Symptoms of kidney deficiency and dampness

There are many technical terms in traditional Chinese medicine that leave patients confused. For example, when patients hear the term "kidney deficiency and dampness", most of them do not know what it means. In fact, kidney deficiency and dampness mainly refer to insufficient kidney qi in a person's body and a large amount of moisture accumulation in the kidneys. So when a person has symptoms of kidney deficiency and dampness, what are the symptoms?

Kidney deficiency with dampness and turbidity refers to patients with kidney deficiency who also have water, dampness and turbidity in the disease qi, manifested by dizziness, stuffy eyes, blurred vision, chest tightness, stomach distension, intestinal rumbling and diarrhea, turbid urine, leucorrhea and other symptoms caused by dampness.

How to determine whether a man has kidney deficiency?

1. Excessive urination: Experts have explained that the healthy standard for urination is 8 times a day. If it exceeds 8 times not due to drinking water, it is called frequent urination. If you urinate frequently but in small amounts, it could be a problem with your bladder and urethra. If you urinate frequently but in small amounts, it could be a metabolic disease, such as diabetes or polyuria. Only when you urinate frequently and a routine urine test reveals high urine protein, is there a possibility of kidney problems.

2. Too much or too little urine: The kidneys are the organs that produce and excrete urine, and they produce and excrete urine every moment. Healthy kidneys will maintain a good balance between urine production and excretion. The normal daily urine volume for an adult is 1000~2000 ml. Too much or too little indicates that there is a problem with the kidneys.

3. Difficulty urinating: Difficulty urinating means that you feel that urination is not smooth, not smooth, and you cannot urinate completely, accompanied by lower abdominal discomfort. People who have experience of holding urine will have this experience. Kidney deficiency is the main cause of difficulty in urination. If it is accompanied by symptoms such as fatigue, cold limbs, fear of cold, soreness of waist and knees, it is a manifestation of kidney yang deficiency and poor qi transformation.

4. White urine: Normal urine should be light yellow, but some people’s urine is white, like buffalo milk, white and turbid. Chinese medicine generally believes that white urine without obvious pain is caused by kidney deficiency, which is sometimes accompanied by dampness and turbidity. Kidney deficiency is the root cause of white urine.

5. Excessive foam in urine: If you find a layer of fine foam floating on the surface of urine that does not dissipate for a long time, this may be an early symptom of nephritis or indicate that men have prostatitis. The foam in the urine is a sign of proteinuria. If there is a lot of foam in the urine and it is accompanied by obvious symptoms such as lower back pain and fatigue, you should consider kidney deficiency.

6. Lower back pain after urinating: This is a sign of kidney deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidneys are stored in the waist, and the waist is the home of the kidneys. People with kidney deficiency will have back pain. Urination is controlled by kidney qi and needs to be pushed by kidney qi, so after urination, the kidney qi will be weaker and the back pain will be worse.

Ways to prevent kidney deficiency

When the urine stored in the bladder reaches a certain level, it will stimulate the nerves and produce a urination reflex. At this time, you must go to the toilet in time to empty your urine. Otherwise, the accumulated urine will become turbid water and damage the kidneys. Therefore, urine should be discharged in time when it is present, which is also one of the best ways to nourish the kidneys.

Keeping your feet warm is a way to nourish your kidneys. This is because the kidney meridian starts at the soles of the feet, and the feet are easily invaded by cold air. Therefore, special attention should be paid to keeping your feet warm. Do not place your feet facing the air conditioner or electric fan when sleeping; do not walk barefoot in humid places for a long time.

In addition, there are many acupoints on the soles of the feet, such as Yongquan acupoint. “The kidney comes from Yongquan point, which is the center of the foot.” You can massage the Yongquan point on the sole of your foot before going to bed every night. Massaging the Yongquan point can nourish the kidney and strengthen the essence.