Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

急性起病,出血量多,柏油样大便或暗红色大便,呕血咖啡样或鲜红,口干口苦,喜冷饮,舌质红,苔黄或厚腻,脉滑数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Sudden onset with heavy bleeding
  • Stools are tarry black or dark red
  • Vomitus is coffee-ground or bright red blood
  • Dry mouth, often with a bitter taste
  • Prefers cold drinks
  • Red tongue with a yellow or thick greasy coating
  • The pulse is slippery and rapid, indicating exuberant heat and blood spillage in the body

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清热泻火,凉血止血

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Clears internal heat and excessive fire, helping to cool the body and reduce the fire intensity.
  • Cools the blood level and helps stop bleeding, thereby reducing blood loss.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

病史较长,反复出血,慢性起病,以黑便为主,神疲乏力,心悸气短,面色苍白,舌质淡,苔薄白,脉弱或沉细

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Long disease course with recurrent bleeding episodes
  • Slower onset, primarily presenting with black stools
  • Fatigue and generalized weakness
  • Often experiences palpitations and shortness of breath
  • Pale complexion
  • Pale tongue with a thin white coating
  • The pulse is weak or deep and thready, indicating qi and blood insufficiency

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

益气摄血

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • Supplements the body’s qi, making qi sufficient to secure the blood and help contain it, thereby reducing bleeding.

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