Chronic Biliary Tract Infection

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

右胁疼痛时作，疼痛呈胀闷窜痛，疼痛因情绪变化而增减，喜太息或嗳气，腹胀，饮食减少，女性乳房胀痛或月经不调，舌质淡红，苔薄白或薄白腻或薄黄，脉平或弦

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • There is intermittent pain in the right rib area, coming and going, and it becomes more uncomfortable with activity or pressure.
  • The pain mostly feels distending and stuffy, occasionally radiating to the surrounding area, as if something is stuck and not flowing smoothly inside.
  • The pain may worsen or ease with emotional changes, and is more easily triggered when the mood fluctuates.
  • There is often an involuntary tendency to sigh deeply, or an urge to belch to relieve the sensation of fullness in the chest and abdomen.
  • The abdomen feels bloated and full, as if propped up, and is not comfortable whether sitting or lying down.
  • Eating less than usual, with reduced appetite and lack of interest in food.
  • In women, breast distension and pain or irregular menstruation may occur, with changes in cycle and flow.
  • The tongue body is pale red, appearing light red rather than deep in color, and looks relatively pale overall.
  • The tongue coating is very thin and white, or thin-white but sticky and greasy, or thin and slightly yellow.
  • The pulse may feel relatively moderate, or have a tight, straight sensation like a drawn string.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

疏肝利胆，行气止痛

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help smooth liver qi and promote bile flow, reducing rib-side distension and pain, bitter taste, dry throat, or yellowing of the eyes and skin.
  • May help regulate qi movement and relieve pain, easing chest and rib fullness, difficult belching, or dull upper abdominal discomfort.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

右胁隐痛不止，遇劳加重，头晕目眩，两目干涩，视力减退，颧红，五心烦热，口干咽燥，月经量少或色淡，舌红少苔或光剥苔，脉弦细或细数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • There is a persistent dull pain in the right rib area, relatively fixed in location, which becomes noticeably worse after activity or fatigue.
  • Dizziness and blurred vision may occur, with things appearing unsteady, and it is easier to feel unstable when standing or walking.
  • The eyes feel dry, gritty and easily fatigued, and are more distinctly uncomfortable after prolonged use.
  • Visual clarity decreases, details are hard to distinguish, and there is a sense that eyesight has declined compared to before.
  • There is often malar flushing and a sensation of heat, with the cheeks appearing reddened.
  • The palms, soles and chest may feel hot and bothersome, often with an intermittent sensation of internal heat.
  • The mouth and throat feel dry, with noticeable dry discomfort when talking or swallowing.
  • Menstrual flow tends to be scanty or pale in color, appearing light and insufficient.
  • The tongue body is reddish, with very little coating or almost peeled appearance, looking shiny and relatively smooth.
  • The pulse feels wiry and thready like a tight string, or thready and rapid, lacking strength and with a somewhat hurried rhythm.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

养阴柔肝，疏肝利胆

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help nourish yin and soften liver qi, reducing discomfort such as irritability, dry mouth and throat, or sinew tightness.
  • May help smooth liver qi and promote bile flow, relieving rib-side distension and pain, bitter taste, yellow eyes, or nausea and poor appetite.

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