What are the symptoms of depression and qi stagnation

Depression and qi stagnation may cause chest tightness, stomach and abdominal bloating. Generally speaking, there is no age limit and people of all ages can get the disease. Don't be suddenly happy or sad, as this will cause your emotions to fluctuate too much and your body will not be able to bear it. Keep an optimistic attitude, don’t worry about unhappy things, think more about happy things, and your attitude will naturally improve, and you will get better faster.

It may be caused by evil food, stagnation of emotions, or physical weakness and qi deficiency. Common ones include cold stagnation and qi stagnation, liver depression and qi stagnation, spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, etc.

Typical symptoms include: chest tightness and sighing, bloating and pain in the flanks, stomach, and abdomen, belching, foreign body obstruction in the throat, introverted personality, depression, narrow-mindedness, abdominal pain and diarrhea when mood swings, bloating and pain in the breasts and lower abdomen in women, dark tongue, and wiry pulse.

The formation of Qi stagnation constitution is a long process and is related to many factors such as emotions, diet, age, environment, and disease.

For example:

(1) Depression, tension, introversion, and keeping all the unpleasant things to oneself, which will affect the circulation of Qi and blood over time.

(2) Eating too much greasy food, sweet food, high blood lipids, or eating too much salt, or not drinking enough water can make the blood too viscous, resulting in poor blood circulation;

(3) Qi deficiency and Yang deficiency constitution, which leads to decreased function of promoting qi and blood, resulting in slow circulation or stasis of qi and blood;

(4) Living in a cold environment, long-term vascular spasm, slow blood flow or blood stasis in the capillaries;

(5) Lack of exercise, weakened myocardial contractility, slow circulation of qi and blood

(6) Modern studies have found that various chronic inflammations can cause local tissue congestion, edema, adhesion, or accumulation of pathological products, affecting the circulation of qi and blood.

If the above situation occurs, you can eat some white radish, citrus, garlic, ginger, fennel, cinnamon, cloves, hawthorn, peach kernel, leek, rice wine, red wine, onion, ginkgo, lemon, grapefruit, kumquat, rose tea, jasmine tea, etc. You should keep a calm and happy mood and do more soothing exercises such as walking, yoga, Tai Chi, etc.

Qi stagnation refers to the blockage of Qi in the internal organs and meridians. It can be caused by evil food or stagnation of emotions; it can also be caused by physical weakness and poor circulation of qi. Different symptoms appear depending on the organs and meridians that are blocked. If qi stagnates in the spleen, appetite will decrease, causing bloating and pain. If qi stagnates in the liver, liver qi will become rebellious, causing flank pain and irritability. If qi stagnates in the lungs, lung qi will be unclear, causing excessive phlegm, wheezing and coughing. If Qi stagnates in a meridian, the area through which the meridian passes will experience pain or movement disorders, or symptoms related to the meridian may appear. Qi is the commander of blood. Excessive stagnation of Qi can cause blood stasis.