Urinary Retention
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
小便点滴不通，或量少而短赤灼热，小腹胀满，口苦口黏，口干不欲饮，或大便不畅，舌质红苔根黄腻，脉数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Urine flows in only drops or in very small amounts, is yellowish-red with a burning sensation, and urination is markedly uncomfortable.
- Lower abdominal distension and fullness with a stifling, uncomfortable sensation.
- Bitter and sticky sensation in the mouth, dry mouth without desire to drink, and a feeling of dryness when swallowing or speaking.
- Occasionally difficult bowel movements, straining during defecation, or prolonged intervals between stools.
- The tongue body is reddish, with a yellow, greasy coating at the root.
- The pulse feels rapid and accelerated on palpation.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清热利湿，通利小便
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps clear heat and promote the elimination of damp-turbidity, reducing discomfort such as fever with irritability, heaviness of the body, or lower limb edema.
- Helps promote the passage of urine, alleviating symptoms such as scanty, dark urine, dribbling and hesitant urination, or burning during urination.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
尿急，尿痛，排尿不畅，尿流变细，小便频数，腰痛，口干不欲饮，或大便不畅，舌质红苔黄腻，脉数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Urgency with pain during urination, hesitant flow, thinning of the urinary stream, increased frequency, and marked discomfort when using the toilet.
- Soreness and discomfort in the lower back, more noticeable with movement or prolonged sitting.
- Dry mouth without a desire to drink, and a sensation of dryness when speaking or swallowing.
- Occasionally difficult bowel movements, straining during defecation, or prolonged intervals between stools.
- The tongue body is reddish, with a yellow, greasy coating that appears thick and slimy.
- The pulse is rapid and accelerated on palpation.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清利湿浊，化瘀散结
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps clear damp-turbidity from the body, reducing discomfort such as heaviness of the body, fatigue and lassitude, or difficult urination.
- Helps resolve stasis and dissipate masses, alleviating symptoms such as abdominal masses, localized swelling or hardness, and pain.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
排尿不畅，尿流变细，小便频数，少腹胀痛，腰痛，舌质红苔黄腻，舌下瘀斑，脉数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Urination is not smooth, requires effort, and the urine flow is not free and unobstructed.
- The urine stream becomes thin, the flow is scanty and weak, and the speed of passage slows.
- Increased frequency of urination, with frequent urges to go to the toilet.
- Lower abdominal distension and pain, with a feeling of oppressive fullness and discomfort.
- Pain and discomfort in the lower back, more noticeable with movement or prolonged sitting.
- The tongue body is reddish, with a yellow, greasy coating.
- Dark purple stasis spots or patches are visible under the tongue, and the veins appear congested.
- The pulse is rapid and hurried on palpation.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清利湿浊，理气活血
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps clear damp-turbidity from the body, reducing discomfort such as heaviness of the body, fatigue and lassitude, or difficult urination.
- Helps regulate qi movement and promote blood circulation, alleviating symptoms such as chest and hypochondriac distension and pain, pain from static blood spots, or irregular menstruation.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
排尿不畅，淋沥不尽，尿黄，尿流变细，小便频数，口黏，会阴胀痛，大便不爽，舌质紫黯，苔黄厚腻，舌底有瘀斑，脉弦数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Urination is not smooth, requires effort, and feels incomplete.
- After urination, there is post-void dribbling and a constant sensation of incomplete emptying.
- Urine is yellowish and appears darker to the naked eye.
- The urinary stream becomes thin and weak, and the slow flow causes discomfort.
- Increased frequency of urination with an urgent, often unbearable need to go to the toilet.
- A sticky, greasy sensation in the mouth, and a feeling of oral stickiness when speaking or swallowing.
- Distension and pain in the perineal area, with discomfort when sitting, standing, or moving.
- Defecation is unrefreshing and incomplete, with a feeling of not fully evacuating.
- The tongue body is purplish-dark and appears dusky when extended.
- The tongue coating is yellow, thick, and greasy, looking oily and heavy.
- Dark purple stasis spots are visible under the tongue, and the veins appear congested and obstructed.
- The pulse feels tight and straight on palpation and is rapid, with a hurried rhythm.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清热利湿，散结祛瘀
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps clear heat and promote the elimination of damp-turbidity, reducing discomfort such as fever with irritability, heaviness of the body, or scanty dark urine.
- Helps dissipate masses and eliminate stasis, alleviating symptoms such as abdominal masses, localized swelling or hardness, and pain.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
尿频，排尿延缓、费力，尿后余沥，腰膝冷痛、酸软，舌质淡，苔白滑，脉沉细
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Increased frequency of urination with an urgent, often unbearable need to go to the toilet.
- Urination starts slowly and requires effort; straining is needed to achieve a more complete flow.
- After urination, there is post-void dribbling and a constant sensation of incomplete emptying.
- Coldness, pain, and aching weakness in the lower back and knees, more noticeable with movement or prolonged sitting.
- The tongue body is pale, appearing slightly whitish with insufficient blood color when extended.
- The tongue coating is white and slippery, appearing moist and somewhat slimy.
