Ulcerative Colitis
- Large Intestine Damp-Heat Pattern
- Spleen-Stomach Qi Deficiency Pattern
- Spleen-Kidney Yang Deficiency Pattern
- Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Deficiency Pattern
- Yin Deficiency with Intestinal Dryness Pattern
- Blood Stasis in the Intestinal Collaterals Pattern
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
腹痛，腹泻，黏膜脓血便，里急后重，肛门灼热，口苦，小便短赤，舌质红，苔黄腻，脉滑数或濡数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The abdomen has bouts of cramping pain, as if being twisted, causing significant discomfort.
- Diarrhea with loose, watery stools; the consistency is noticeably thin.
- Mucus and pus or blood are visible in the stool, giving it an obviously abnormal appearance.
- A persistent urge to defecate; right after passing stool, there is still a sensation of incomplete evacuation.
- Burning and heat sensation around the anus, causing discomfort during or after defecation.
- A persistent bitter taste in the mouth; the bitterness is pronounced.
- Scanty urine that is dark yellow in color; urination is brief.
- The tongue body is slightly red; overall it appears relatively red.
- The tongue coating is yellow and greasy, making the tongue surface appear sticky and slimy.
- The pulse upon palpation feels slippery and rapid, or soft and rapid.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清热化湿，调气行血
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Use methods to clear heat and dispel dampness, resolving the “heat” and “dampness” within the body, to relieve symptoms such as stuffiness and greasiness, bitter and sticky taste in the mouth, fatigue and heaviness, thick and greasy tongue coating, and scanty dark urine.
- At the same time, regulate the qi and promote blood circulation, making the flow smoother, to alleviate issues such as distension with pain or stabbing pain, fixed painful areas, tenderness on pressure, a darkish complexion, or visible bruise-like spots.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
腹泻便溏，有黏液或少量脓血，食少纳差，食后腹胀，腹部隐痛喜按，肢倦乏力，面色萎黄，舌质淡或体胖有齿痕，苔薄白，脉细弱或濡缓
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Diarrhea with loose, soft stools, sometimes with mucus or a small amount of pus and blood.
- Eating less than usual; poor appetite, often with no desire to eat.
- After meals, the abdomen feels distended, bloated and oppressed, more noticeable than before eating.
- A dull, lingering pain in the abdomen; pressing on it brings some relief.
- The limbs feel heavy and fatigued; it is easy to feel listless and lack energy.
- The complexion is yellowish and lacks luster, appearing somewhat pale and bloodless.
- The tongue is pale, or the tongue body is enlarged with tooth marks along the edges.
- The tongue coating is thin and white; the tongue surface shows a thin white coating.
- Upon pulse palpation, it feels thin and weak, or soft and slightly slow.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
健脾益气，除湿升阳
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Use methods to regulate the spleen and stomach and tonify the middle qi, strengthening the digestive and transformative functions to relieve symptoms such as easy fatigue, poor appetite, post-meal bloating, heaviness, and loose stools.
- Use methods to resolve dampness in the body and lift the yang qi, making the body feel lighter and more energetic, to alleviate issues such as heaviness of the body, heavy and tired limbs, facial or lower leg puffiness, sticky sensation in the mouth, thick and greasy tongue coating, reduced urination, and chronic diarrhea with thin, watery stools.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
久泻不愈，大便清稀或伴有完谷不化，或黎明前泻，脐中腹痛，喜温喜按，腰膝酸软，形寒肢冷，食少神疲，面色㿠白，舌质淡，舌体胖有齿痕，苔白润，脉沉细或尺脉弱
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Diarrhea that has persisted for a long time without improvement, with symptoms recurring repeatedly.
- Stools are clear and watery, or undigested food particles may be visible; there may also be a tendency to have diarrhea just before dawn.
- There is intermittent cramping pain around the navel, causing significant discomfort when it occurs.
- The symptoms are somewhat relieved by warmth or pressure.
- The lower back and knees feel sore and weak; the whole body feels as though it has no strength.
- There is an overall aversion to cold, with cold hands and feet that feel noticeably chilly to the touch.
- Eating only small amounts, along with mental fatigue; always feeling as though there is no energy.
- The complexion is pale and lacks luster, appearing rather wan.
- The tongue is pale and enlarged, with tooth marks visible on the edges.
- The tongue coating is white and relatively moist; the tongue surface appears somewhat wet.
