What is the reason for unformed stool?

1. Moisture - the evil of all evils

Nowadays, people eat too much meat, the food they eat is contaminated, they do not exercise enough, and their bodies are filled with excess yin and deficiency of yang. Damp evil is internally depressed, so bowel movements cannot be normal. Why is there so little formed stool? According to traditional Chinese medicine, spleen deficiency results in loose stools. Chinese people are supposed to eat whole grains, but now they mainly eat meat. Many people feel bad if they don’t eat meat for a day. If this happens for a long time, it will harm the spleen and stomach, which transports and transforms water. If it is wet, the spleen will be damaged, and the water and dampness cannot be completely transported and transformed, so it will accumulate in the body. Therefore, unformed stool means spleen deficiency and moisture in the body.

Among the "six evil evils" of wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire that cause disease, Chinese medicine is most afraid of dampness.

Moisture is the easiest to penetrate. Shit evil never fights alone, but always colludes with other evil spirits. When moisture meets cold, it becomes cold dampness. This is just like in winter. If the climate is dry, no matter how cold it is, people can still tolerate it, but if the humidity is heavy, people will feel uncomfortable. Winter in the south is more uncomfortable than winter in the north, because the humidity in the south is heavier and the cold and dampness hit you. When moisture meets heat, it becomes humid heat. This is like a sauna day in summer. It is hot and humid, making people breathless. It is obviously not as pleasant as when the sun is blazing and the climate is dry. When moisture meets wind, it becomes rheumatism. It is easy to drive away wind, but once it becomes rheumatism, it is often a chronic disease that cannot be cured in a short while. Moisture under the skin causes obesity, which is also a health problem that is difficult to deal with...

Why are modern people's diseases so complicated and difficult to treat? Because they have dampness in their bodies, the evil energy outside the body is always intertwined with the moisture inside the body, causing them to get entangled! Sichuan cuisine, which used to be only popular in southwest my country, is now popular all over the country? It’s because Sichuan flavor is spicy. In the past, only people living in the Southwest, where dampness is relatively strong, needed to use it to resolve moisture in the body. Now, people all over the country have moisture in their bodies, and they all need spicy food to resolve it, so everyone instinctively I fell in love with Sichuan cuisine.

2. Methods to judge moisture

Sick people have stubborn dampness evil in their bodies; in seemingly healthy people, there are also dampness evils lurking there waiting for opportunities to act. So, how can you tell if there is moisture in your body?

1. Look at the stool:

What kind of stool is normal? "Golden, cylindrical; banana-shaped, very smooth."

(1) If the stool is not formed and the stool is loose for a long time, there must be moisture in the body.

(2) If the stool is formed, but there will always be some stuck to the toilet after the stool is finished, making it difficult to flush it down, this is also a sign of moisture in the body, because moisture is sticky. .

(3) If it is not convenient to observe the toilet, you can also observe the toilet paper. If the stool is normal, a piece of toilet paper will wipe it clean. But for people with wetness in their bodies, one toilet paper is not enough. It takes three to five to wipe it clean.

(4) If you have constipation and the stool is not formed, it means that the moisture in the body is already very heavy. The stickiness of the moisture makes the stool stick to the intestines and be absorbed by the intestines. , without letting it pass out of the body. In this way, fecal poison enters the blood, and all kinds of diseases arise. However, ordinary doctors often judge the disease based on the disease, without understanding that the root cause of the disease is moisture in the body, and treat it indiscriminately, which is even more terrible.

2. Look at the state of getting up:

Some people still feel very sleepy when they get up at seven o'clock every morning, and they feel like there is something wrapped around their heads, which makes them uncomfortable. If you can't cheer up, or you feel like something is covering your body, making you too lazy to move, then you can tell that there is a lot of moisture in his body without looking at his tongue or stool. In Chinese medicine, it is said that "wetness is as heavy as a wrap". This feeling of being wrapped is the body's feeling of moisture, which is as awkward as wearing a shirt that has not been washed and not dried.