- The pulse is only clearly felt at a deeper level and is rather thin, lacking fullness and force.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气温阳，活血利水
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps supplement original qi and warm and nourish yang qi, reducing discomfort such as aversion to cold with cold limbs, fatigue and lassitude, or soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees.
- Helps promote blood circulation and drain water and dampness, alleviating symptoms such as static spots and edema, difficult urination, or heaviness of the body.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
尿频尿急，排尿困难，排尿不畅，尿后滴沥，少腹、会阴胀满坠胀，舌质紫黯，舌下或有瘀斑，苔白，脉弦或涩
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Increased frequency of urination with urgency, constantly wanting to go to the toilet and unable to hold it in.
- Urination starts with effort and difficulty, requiring straining to barely pass urine.
- Urination is not smooth; the stream becomes thin and weak, and there is a constant sense of difficulty.
- After urination, there is persistent dribbling and a constant sensation of incomplete emptying.
- Distension and a bearing-down sensation in the lower abdomen and perineum, with a dull oppressive feeling during movement.
- The tongue body is purplish-dark, appearing lusterless and pale when extended.
- Purple stasis spots or patches are visible under the tongue, and the veins appear congested and sluggish.
- The tongue coating is white, observable as a pale thin coating.
- The pulse feels tight and straight on palpation, or it beats unsmoothly and sluggishly, feeling rough.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
行瘀散结，化气利水
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps resolve internal stasis and dissipate masses, reducing discomfort such as abdominal masses, localized swelling or hardness, and pain.
- Helps promote the movement of qi and excretion of water, alleviating symptoms such as difficult urination, edema, or heaviness of the body.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
排尿不畅，夜尿频多，尿细无力，淋沥不尽或尿频，尿急，腰痛，腰膝冷痛、酸软，舌质黯苔白，脉沉细或涩
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Urination is not smooth, requires effort, and the urine flow feels obstructed.
- Excessive nighttime urination, with frequent trips to the toilet that disturb rest.
- The urine stream is thin and forceless, the flow is weak, and the passage is slow.
- Post-void dribbling persists, or there is increased frequency of urination.
- Urinary urgency with inability to hold it, needing to rush to the toilet immediately.
- Pain and discomfort in the lower back, more noticeable with movement or prolonged sitting.
- Coldness and aching weakness in the lower back and knees, with reduced support when walking or standing.
- The tongue body is dark, with a white coating, appearing pale and lacking luster.
- The pulse is only clearly felt at a deeper level and is rather thin, or it beats unsmoothly and rough.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
活血软坚，温阳利水
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps promote blood circulation and soften hardness, reducing discomfort such as abdominal masses, localized swelling or hardness, and pain.
- Helps warm and nourish yang qi and promote water excretion, alleviating symptoms such as difficult urination, edema, or heaviness of the body.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
尿频，尿急，尿痛，尿痛，尿细如线，小腹拘急疼痛，腰膝酸软，舌淡苔白，脉沉细
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Increased frequency of urination, frequently wanting to go to the toilet, and the frequency interferes with daily activities.
- Urinary urgency with a strong, immediate need to urinate that cannot be held.
- Pain during urination, with discomfort and soreness in the urethra, more noticeable when using the toilet.
- Persistent pain during urination, with continual stabbing discomfort.
- The urinary stream is very thin, like a fine line, weak and narrowed.
- The lower abdomen feels tight and contracted with pain, as if bound and difficult to relax.
- Aching distension and weakness in the lower back and knees, more noticeable after prolonged standing, sitting, or activity.
- The tongue body is pale, covered with a white coating, and appears overall whitish.
- The pulse is only clearly felt at a deeper level and is rather thin, with weak force.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
温肾化气，活血化瘀
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps warm and nourish kidney qi and promote qi transformation, reducing discomfort such as aversion to cold with cold limbs, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, or difficult urination.
- Helps promote blood circulation and resolve stasis, alleviating symptoms such as pain from static spots, localized swelling or hardness, or irregular menstruation.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
小便不通或点滴不爽，排出无力，面色㿠白，神气怯弱，畏寒肢冷，腰膝冷而酸软无力，舌淡胖，苔薄白，脉沉细或弱
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Urination is blocked or only dribbles out reluctantly, with a feeling of suppression and discomfort when trying to urinate.
- Insufficient force during urination; the stream is thin, weak, and slow, causing an unrelieved feeling.
- The facial complexion is pale and bright, appearing overall bloodless and lacking luster.
- The spirit appears fearful and weak, the voice is low and breath short, and fatigue easily occurs after activity.
- Marked aversion to cold, with cold hands and feet that are slow to warm up, and more discomfort after exposure to cold.
- Coldness and aching weakness in the lower back and knees, with poor support when walking or standing.
- The tongue body is pale and enlarged, appearing plump and swollen when extended.
- The tongue coating is a thin white layer, appearing light, thin, and pale upon observation.
- The pulse is only clearly felt at a deeper level, appearing thin and weak or lacking strength.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
温肾化气，利水消肿
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Helps warm and nourish kidney qi and promote qi transformation, reducing discomfort such as aversion to cold with cold limbs, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, or mental fatigue.
- Helps promote water excretion and reduce swelling, alleviating symptoms such as difficult urination, lower limb edema, or heaviness of the body.
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