What to do if the spleen is weak and cannot absorb nutrients?

Spleen deficiency is a common phenomenon in normal times. If you have spleen deficiency and poor nutrient absorption, if you want to improve the situation, you can eat small meals frequently. If you eat too much at one time, it will easily increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, leading to indigestion. Eat more easily digestible foods and foods with higher protein content, and supplement nutrition in a step-by-step manner.

How to treat spleen deficiency

Spleen deficiency vomiting

If you are not careful with your diet, you may easily vomit, have poor appetite, difficulty digesting food, feel tired and weak, have a pale tongue, and a thin white coating. Vomiting due to spleen deficiency is mainly caused by weak spleen and upward flow of stomach qi. The principles of treatment are to strengthen the spleen and stop vomiting.

Main prescription: Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction with modifications.

Spleen deficiency diarrhea

Symptoms: loose stools or diarrhea, prolonged and recurrent symptoms, undigested food, reduced appetite, abdominal distension and discomfort after eating, more frequent bowel movements after eating greasy food, sallow complexion, fatigue, pale tongue with white coating, and weak pulse. Diarrhea due to spleen deficiency is caused by spleen deficiency and dysfunction, which leads to dampness in the intestines. Treatment principle: Strengthen the spleen, drain dampness and stop diarrhea. Main formula: Shenling Baizhu powder with modifications.

Spleen deficiency edema

Symptoms: body swelling, with depression below the waist that is difficult to restore when pressed, abdominal distension, decreased appetite, sallow complexion, fatigue, cold limbs, scanty urination, pale tongue, white and slippery tongue coating, and slow and deep pulse. Spleen deficiency edema is caused by water retention in the spleen, which overflows into the skin. Treatment principle: Warm the spleen, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. Main prescription: Shipiyin with modifications.

Spleen deficiency bleeding

Symptoms: Dark purple blood in stool, or even black, or hematuria, hematemesis, epistaxis and purpura, fatigue, shortness of breath and low voice, pale face, dizziness, pale tongue, thin white fur, and weak and thready pulse. Spleen deficiency and bleeding is caused by spleen deficiency and loss of blood control. Treatment principle: Strengthen the spleen, replenish qi and regulate blood. Main prescription: Shengmai Yin combined with Shenfu Tang with modifications.

Leucorrhea due to spleen deficiency

Symptoms: Continuous leucorrhea, large amount of light yellow or white color like mucus and saliva, odorless, and pale yellow complexion, mental fatigue, loss of appetite, back pain and abdominal distension, or lower limb edema, loose stools, etc. The spleen is responsible for transporting and transforming water and dampness. If the spleen is weak, it is unable to transport and transform water, and dampness accumulates and flows downward, damaging the Ren and Dai meridians. Treatment principle: Strengthen the spleen and replenish Qi, raise yang and eliminate dampness. Main recipe: Wandai Decoction, decocted in water and taken orally.

Amenorrhea due to spleen deficiency

Symptoms: Amenorrhea, often accompanied by loss of appetite, fullness in the abdomen, and loose stools. It is mostly caused by weak spleen and stomach, dysfunction of healthy function, and damage by diet. The diet decreases day by day, resulting in insufficient source of biochemical energy, and no blood reaches the Chong, Ren and uterus, causing amenorrhea. Treatment principle: Nourish the spleen and stomach, and nourish qi and blood. Main recipe: Bazhen Decoction with modifications.