- The pulse upon palpation feels deep and thready, or the pulse at the proximal (chi) position is weak.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
健脾补肾，温阳化湿
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Use methods to regulate the spleen’s transformation and transportation and nourish kidney qi, enhancing physical strength and digestion, to relieve symptoms such as easy fatigue, poor appetite, post-meal bloating, soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees, aversion to cold with weakness, and loose stools.
- Use methods to warmly support yang qi and transform dampness, making the body feel light and warm, to alleviate heaviness and fatigue, cold or swollen limbs, sticky mouth, thick and greasy tongue coating, clear and copious or scanty urination, and chronic diarrhea with thin, watery stools.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
腹痛则泻，泻后痛减，腹泻发作常与情志因素有关，黏液便，胸胁胀闷，喜叹息，纳差腹胀，矢气较频，舌质淡红，苔薄白，脉弦或弦细
Plain-Language Explanation:
- When abdominal pain occurs, there is a need to defecate; after passing stool, the pain is somewhat relieved.
- Diarrhea episodes are often triggered or worsened by emotional upset or stress.
- Stools contain mucus; the excretions appear sticky.
- There is distension and oppression in the flanks, below the ribs, as if being pressed upon, causing discomfort.
- There is an involuntary tendency to sigh frequently, as if one cannot help but let out a sigh.
- The appetite is poor, and the abdomen becomes distended and uncomfortable.
- There is frequent flatulence; one often needs to pass gas.
- The tongue is pale red; overall it appears light in color.
- The tongue coating is thin and white.
- The pulse upon palpation feels tight like a taut string, or is wiry and thready.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
疏肝理气，健脾和中
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Use methods to soothe the liver qi and regulate the obstructed qi mechanism, allowing qi to flow more smoothly, to relieve symptoms such as distension and pain in the rib-sides, chest tightness and discomfort, emotional depression and irritability, and frequent sighing.
- Use methods to regulate the spleen and stomach and harmonize the middle burner, enhancing the digestive and transformative ability, to alleviate poor appetite, post-meal bloating, epigastric stuffiness, loose stools, and heavy fatigue.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
大便秘结或带少量脓血，虚坐努责，腹痛绵绵，心烦易怒，午后低热，形瘦乏力，口燥咽干，舌质红，舌苔燥少津，脉细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Stools are dry and hard, difficult to pass, or may contain a small amount of pus and blood.
- There is a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; one has to strain for a long time with little result.
- There is a dull, persistent abdominal pain that lingers and is quite uncomfortable.
- There is irritability and a tendency to get angry easily.
- There may be low-grade fever in the afternoon, with a slight rise in body temperature.
- The body is thin and emaciated; it is easy to feel tired and weak, lacking energy.
- The mouth and throat feel dry; there is a constant sense of dryness and lack of moisture.
- The tongue is red; overall it appears relatively red.
- The tongue coating is dry with insufficient fluids; the tongue surface appears dry.
- The pulse upon palpation is thready and rapid; it beats at a relatively fast rate.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
滋阴养血，益气健中
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Use methods to nourish the body’s yin fluids and enrich the blood, making the body more moisturized and nourished, to relieve symptoms such as dry mouth and throat, dry skin, palpitations and insomnia, dizziness and fatigue, and a pale complexion.
- Use methods to tonify the middle qi and harmonize the middle burner’s function, strengthening the digestive and transformative ability, to improve poor appetite, post-meal bloating, epigastric stuffiness, loose stools, and easy fatigue.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
泻下不爽，下利脓血或黑便，腹痛拒按，痛有定处，腹部或有痞块，面包晦暗，舌质紫暗或有瘀点、瘀斑，脉沉涩
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Diarrhea that still feels incomplete and uncomfortable after defecation.
- Diarrheal stools contain pus and blood, or black stools are passed.
- Abdominal pain that is aggravated by pressure; pressing on it makes it worse.
- The pain is fixed in a specific location, always in the same spot.
- A hard mass may be palpable in the abdomen, like a lump.
- The complexion is dark and lacks luster; the person appears dull and haggard.
- The tongue is purplish and dark, or purple spots and ecchymoses may be visible.
- The pulse upon palpation feels deep and hesitant; it is rough and uneven under the fingers.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
活血化瘀，理肠通络
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Use methods to invigorate blood circulation and resolve stagnated blood, allowing qi and blood to flow more smoothly, to relieve symptoms such as distension with pain or stabbing pain, fixed pain locations, tenderness to pressure, local hardness, or bluish-purple ecchymosis.
- Use methods to regulate intestinal function and unblock the obstructed collaterals, to promote intestinal patency and relieve abdominal distension and pain, recurrent cramping, constipation, or a sensation of incomplete evacuation.
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