Ms. Li, a 28-year-old white-collar worker, has been experiencing frequent urination, urgency, and sometimes painful urination, bloating and other discomforts in the past month.
At first, she thought it was caused by a fire, and after drinking some honeysuckle and chrysanthemum tea, she did not get better, but at the suggestion of her colleagues, Ms. Li decided to go to the urology department of the hospital for examination.
At the hospital, Dr. Chen from the Department of Urology conducted a series of examinations for Ms. Li, such as urine routine and B-ultrasound, and the results showed that Ms. Li's urine routine was normal and there was no obvious abnormality in B-ultrasound.
Dr. Chen inquired about Ms. Li's living habits and learned that she usually has a lot of work pressure, often stays up late and works overtime, eats irregularly, and likes to eat spicy and stimulating food.
Based on the results of the examination and medical history, Dr Chan believed that Ms. Li's symptoms were related to the obstruction of the small intestine meridian, and he explained that in Chinese medicine, the small intestine meridian is the hand sun meridian, which is the same as the heart meridian.
The physiological function of the small intestine is mainly to "receive sheng", that is, to accept food from the stomach, further digest and absorb, and transport waste liquid to the bladder.
So, how to dredge the small intestine meridian and improve urinary frequency and urgency? Dr Chan offers the following recommendations:
First of all, you can do two simple movements every day, one is "Hegu acupoint massage", press the tiger's mouth on the back of the other hand with your thumb, 3-5 minutes each time, and the other is "Zusanli acupoint tapping", with the side of the fist rhythmically tap the knee three inches below the eye, 5-10 minutes each time.
Both of these acupuncture points are related to the small intestine meridians, and massage and percussion can dredge the meridians and promote the flow of qi and blood.
Secondly, in the diet, we should pay attention to "heat clearing and diuretic", you can drink more heat-clearing and detoxifying tea, such as honeysuckle tea, chrysanthemum tea, cassia tea, etc.
At the same time, eat some diuretic foods appropriately, such as winter melon, red adzuki beans, poria cocos, etc., but be careful not to overdo it, so as not to hurt the spleen and stomach, and usually eat less spicy, irritating, greasy and thick food, so as not to aggravate the heat of the small intestine meridian.
Again, to learn to regulate emotions, relieve work pressure, traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the liver is the main drain", liver depression can affect the conduction function of the small intestine, you can listen to music appropriately, do yoga, or find someone to talk to, release negative emotions, no matter how busy you are at work, you must also learn to relax in a timely manner, give the body and mind a chance to "rest".
In addition, it is also necessary to pay attention to personal hygiene, keep the perineum clean and dry, avoid causing urinary tract infection, if the frequent and urgent urination persists and does not improve, or if symptoms such as painful urination and blood in the urine appear, it is necessary to seek medical attention in time to rule out the possibility of other diseases.
After listening to Dr. Chen's explanation, Ms. Li suddenly realized that she should seriously regulate the small intestine meridian, improve her living habits, and make her body "smooth" again.
At the same time, she also realized the importance of health care, and learned to give her body and mind some "respite" time after intense work.
Frequent urination and urgency are common urinary symptoms, which may reflect a variety of pathological conditions, such as urinary tract infection, prostate disease, bladder dysfunction, etc., which are understood purely from the perspective of meridians.
It is true that in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the meridians are an important channel to connect the internal organs and communicate with the inside and outside, dredge the meridians, and reconcile qi and blood, which has a positive significance for maintaining the health of the body.
However, we must also see that modern medicine has a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of diseases, and the diagnosis and treatment methods are more diversified.
In the fast-paced modern life, we will inevitably face various health problems, for which we should neither be too afraid nor take it lightly.
Develop good living habits, strengthen self-care awareness, learn to listen to the voice of the body, and seek medical attention in time when discomfort occurs, I believe that you can have a healthy life!
Let us move forward hand in hand, with an open and inclusive mind, and make unremitting efforts to improve human health on the road of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
Prevention first, health first, I hope everyone can find their own "health code" in the journey of life, and bloom the most beautiful color of life!
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