Symptoms and treatment of kidney yang deficiency in women

If women do not take good care of themselves, they are prone to kidney yang deficiency. The symptoms of kidney yang deficiency in women include: insomnia, frequent dreams, constant desire to go to the toilet, fear of cold, and diarrhea after eating something cold. If you have these symptoms, it means that you may have kidney yang deficiency and you should pay attention to your kidneys. The following are specific manifestations of kidney deficiency in women and treatment suggestions.

1. Always want to go to the bathroom

Every time Annie goes shopping, even if she refuses to drink water, she always wants to go to the bathroom. After waiting in line for most of the day, it was finally my turn, but the amount of urine I urinated each time was very small. Not long after she came out and was enjoying herself, she started to think about going to the bathroom again.

Condition Analysis: Usually one of the most obvious characteristics of frequent urination in women is "small amount and frequent urination". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when physical fitness declines, kidney qi becomes deficient, the bladder will show weakness in gasification, the muscle fiber tension of the bladder smooth muscle will decrease, the elasticity of the bladder will decrease, and the kidney gate will not be solid, just like a door that is not closed tightly, so frequent urination and urinary incontinence will occur.

Prevention and treatment measures: Keep warm and eat more kidney-nourishing foods, such as wolfberry, yam, leek, lamb, dog meat, walnut kernels, etc. If you have frequent urination and a large amount of urine, such as a total urine volume of more than 2500 ml in 24 hours, you should be alert to the possibility of diseases such as diabetes. In addition, mental factors may also cause polyuria, which is more common in middle-aged women and is accompanied by frequent insomnia, indigestion, or severe neurasthenia. The symptoms vary from time to time and generally do not cause any harm to physical health.

2. Hair is becoming thinner

Xiaoyue's work is not very busy, but she has been losing a lot of hair recently. She is very careful about her hair maintenance and is very puzzled. She is not depressed and has no insomnia, so why is this happening?

Condition Analysis: The period when a woman's kidney energy is at its peak is around the age of 22. After the age of 25, it begins to gradually decline. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the kidneys control water, and its beauty is in the hair." The good or bad function of the kidneys is reflected in the hair. Flexible and shiny hair indicates healthy kidneys. People with kidney deficiency often have brittle and dull hair and are prone to hair loss.

Prevention and treatment measures: Eat more kidney-benefiting foods. For example, yam is a good tonic food that replenishes both qi and yin. You can also cook wolfberry and mutton soup to warm and nourish the kidney qi. In addition, 8 hours of sleep a day is also very important. At the same time, you should drink less alcohol, eat less spicy food, strong coffee, strong tea and other stimulating foods.

3. Afraid of cold and prone to diarrhea

Qianru is always afraid of cold and often gets diarrhea when she catches a cold. Whenever she saw her sisters wearing beautiful short skirts in the office, she could only feel secretly jealous.

Condition analysis: Kidney Yang is the foundation of the body's Yang energy. Life activities all depend on the stimulation of Yang energy. If the kidney Yang is insufficient and cannot warm the body, you will feel cold.

Prevention and treatment measures: You can participate in more fitness exercises to speed up blood circulation and enhance your ability to resist cold; you should pay attention to choosing foods that warm and nourish the kidney yang, such as lamb, dog meat, beef, leek, pepper, onion, ginger, longan, etc. in your daily diet.

4. Insomnia, lying in bed counting sheep every day

Mei Zi has tried countless methods but still cannot get rid of insomnia. Now she has formed the following sleeping habits: take medicine and sleep, and count sheep when not taking medicine.

Condition analysis: Kidney yin deficiency causes internal disturbance of virtual fire, making people irritable; heart-kidney disharmony causes insomnia and forgetfulness. Kidney yin deficiency may occur due to nervousness, excessive sexual intercourse, or eating large amounts of warm and dry foods.

Prevention and treatment measures: Reduce activities that excite the nerves at night, such as talking loudly, listening to or watching exciting programs, and avoid strenuous exercise. In addition, you can consume more foods such as duck meat, turtle, lotus root, lotus seeds, lily, wolfberry, fungus, grapes, mulberries, etc. in your diet.

The above are the manifestations and treatment suggestions for kidney deficiency in women. The suggestions are mainly diet therapy plus Chinese medicine maintenance. If these methods do not work, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible. After all, diet therapy may only solve some symptoms of the early stage of the disease. If the disease has taken root, you must go to the hospital for examination and targeted treatment. At this time, diet therapy will be useless.