Dr. Ma's Discussion on Gynecology "Constitution" (5): Qi-depressed Constitution of Women's Common Constitution

1. Main features: stagnation of liver qi and stagnation of spleen and stomach qi, manifested as depression, anxiety, fatigue, hiccup, hyperventilation, chest pain, abdominal distension after eating, etc. Lin Daiyu is a typical qi stagnation constitution.

2, physical characteristics: pale or dull, more people are thin.

3. Common manifestations: women with this constitution have a bad temper, are prone to get angry, sulk and be sentimental, or often feel depressed, nervous and anxious, insomnia and dreaminess; Or fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, abdominal distension after eating, breast swelling and pain, and foreign body sensation in the pharynx.

Incidence trend

1, susceptible to pathogens: susceptible to rainy weather and poor adaptability to external stimuli.

2, gynecological diseases: menopausal syndrome, dirty women (no reason to be sad), premenstrual tension syndrome (such as obvious breast fullness before menstruation). ), irregular menstruation (irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, etc. ), infertility, plum gas, etc.

3, other diseases: prone to peptic ulcer, insomnia, palpitation, depression, chest pain, intercostal neuralgia, chronic sore throat, hyperthyroidism and neck swelling and pain.

Daily health protection

1, pay attention to psychological adjustment and relieve bad emotions in time, such as telling friends and family.

2. Participate in more group activities; Take part in outdoor activities, bathe in the sunshine and moderately increase the amount of exercise; Travel more.

3, daily life should be warm but not cold.

4, push the abdomen every night before going to bed, from the heart to the navel, not less than 100 times each time, long-term persistence will have a good effect.

5. Zhongwan, Qihai, Neiguan and Maozhong are commonly used acupoints for soothing the liver and relieving depression.

Diet should be avoided.

Diet should eat more foods with soothing the liver and relieving depression, such as onions, garlic, radishes, leeks, bergamot, oranges, seaweed, kumquat, hawthorn, roses and so on.

Eat less astringent and sour food, such as dark plum, wild jujube, green plum, red bayberry, pomegranate, plum, lemon, pumpkin and so on.

Avoid spicy, strong tea, strong coffee and other irritating drinks.

Reminder: Qi stagnation constitution is one of the normal constitutions, just like people's height and thinness are different, so it doesn't need special treatment. Qi stagnation constitution is different from qi stagnation syndrome, and what is more important is self-protection and daily conditioning.