3. Methods to eliminate moisture from the body

Dampness is the nemesis of modern people’s health and the source or accomplice of most intractable and chronic diseases. As long as the dampness evil is reduced, all so-called modern diseases will be far away from us, and all disgusting and chronic diseases will lose their support for existence. How to deal with dampness and get rid of dampness?

1. Drink barley and red bean porridge (made with a soymilk machine):

Barley is called "coix kernel" in Chinese medicine, and "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" lists it as top grade. It can cure dampness, benefit the intestines and stomach, eliminate edema, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and take it for a long time to lighten the body and replenish qi.

Adzuki bean is red, and it is red in the heart, so it can also nourish the heart and blood. Ancient books record that it "makes you lose weight if you take it for a long time", which means that eating adzuki beans regularly can also help lose weight. It also has obvious effects of diuresis, reducing swelling, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Modern people suffer from high mental stress, weak heart, improper diet, little exercise, and excessive spleen and dampness. Not only to remove dampness, but also to replenish the heart, and to strengthen the spleen and stomach, barley and adzuki beans are the best. Boiling it into porridge is intended to allow the active ingredients to be fully absorbed by the body without causing much burden on the spleen and stomach. Summer happens to be a time of continuous heat, with internal and external dampness. Using these two herbs can just play a role in nourishing blood and removing dampness.

It is also very interesting about the "swelling" effect of barley and adzuki beans. We must not think that swelling means edema. At least five or six of the ten people around you are fat. This is also called bloated body. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, whether it is obesity or edema, it means that there is moisture in the body. The water cannot flow with the qi and blood and stays between the body cells, causing the body to expand rapidly.

Edema is the same, obesity is also the same, but the degree is different. Drugs or foods with strong dehumidifying properties can remove the water retained in the human body and reduce swelling. Therefore, adzuki beans must be used to treat edema, and practice has proven that barley and adzuki bean porridge has a good weight loss effect. It can lose weight without harming the body. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people with obesity, the effect is particularly good.

People often think they are smart: "When I was making barley and adzuki bean porridge, I added a handful of rice, and the porridge became thicker. The taste is so beautiful!"

I said: "Don't add rice!" Why? Because rice grows in water, it contains moisture and is sticky, so the rice becomes thicker as soon as it is boiled. Adzuki beans and barley are both dehumidified and do not contain moisture, so they are not thick no matter how you cook them, and the soup is very clear. Traditional Chinese medicine takes advantage of its clearing properties to remove dampness from the human body. Once rice is added, moisture is added, so the entire porridge becomes thicker. Although the taste is better, it is not a good thing for health. Just because of that handful of rice, all the adzuki beans and barley are in vain and have no effect.

Can everyone drink barley and red bean soup? Are there any taboos? In fact, this soup is a good health product with no side effects, but for different people, some additions and subtractions can be made appropriately.

Some people have a cold constitution, so they can add some warming foods, such as longan and jujube; some people have insomnia and have an obvious feeling of wetness and greasiness in their bodies, so they can add some lotus seeds, Lily; if female friends have dysmenorrhea, they can remove the barley and boil some adzuki bean soup, add some ginger slices, jujubes, and brown sugar. Drink it to warm the lower abdomen and relieve pain. For joint pain, add some raw white peony root and raw licorice, which are sour and sweet, transform yin, nourish blood and eliminate paralysis.

People who are distracted by thoughts, overworked and do not exercise often often have no blood on their faces and lack of energy. They may even have palpitations, sleepiness, and feel as if their heads are heavy and their hearts are empty. This is a sign of dampness in the body and insufficient heart energy. You can add some longan to barley and adzuki bean soup and cook it together. Longan is sweet and warm, can appetize and strengthen the spleen, soothe the mind and nourish the blood, invigorate the heart yang, warm and nourish the heart qi, making people full of energy and full of qi. Moreover, the simple taste of barley and red bean soup is very ordinary. After adding longan, it becomes sweet. The light sweetness not only dispels the moisture in our body, but also brings vitality and warmth to our heart. Let’s call it barley, red bean and longan porridge. It is especially suitable for hard labor workers and also suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.

