Why do I always want to go to the toilet

For every living thing, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are the most common and normal physiological states. And precisely because of this, some people will develop pathological conditions due to one condition or another. So when this happens, we must pay attention to it and actively cooperate with the treatment. So let’s find out why we always want to go to the toilet.

A normal adult urinates 4 to 6 times during the day and 0 to 2 times at night. A significant increase in the number of urination is called frequent urination. Frequent urination is a symptom, not a disease. Increased urination frequency without pain can occur for a variety of reasons, also known as frequent urination. There are many reasons for frequent urination, including neuropsychiatric factors, physical weakness after illness, parasitic diseases, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that frequent urination is mainly due to weak kidney qi, inability of bladder control, and failure to transform. In addition, excessive fatigue will cause deficiency of both spleen and lungs, the upper deficiency cannot control the lower, the earth deficiency cannot control water, and the bladder will be weak, resulting in frequent urination. Therefore, frequent urination is mostly a deficiency syndrome, which requires conditioning. Eat more foods rich in plant organic active alkali, eat less meat, and eat more vegetables.

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Method

1. Frequent urination Chinese medicine prescription

[Prescription] 15 grams each of hemp seed and raspberry, 9 grams each of apricot kernel and raw white peony root, 6 grams of raw rhubarb, 5 grams each of Citrus aurantium and Magnolia officinalis, and 12 grams of silkworm cocoon.

[Usage] Decoction the above medicine and take it in 2 doses, 1 dose per day.

2. Frequent urination Chinese medicine prescription

[Prescription] 20 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus, 10 grams each of raw rhubarb (added later), Plantain, Poria, Chinese yam, Alisma orientalis, Coptis chinensis, and Atractylodes macrocephala, and 8 grams of raw licorice.

[Usage] Decoction the above medicine and take orally in 2-3 times, 1 dose per day. 5 doses constitute a course of treatment.

2. Folk remedies

1. Prevention of frequent urination:

Folk remedy 1: Ingredients: 6 grams of leek seeds, half water and half wine. Usage: Grind leek seeds into powder and mix with half water and half wine. Reduce the dosage for children. Indications: frequent urination.

Folk remedy 2: Ingredients: 1 to 2 chicken intestines, appropriate amount of yellow wine or rice wine. Usage: Wash and cut the chicken intestines into sections, stir-fry until cooked, add 1 tablespoon of rice wine and a little salt before serving. Indications: frequent urination and nocturia.

2. Diet adjustment

(1) 500 grams of mutton and 50 grams of astragalus. Put them together in a pot, add appropriate amount of water and seasonings, and boil them into a soup, then take it in several times.

(2) Put 250 grams each of turtle meat and dog meat into a pot, add water and stew until cooked. Eat the meat and drink the soup. Take it in two doses.

(3) 30g of Astragalus, 10g of Silkworm Cocoon, and 100g of glutinous rice. Put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and cook it into porridge, then add a little salt and drink it.

(4) Add 40 grams each of shiitake mushrooms and red dates and 20 grams of rock sugar to water and steam until cooked. Take once a day in the morning and evening for 7 to 10 days as a course of treatment.

(5) Stuff 30 grams of dried lychee meat and 60 grams of glutinous rice into a pig’s bladder, cook and eat.

(6) Wash 1 sheep’s stomach, add appropriate amount of water and cook until done. Add salt to taste and eat once a day for 5 to 7 days.

3. Eat a healthy diet

1. Warming, nourishing and astringent foods. People with insufficient kidney qi are suitable for eating such foods as glutinous rice, chicken gizzard lining, fish maw, yam, lotus seeds, leeks, black sesame seeds, longan, and black plum.

2. Light and nourishing food. It is suitable for people with excessive fire in the liver and gallbladder to eat such foods as japonica rice, coix seed, yam, lotus seeds, chicken gizzard lining, tofu, white fungus, mung beans, red beans, duck meat, etc.

3. Eat dry food. It is better to eat dry rice for dinner to reduce water intake.