Slow Transit Constipation
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
欲便不下，肛门坠胀，腹部胀痛，用力排便时尤著，甚则矢气亦费力，伴嗳气频作，胸脘痞闷，纳食减少，苔薄脉弦
Plain-Language Explanation:
- An urge to defecate with difficulty passing stool; a bearing-down discomfort and distention in the anus; abdominal bloating and pain that worsen with straining; even passing gas requires effort.
- Frequent belching.
- A feeling of stuffiness and oppression in the chest and upper abdomen.
- Poor appetite, eating very little, and no desire for food.
- The tongue coating is very thin and lightly covers the tongue surface.
- The pulse feels tight like a taut string, tense and not relaxed.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
疏肝解郁，扶土抑木
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Soothe stagnant Liver Qi, relieve emotional depression and irritability, and ease distension and discomfort in the chest and hypochondrium.
- Support the Spleen and Stomach’s digestive function, restrain excessive Liver Qi from attacking them, and improve poor appetite, abdominal bloating, and loose stools.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
临厕无力努挣，挣则汗出气短，便后疲乏，大便质软，腹无胀痛，面色㿠白，神疲气怯；舌淡，边有齿痕，苔薄，脉虚
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Lack of strength during bowel movements; difficulty exerting effort to defecate.
- Straining triggers sweating, shortness of breath, and a feeling of chest tightness.
- Marked fatigue and weakness after defecation.
- Stools are soft and poorly formed.
- No sense of abdominal distension or pain.
- Pale complexion, looking unwell.
- Mental fatigue, easily becoming short of breath and weak, with an overall lack of energy.
- The tongue body is pale.
- Tooth marks are visible on the edges of the tongue.
- The tongue coating is thin and light.
- The pulse is weak and feeble.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
补益肺脾，润肠通便
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Strengthen the Lung and Spleen functions, enhance resilience and digestive capacity, and improve symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and poor appetite.
- Moisturize the intestines and soften stools, promote smoother bowel movements, and relieve dryness and straining.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
大便干结如栗，形体消瘦，面色萎黄无华，长期依赖泻剂；舌偏红少苔，上有裂纹，脉细
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Stools are dry, hard, and pellet-like, resembling small hard balls.
- Noticeable weight loss; the body appears thin and weak.
- The complexion is sallow and lusterless, looking unwell.
- Long-term reliance on laxatives to have a bowel movement.
- The tongue body is red with very little coating, and cracks are visible on the tongue surface.
- The pulse feels thin and fine.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气养阴，调补肝肾
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Replenish the body’s vital energy and moisten the Yin, support physical strength, and relieve dry mouth, tidal heat, and night sweating.
- Regulate the Liver and Kidney functions, stabilize mood and sleep, and relieve soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees as well as dizziness and tinnitus.
- Support repair and metabolism, enhance endurance and recovery, and help maintain a more balanced overall state.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
粪蓄肠间而无便意，便出艰难，便时汗出短气，便后疲乏不堪，伴有头晕耳鸣，气喘心悸，腰酸背痛，腹胀喜暖，渴喜热饮，小便清长，纳呆食少，面色皖白，长期依赖泻剂，不服泻剂则数日不行；舌淡苔厚腻，脉沉迟
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Stool accumulates in the intestines without an urge to defecate.
- Difficulty passing stool; considerable straining is needed.
- Sweating and shortness of breath during defecation.
- Extreme fatigue after defecation, feeling completely drained.
- Frequent dizziness accompanied by tinnitus.
- Episodes of breathlessness, palpitations, and heart uneasiness.
- Soreness and discomfort in the lower back and spine.
- The abdomen feels distended and stuffy, and warmth brings comfort.
- Noticeable thirst, with a preference for warm or hot drinks.
- Urine is clear, light-colored, and copious.
- Poor appetite, eating very little, and finding food tasteless.
- The complexion is pale and dull, lacking vitality.
- Long-term dependence on laxatives; without them, no bowel movement occurs for days.
- The tongue body is pale with a thick, greasy coating.
- The pulse feels deep and somewhat slow.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
补益脾肾，培本通便
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Strengthen the Spleen and Kidney functions to improve stamina and digestive stability.
- Fortify the body’s foundation, enhance intestinal propulsion, and promote smoother bowel movements.
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