Ulcerative Colitis
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, mucus and bloody pus in the stool, tenesmus, a burning sensation around the anus, bitter taste in the mouth, scanty dark urine, a red tongue with a yellow, greasy coating, and a slippery, rapid or soggy, rapid pulse.
In Plain Language:
- Abdominal pain.
- Diarrhea.
- Mucus and pus or blood in the stool.
- A feeling of needing to pass stool urgently, with difficulty emptying the bowels.
- A burning sensation around the anus and a bitter taste in the mouth.
- Small amounts of dark-yellow urine.
- A reddish tongue.
- A yellow, greasy tongue coating.
- A slippery and rapid pulse, or a soggy and rapid pulse.
|Treatment Approach
Clinical Description:
Clear heat and resolve dampness; regulate qi and move blood.
In Plain Language:
- Support the clearing of internal heat and the removal of dampness, which may help ease symptoms such as feeling hot, thirst, heaviness in the body, or difficulty urinating.
- Support the smooth flow of qi and blood, which may help ease chest or flank fullness, abdominal distension or pain, and pain associated with blood stasis.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
Loose stools or diarrhea, with mucus or a small amount of pus or blood; poor appetite; abdominal distension after eating; dull abdominal pain relieved by pressure; fatigue and weakness in the limbs; a sallow complexion; a pale tongue or a swollen tongue with teeth marks; a thin white tongue coating; and a fine, weak or soggy, moderate pulse.
In Plain Language:
- Loose, mushy stools, sometimes with mucus or a small amount of pus or blood.
- Poor appetite or little interest in food.
- Abdominal bloating after eating, with a mild, dull ache that feels better when pressed.
- Tiredness and weakness in the limbs, with a tendency to feel fatigued.
- A sallow, dull complexion that appears lacking in color.
- A pale tongue, or a swollen tongue with teeth marks along the edges.
- A thin, light white coating on the tongue.
- A fine, weak pulse, or a soggy, slow pulse.
|Treatment Approach
Clinical Description:
Strengthen the Spleen and boost qi; eliminate dampness and raise yang.
In Plain Language:
- Support Spleen and Stomach function and replenish qi, which may help ease poor appetite, low energy, or easy fatigue.
- Support the removal of dampness and the raising of yang, which may help ease heaviness in the body, abdominal bloating, loose stools, or fatigue.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
Persistent diarrhea; watery stools or stools containing undigested food; diarrhea before dawn; pain around the navel relieved by warmth and pressure; soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees; aversion to cold and cold limbs; poor appetite and fatigue; a pale complexion; a pale, swollen tongue with teeth marks; a moist white tongue coating; and a deep, fine pulse or a weak pulse at the chi position.
In Plain Language:
- Diarrhea that persists without improving; watery, loose stools that may sometimes contain visible undigested food.
- Diarrhea sometimes occurs in the early morning or before dawn, with a dull ache around the navel that feels better with warmth and pressure.
- Soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees.
- Feeling cold easily, with cold hands and feet.
- Poor appetite and low energy.
- A pale complexion.
- A pale, enlarged tongue with teeth marks along the edges.
- A white, moist tongue coating.
- A pulse that feels deep and fine, or a weak pulse at the rear (chi) position.
|Treatment Approach
Clinical Description:
Strengthen the Spleen and tonify the Kidney; warm yang and transform dampness.
In Plain Language:
- Support Spleen function and nourish Kidney qi, which may help ease poor appetite, soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees, or low energy.
- Support warming yang and resolving dampness, which may help ease sensitivity to cold, cold limbs, heaviness in the body, or difficulty urinating.
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