What are the causes of damp heat in the lower abdomen of women?

Dampness and heat in the lower abdomen is an adverse condition that is more likely to occur in the human body. Because of the different physiological structures of men and women, the causes are also different. For women, the main reasons for heat next week include damp heat in the large intestine, warm heat in the bladder, warm heat in the uterus, etc. If you want to treat a disease, you cannot rush to try any medicine. You need to understand the cause in detail before you can prescribe the right medicine. The following is a detailed introduction to the causes of damp heat in the lower abdomen of women.

Causes

1. Damp-heat in the large intestine

It is mostly caused by improper diet, excessive consumption of rich food and strong wine, or invasion of the intestines by summer heat, dampness, epidemic toxins. It is a symptom of evil and the disease is located in the large intestine. Because damp-heat toxic evil accumulates in the large intestine, the Qi in the lower part of the body is stagnant, the conduction is abnormal, and Qi and blood are stagnant. When the stagnant heat blocks the intestines, it can cause visceral Qi obstruction and heat to flow sideways, resulting in vomiting, abdominal pain, dysentery, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, etc.

2. Bladder dampness and heat

It is often caused by eating too much fatty, sweet, spicy and hot food, or being addicted to alcohol, which leads to endogenous dampness and heat, or external invasion of dampness, heat and turbid evil, which deposits dampness and heat in the bladder, impaired bladder qi transformation, inability to distinguish clear from turbid, resulting in dysfunction of opening and closing and burns to the collaterals.

3. Dampness and heat in the uterus

It is mostly caused by the invasion of damp-heat evil toxins into the pelvic cavity, causing stagnation of qi and blood. The main cause of this disease is that the evil toxins invade the cell vessels and combine with septic blood, leading to further development. Due to the strong evil qi, internal accumulation of blood stasis and heat, and the fierce struggle between the righteous and evil, severe abdominal pain occurs, accompanied by high fever and chills.

Preventive Care

1. Daily health care

Damp-heat in the lower abdomen is a type of damp-heat syndrome, and daily health care is the same as that for damp-heat syndrome. Damp-heat syndrome exists because heat often attaches to dampness, so attention should be paid to improving the living environment and regulating the diet. It is not advisable to overeat, drink less alcohol (the nature of dampness and heat is the greatest), and not drink excessively. The diet should be light, and eat less fatty, greasy foods, sweets, and spicy foods. This is to maintain good digestive function and avoid internal retention of dampness or entry of dampness from the outside. This is the key to preventing damp-heat. Especially quit smoking and drinking. Eat more foods that can remove dampness, such as mung beans, winter melon, loofah, red beans, watermelon, green tea, scented tea, lentils, coix seeds, etc.

2. Diet therapy

(1) Stewed pigeon: pigeon, yam, poria, wolfberry, longan, lotus seeds, red dates, and coix seed. Simmer over low heat for 3 hours. Efficacy: Nourishes the heart, strengthens the spleen, tonifies the kidneys, replenishes qi, and removes dampness.

(2) Pot with Poria cocos and snake larvae: Poria cocos, water snake larvae, two red dates, and one slice of ginger. Method: Cut the water snake into sections, wash it, blanch it (boil it in hot water for a while) and set aside. Then peel and slice the wild yam. Then put the red dates, ginger slices, water snake segments and wild yam slices into the stewing pot, stew over high heat for 3 hours, and add salt to taste when drinking.