What are the manifestations of dampness and heaviness in the body? These physical conditions should not be taken lightly

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that if the human body is seriously damp, it will be very harmful to human health. Factors such as lack of sleep, lack of exercise, and high work pressure in daily life will cause the problem of dampness in the human body. Dampness is very harmful to human health. If it is not treated in time, it will also cause many health problems. Therefore, people with dampness problems must be treated in time.

You may ask, what is damp weight? How can we judge whether our body is dealing with damp weight in daily life? What are the manifestations of damp weight? What adverse effects will damp weight have on our physical health?

Summer is the season when it is easiest to be trapped by dampness, and also the season when it is easiest to expel dampness and toxins. No matter what the cause is, you can use this summer to work with your doctor to shake off the dampness and toxins.

What causes dampness in our body?

Dr. Li Yan from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Physiotherapy at the Public Security Hospital explained that the process of water transportation and transformation in our body is like "boiling water". If the water is not boiled, the body cannot use it and it gathers in the body and becomes "wetness". After the water is boiled, it turns into water vapor and can flow up and down the body, inside and outside, truly nourishing the body.

The main reasons for dampness are as follows :

1. Lack of sleep

People who don't get enough sleep usually have less energy. If the body does not get enough rest, it will feel sluggish.

Countermeasures

Ensuring adequate sleep and increasing physical exertion every day will help you sleep better.

2. Less exercise

When you go out by car or sit in front of the computer at work, the body's metabolism will naturally slow down without physical exertion, and the body's ability to transport and transform will decrease accordingly. The lack of vitality will lead to yang deficiency.

Countermeasures

Exercise generates yang, especially exercise that can make the body sweat. It opens the "window" of the skin and uses the heat generated by the exercise to "evaporate" the moisture.

3. The office air conditioning temperature is too low

Since the pores are open in summer, some cold and dampness caused by the cold will accumulate in our bodies.

Countermeasures

Adjust the temperature of the office air conditioner to above 25 degrees, and prepare a waist protector and shawl to prevent cold wind from invading your body.

4. Eating too much fatty and greasy food

In addition, insufficient gastrointestinal motility will block the meridians and become energy waste.

Countermeasures

Keep your meals simple or even fast for a short period of time, eat more crude fiber, and reduce the body's burden on metabolism.

5. Constipation

The most natural way to excrete moisture is through urination and defecation. Blocked excretion routes will lead to moisture heaviness.

Countermeasures

Eat moisture-removing foods, such as coix seed, red beans, kelp, seaweed, etc. Mung bean soup is also good.

7. Drinking too much water

It may manifest as bags under the eyes or swollen legs, and thirst may also be caused by heart fire. Drinking a lot of water increases the burden on the kidneys and aggravates edema.

Countermeasures

When drinking water, take small sips from a small cup, and you can replenish water with vegetables, fruits, etc.

Check whether there is "heavy moisture" from 5 angles

1. When eating, look at your appetite -

When it's time to eat, you don't feel hungry and don't want to eat anything? Your stomach feels bloated after eating a little? You feel vaguely nauseous while eating, as if the food you eat is pushing up on its own?

Expert comment: According to the Five Elements Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the spleen has the characteristics of "earth", and earth easily absorbs water, so moisture entering the body is most likely to damage the spleen. By self-checking your spleen and stomach function, you can find out whether you have spleen dampness. The main function of the spleen is to digest and absorb the various foods and water we take into the body, converting these substances into nutrients that can be used by the human body and providing energy for cell metabolism. Most people will experience a decrease in appetite and digestive function in the hot and humid environment of summer. However, there are also some people whose appetite is not affected. They have a strong sense of hunger, but they feel full immediately after eating. This is a manifestation of a strong stomach and a weak spleen, and is also a sign of spleen dampness.

2. When washing your face in the morning, check your complexion and tongue coating.

Do you have swollen eyelids or bags under your eyes in the morning? Do you find that your tongue is thick and greasy when you look in the mirror? Is your tongue fat or has obvious teeth marks on the edge of your tongue?

Expert comment: The most accurate way to confirm whether the spleen is damp is to look at the shape of the tongue. Healthy people can develop the habit of regularly observing their tongue images, and by comparing them with some pictures of Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis, they can find clues to their health problems. In summer, people with damp spleen often feel sticky in the mouth and have a dull and yellow complexion.

3. Feel your body posture

My diet and daily routine are the same as before, but I have gained a lot of weight? My joints are stiff and I feel sore all over when I get up? I have edema in my lower limbs?

Expert comment: People with heavy dampness may also experience significant weight gain in the short term and show signs of puffiness. More serious cases may also cause problems such as lower limb edema.

4. When going to the toilet, look at the stool -

Is the stool loose and unformed? Is the stool basically formed but soft, and after defecation, there is always some sticking to the toilet and difficult to flush down? Does it always feel like the stool is not completely discharged?

Expert comment: One of the most convenient ways to confirm whether you have spleen dampness is to look at your stool. Normal stool is a banana-shaped strip with moderate hardness and softness. If the stool is soft, rotten and sticky like an overripe banana, it is a sign of spleen dampness, indicating that the body's digestive function is abnormal. When there is too much moisture in the body, urination is often manifested as little urine, or even very little urine or unpleasant urination. Some women have excessive vaginal discharge, which is also a manifestation of dampness.

5. When working, look at your mental state -

Do you feel chest tightness and want to take a long breath to feel comfortable? Do you feel heavy limbs or body or even sore all over? Do you feel particularly tired and too lazy to move? Do your joints feel tight and inflexible when you move? Do you feel dizzy and unclear? Do you feel sleepy and sometimes have memory loss?

In general, dampness and weight are very harmful to human health. Here we would like to remind all friends that if you find yourself having the above health problems in your daily life, you must ask professional experts to help you regulate your body, so as to stay away from the health problems brought by dampness and weight.