PROBLEMS DURING PREGNANCY

PROBLEMS DURING PREGNANCY

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MORNING SICKNESS

Interrogation, Chapter 46

Stomach-Qi deficiency with Empty-Cold

Slight morning sickness, absence of vomiting or vomiting of dilute fluids, tiredness, a feeling of cold, poor appetite, Pale tongue, Weak pulse.

Stomach-Yin deficiency

Morning sickness, dry mouth with a desire to drink in small sips, poor appetite, tongue without coating in the centre.

Stagnant Liver-Qi invading the Stomach

Morning sickness, retching, belching, vomiting of food with sour taste, epigastric distension, irritability, Wiry pulse.

Stomach-Heat

Severe morning sickness that may persist beyond the first 3 months, vomiting of food soon after eating, burning epigastric pain, thirst, sour regurgitation, excessive hunger, foul breath, a feeling of heat, Red tongue with a yellow coating, Overflowing-Rapid pulse.

Accumulation of Phlegm

Morning sickness, profuse vomiting, occasional vomiting of clear fluids with mucus, a feeling of oppression of the chest and epigastrium, dizziness, Swollen tongue with sticky coating, Slippery pulse.

Heart-Qi deficiency

Slight morning sickness, palpitations, anxiety, depression, Pale tongue, Empty pulse on the left Front position.

Heart-Fire

Morning sickness which may persist beyond the first 3 months, palpitations, thirst, agitation, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, a feeling of heat, red face, bitter taste, Red tongue with redder tip and yellow coating, Overflowing-Rapid pulse.

• Simple, straightforward cases of morning sickness react well to P-6 Neiguan, Ren-13 Shangwan and ST-36 Zusanli. If they do not react to this treatment, it often indicates that there is a pre-existing, underlying Stomach pathology.

VAGINAL BLEEDING

Spleen-Qi deficiency

Vaginal bleeding early in the pregnancy, scanty fresh-red blood, poor appetite, tiredness, slight abdominal distension, pale complexion, loose stools, Pale tongue, Empty pulse.

Liver-Blood deficiency

Vaginal bleeding early in the pregnancy, scanty pale blood, dull-pale complexion, blurred vision, palpitation, insomnia, Pale tongue, Choppy or Fine pulse.

Kidney-Yang deficiency

Vaginal bleeding during the first 3 months, scanty fresh-red blood, backache, dizziness, tinnitus, a feeling of cold, weak knees, bright-white complexion, tiredness, abundant clear urination, Pale and wet tongue, Deep-Weak pulse.

Blood-Heat

Vaginal bleeding which may occur beyond the first 3 months, bright-red or dark-red blood, red face, anxiety, insomnia, dark urine, Red tongue with yellow coating, Rapid-Overflowing pulse.

Kidney-Yin deficiency with Empty-Heat

Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, scanty blood, dizziness, tinnitus, night sweating, dry mouth with a desire to drink in small sips, backache, poor memory, scanty dark urine, five-palm heat, malar flush, a feeling of heat in the evening, Red tongue without coating, Floating-Empty and Rapid pulse.

Trauma

Vaginal bleeding after a fall or trauma, backache.

ABDOMINAL PAIN

Liver-Blood deficiency

Mild abdominal pain that comes and goes, dull-pale complexion, dizziness, blurred vision, Pale tongue, Choppy or Fine pulse.

Liver-Qi stagnation

Abdominal pain and distension, hypochondrial pain and distension, irritability, Wiry pulse.

Empty-Cold in the Uterus

Dull abdominal pain that improves with the application of heat and drinking warm liquids, a feeling of cold, white complexion, cold limbs, Pale tongue, Deep-Weak pulse.

OEDEMA

Interrogation, Chapter 46

In some cases, oedema during pregnancy may be the first symptom heralding a pre-eclampsia state.

Spleen-Yang deficiency

Oedema early in the pregnancy, swelling of face or whole body, yellowish and shiny skin, poor appetite, tiredness, slight abdominal distension, bright-white complexion, loose stools, feeling cold, cold limbs, Pale and wet tongue, Deep-Weak pulse.

Kidney-Yang deficiency

Oedema early in the pregnancy, worse in the ankles, cold legs, backache, dizziness, tinnitus, feeling cold, weak knees, bright-white complexion, tiredness, abundant-clear urination, Pale and wet tongue, Deep-Weak pulse.

Qi stagnation

Oedema beginning towards the fourth month of pregnancy, starting in the feet, not pitting, abdominal distension, irritability, Wiry pulse.

URINATION PROBLEMS

Painful urination

Heart-Fire

Burning on urination, scanty-dark urine, palpitations, thirst, agitation, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, feeling of heat, red face, bitter taste, Red tongue with redder tip and yellow coating, Overflowing-Rapid pulse.

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