What should a 40-year-old woman do if she has kidney deficiency?

We often hear about men suffering from kidney deficiency, but have you ever heard of women suffering from kidney deficiency? Actually, yes. Women may also experience symptoms of kidney deficiency, such as dizziness, tinnitus, hot flashes, night sweats, red tongue with little fluid, and internal heat. If you experience any of the above symptoms, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible. So, what should a 40-year-old woman do if she suffers from kidney deficiency? Many female friends are concerned about this issue.

Kidney deficiency means insufficient Yin fluid and Yin essence of the kidney, which will cause the bones to lose nourishment and cause low back pain, soreness and weakness. If the kidney Yin is insufficient, the sea of ​​marrow will not be filled, so there will be dizziness and tinnitus. Yin deficiency will cause internal heat, and internal heat will cause hot flashes, night sweats, fever in the five hearts, dry throat, red cheeks, red tongue with little fluid, and a thin and weak pulse. Kidney yin is insufficient and cannot moisturize the skin. Butterfly-shaped pale yellow, yellowish brown or light black patches with clear boundaries often appear on the cheekbones, and are often accompanied by irregular menstruation.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that only when the kidney qi is abundant can the qi and blood be balanced. The menstrual cycle can only function normally when the Chong and Ren meridians are functioning properly, so insufficient kidney qi is an important cause of irregular menstruation. Kidney deficiency is often accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, physical weakness, weak waist and legs, and lower abdominal distension and pain.

In TCM, kidney deficiency is treated mainly with a combination of "treatment" and "nurturing". "Treatment" mainly relies on conditioning with Chinese medicine, which is a conditioning prescription prescribed by TCM for patients; "nurturing" mainly involves paying attention to rest, a reasonable sex life, etc. in daily life, and the diet mainly relies on foods that replenish kidney yin. Sesame, corn, cowpea, beef bone marrow, dog meat, sheep bones, pig kidneys, mussels, scallops, sea bass, mulberry, water chestnut, chestnut, walnut, yam, wolfberry, etc.

Female friends with kidney deficiency should also be careful not to eat spicy food, not to stay up late, and go to bed when it’s time to sleep. The sleep lost at night cannot be made up during the day. In addition, you can use some items that replenish qi and blood, such as ginseng. These things can replenish qi and are beneficial for female friends with kidney deficiency.