Young people are prone to irritability and insomnia, or rashes and acne on the face. This is caused by the internal disturbance of the heart and lungs and the internal disturbance of dampness and heat. Washing the face with barley and adzuki bean soup has a miraculous effect, or adding barley to the face. Add lily and lotus seeds to adzuki bean soup and cook it together. Lily can moisten the lungs, nourish the skin, clear the heart and calm the mind. Lotus root can best nourish the heart and clear the fire of the heart. It can also strengthen the spleen and kidneys. Of course, if you feel that the soup has no taste, you can also add some rock sugar.

If you catch a cold, or have cold in your body, cold pain in your stomach, or loss of appetite, you can add a few slices of ginger to barley and adzuki bean soup. Ginger is warm in nature, can warm the body, dispel cold, strengthen the spleen and stomach. Note, don't put too much ginger, otherwise the porridge will become spicy. If you want to add some condiments to the soup, it is best to add brown sugar, which is warm in nature. It should be noted that when women take postpartum care, they should remove the barley when drinking adzuki bean and barley soup, and add some jujubes to it. Jujubes are very suitable for warming the body, strengthening the spleen, and nourishing the blood.

People with kidney deficiency can add some black beans to barley and adzuki bean soup. Because the black color enters the kidneys, the shape of the beans is also very similar to the kidneys. The shape complements the shape, making it a good product for nourishing the kidneys.

Beriberi, which is often referred to as beriberi, is a typical disease caused by dampness and heat. You can add some crushed soybeans to barley and adzuki bean soup, and soak your feet in the resulting soup. This is a little secret recipe for treating athlete's foot.

If you have a cough, you can also peel and core the raw pears and cut them into 1 to 2 cm square pieces, add them to barley and adzuki bean soup and cook together, which can moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm, and relieve coughs.

Learning the additions and subtractions of barley and adzuki bean soup, and using it properly can have a good therapeutic effect on most common diseases in life.

2. Exercise perspires, balances hormones and removes moisture:

Sweating during exercise is a good way to remove moisture; especially in summer, do not turn on the air conditioner or fan; the sweat in the body must be Come out, otherwise you will have too much moisture and you will definitely get sick in winter.

Persisting in moderate exercise every day is very beneficial to the body. Exercise can relieve stress, activate the functions of body organs, and speed up the discharge of moisture from the body.

Modern people use their brains more and consume less physical energy. In addition, they stay in closed air-conditioning for a long time and rarely sweat. The body's ability to regulate humidity becomes poor. Try running, walking, swimming, yoga, Tai Chi, or any other exercise that can cause you to breathe a little and make you sweat. It can help activate blood circulation and increase water metabolism.

3. Use mugwort: it is sold in pharmacies. Just light it and bake it at Guanyuan point.

4. Less salt to help kidney drainage

5. Take a nap appropriately

6. Quit smoking and drinking

7. Eat it in the morning Three pieces of ginger

8. Eat a light and moderate diet

The gastrointestinal system is related to nutrition and water metabolism. The best way is to eat a moderate and balanced diet.

Greasy foods such as wine, milk, and fatty foods are difficult to digest and can easily cause gastrointestinal bloating and inflammation. Sweet and fried foods cause the body to produce peroxides, which aggravates inflammation.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that raw and cold foods, ice products or cold fruits and vegetables will stagnate the digestion and absorption function of the gastrointestinal tract, making it difficult to eat in unlimited amounts. For example, lettuce salad, watermelon, Chinese cabbage, bitter melon, etc., it is best to add onions and ginger during cooking to reduce the cold nature of vegetables.

9. Avoid moisture in the environment

It is best to reduce exposure to moisture in daily life. Especially people who are sensitive to moisture should pay attention to the following matters:

Do not sleep directly on the floor. The moisture in the air will decrease and the floor moisture will be heavy, which can easily invade the body and cause soreness in the limbs. It is best to sleep on a bed that is some distance from the floor.

Go less often on wet and rainy days.

Do not wear wet clothes and drink enough water