或光剥苔，脉弦细或细数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Persistent dull pain in the right rib side, varying in intensity and lingering without significant relief.
  • The pain worsens with fatigue or increased activity, and dizziness or blurred vision tends to occur easily.
  • The tongue body is reddish with very little coating, hardly any thick fur visible when extended.
  • Alternatively, the tongue surface may appear shiny as if peeled, looking smooth with scant coating.
  • The pulse on pressure feels string-like and tight yet fine, or it is thin and rapid with insufficient force.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

养阴柔肝，疏肝利胆

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help nourish yin fluids and soften liver qi, relieving symptoms such as irritability, dry mouth and throat, or tension in the sinews.
  • May help soothe liver qi and promote bile flow, easing discomfort such as rib-side distending pain, bitter taste, yellow eyes, or poor appetite.

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