Six symptoms of heavy moisture in spring and four methods to effectively remove moisture

Spring is here, and the climate is humid, cold, and changeable. This kind of climate makes it easy for the body to accumulate moisture. We must be careful of the symptoms of moisture and take preventive measures to remove moisture and prevent disease to keep the body healthy. Let’s look at the six signs of excessive dampness in the body and four methods to remove it.

6 signs of heavy body moisture:

1. Head: When dampness first attacks the body, the head is the first part to react. When dampness first attacks the body, the patient may feel dizzy and heavy, as if wrapped in a piece of cloth; the body may feel heavy, the limbs may feel heavy, and the whole body may feel uncomfortable, as if there is a heavy object attached to the body. In addition, there will be symptoms of dampness such as fever, slight fear of cold and wind, and clear runny nose. Removing dampness and strengthening the spleen are the most popular topics for women and middle-aged and elderly people in winter.

2. Joints: If the joints in the body have been eroded, the joints will also show certain symptoms. Some qi and blood will not flow smoothly, and there will be soreness and heaviness in the joints of the limbs, and difficulty in flexing and extending the joints.

3. Digestive function: Dampness disturbs the spleen and affects its normal function of transportation and transformation, which will manifest as chest tightness, abdominal distension, poor appetite, decreased food intake, and unformed food. When "internal dampness" occurs due to poor spleen function, there are often symptoms of qi deficiency and dampness, such as a tasteless and sticky mouth, thirst without wanting to drink water, fatigue and listlessness.

4. Urine and vaginal discharge in women, and stools will also appear to be relatively watery: Another characteristic of dampness is that it "tends downward", easily injuring the body below the waist. Chinese medicine health care can strengthen the spleen and "eliminate dampness". Characteristics such as turbid urine, loose stools, excessive vaginal discharge in women, and vaginal itching are relatively classic.

5. Tongue coating: Thick and greasy tongue coating is a classic manifestation of dampness, which often manifests itself before the body shows obvious pathological conditions. The most accurate way to look at the tongue coating is in the early morning when you just wake up.

6. Unformed stools: Long-term loose stools must be caused by moisture eroding the body. After defecation, there is always something stuck on the toilet that is difficult to flush down. This is also a manifestation of dampness because dampness has the characteristics of stickiness. For people with dampness in their bodies, one piece of paper is not enough after defecation, and they need to use more pieces.

Four ways to remove dampness

1. Diet therapy

Many foods we often eat can help dehumidify, such as barley porridge, yam soup, etc. Job's tears have the effects of diuresis and swelling, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, relaxing muscles and removing numbness, clearing away heat and discharging pus; red beans have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, promoting diuresis and swelling. Eating coix seed and red beans cooked with water can have a diuretic and dehumidifying effect.

In addition, you can also choose red beans, Poria cocos, Chinese yam, Codonopsis pilosula, etc. to add to the soup ingredients, cook them into porridge or boil them in water to drink. They can be diuretic and dehumidifying, and are especially effective for people with edema. Both methods have diuretic effects and are not suitable for people who urinate frequently.

2. Exercise

Exercise can not only relieve stress, but also accelerate the discharge of moisture from the body. Exercises such as running, walking, and swimming help activate blood circulation and enhance water metabolism in the body.

People with heavy moisture in their bodies mostly eat greasy food and lack exercise. These people are often unwilling to move because they feel heavy and their limbs are weak, but the less they like to exercise, the more moisture accumulates in the body. Over time, the moisture will inevitably attack the spleen and cause damp-heat symptoms.

3. Eat a light diet

The gastrointestinal system is related to the metabolism of nutrients and water. The best way to protect the gastrointestinal tract is to eat a light, moderate and balanced diet. Greasy foods such as fatty and sweet foods are difficult to digest and can easily cause gastrointestinal bloating and inflammation. Sweets and fried foods will cause the body to produce peroxides, aggravating the inflammatory response. Raw and cold foods, ice cream or cold vegetables and fruits will cause the digestive and absorption functions of the stomach and intestines to stagnate and should not be consumed frequently. When cooking lettuce, salad, watermelon, cabbage, bitter gourd, etc., it is best to add onions and ginger to reduce the cold nature of the vegetables.

4. Seasonings to remove moisture

Ginger, onion and garlic are not only commonly used seasonings in the home, but also have irreplaceable medicinal value. For example, we can try to cook a bowl of hot ginger soup at home and use the ginger soup to disperse the moisture in the body. After the whole body sweats, the symptoms will be relieved. This method also applies to preventing colds after being caught in the rain.