What to do if a woman has heavy dampness and heat in her lower body

The most common problems people encounter in summer are moisture and heat. When heat is generated in the body and moisture enters at the same time, it will cause internal and external moisture. Generally, women are most likely to be troubled by moisture. When there is heavy moisture and heat in the lower body of women, small bumps will appear, the whole body will itch, and it may even cause viral infection.

The so-called dampness is what is commonly referred to as water dampness, which can be divided into external dampness and internal dampness.

External dampness is caused by external moisture invading the human body due to damp weather, rain or humidity in the room.

Internal dampness is a pathological product and is often related to digestive function. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen has the function of "transporting and transforming water and dampness". If one is weak and has poor digestion or if one overeats and eats too much greasy food and sweets, the spleen will not be able to transport and transform water and dampness normally, causing "water and dampness to stagnate inside the body". People with spleen deficiency are also prone to invasion of external dampness, and external dampness often blocks the spleen and stomach and causes dampness to be generated from the inside. Therefore, the two are both independent and related.

The so-called heat is a kind of thermal phenomenon. The heat in damp-heat exists at the same time as dampness. Dampness and heat may worsen due to the change of seasons, and dampness and heat may invade the human body together. Dampness may turn into heat if it is not removed for a long time. Dampness may turn into heat due to "yang-heat constitution". Therefore, it is very common for dampness and heat to exist at the same time.

The general manifestations of damp-heat are: heavy limbs, fever that is often obvious in the afternoon and is not relieved by sweating; yellow and greasy tongue coating, and rapid pulse. The specific manifestations vary depending on where the dampness and heat are located:

On the skin, it appears as eczema or boils; on the joints and tendons, it appears as local swelling and pain. However, the damp-heat usually referred to refers to damp-heat that penetrates into the internal organs, especially the damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, which can be seen in abdominal distension, nausea and loss of appetite, loose stools, short and dark urine, and a weak and rapid pulse; others such as damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder are manifested by distension and pain in the liver area, bitter taste in the mouth and poor appetite, or yellow body and eyes, or alternating fever and chills, and a stringy and rapid pulse; damp-heat in the bladder is manifested by frequent and urgent urination, astringent and painful urination, and yellow and turbid urination; damp-heat in the large intestine is manifested by abdominal pain and diarrhea, and even tenesmus, bloody stools, burning sensation in the anus, and thirst; the vaginal opening will be itchy, and the leucorrhea will be yellow-green; severe cases can cause inflammation such as cervicitis.