What is the reaction of a woman who is weak and cannot be supplemented?

I think many people have heard of the term "the weak cannot be supplemented". What does it mean? What is the reason why a person is too weak to be nourished? What are the symptoms of women who are too weak to be nourished? How to recuperate if one’s deficiency cannot be cured by nourishment?

"The weak cannot be supplemented" means that the patient is deficient in Qi and blood and cannot accept supplements. This means that if you have a weak and cold constitution, you cannot supplement too many nutrients at once. These people usually have weak gastrointestinal function, and supplements are mostly dampness-producing products. Therefore, after taking them, not only can they not be digested well, but they increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and cause symptoms such as indigestion.

What is the reason for “the weak cannot be supplemented”?

The so-called "weak-minded people who cannot be nourished" are generally found in clinical medicine in some elderly people who have been ill for a long time and are frail. Because of spleen and stomach deficiency and poor digestion and absorption, they cannot take nourishing medicines, but instead cause stomach insomnia, anorexia, abdominal distension, nausea and retching, making the body weaker. Or because of dampness in the spleen, taking tonic medicine not only fails to achieve the actual effect of nourishing yin and blood, but instead causes abdominal distension, loose stools, hiccups and vomiting, and even dampness turning into fire, resulting in side effects such as dry mouth, epistaxis, and rash.

TCM treatment for deficiency that cannot be supplemented

Chinese medicine has summarized the preventive measures of "winter tonic and autumn foundation" for the deficiency that cannot be supplemented through food supplementation in thousands of years of practice, including the use of Chinese medicinal materials for basic supplementation and dietary therapy for induction of supplementation.

For those who are weak and cannot be nourished by Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese herbal medicine can be used for conditioning in the autumn to pave the way for tonic in the winter. After the turn of autumn, at least one month before taking tonic medicine, start taking Chinese medicine to strengthen the spleen and stomach, regulate qi and eliminate dampness, strengthen the spleen and appetite and promote digestion and absorption, so as to repair the stomach and intestines, eliminate dampness, make the tongue coating white and clean without greasy coating, there is no feeling of bloating after meals, and maintain the best functioning state of the stomach and intestines, to prepare for winter tonic.

The old saying "the weak cannot be supplemented" has several meanings:

First, it is usually not possible for a very weak person to become very strong all of a sudden or become fat in one bite. Supplements with too quick effects are not suitable for such people. Such people need to proceed step by step, and tonic products must be digested after being taken before they can take effect.

Second, some people with poor gastrointestinal function, poor digestion, severe cold and dampness, thick and greasy tongue coating, and who feel that they cannot digest their meals normally will have their symptoms aggravated if they take health-preserving foods. For these people, doctors usually give them guiding medicine to eliminate the cold and dampness in the gastrointestinal tract, restore gastrointestinal function, make the tongue coating white and clean, and they will not feel bloated when eating, only then can they eat nourishing foods.

Third, for some people who have recently fallen ill, the illness must be completely cured first. If the patient suffers from fever, cold, cough, or bloody sputum, the cough and sputum should be cured first, in other words, "all evil must be eliminated" before food supplements can be used. Otherwise, it would be like "closing the shop but leaving the enemy behind". Not only would the supplements make people feel uncomfortable, but coughs and phlegm would continue to be sticky and difficult to heal.

When taking medicine, you must first treat the symptoms, that is to say, diagnose the disease and treat it accordingly. There are different prescriptions for different people. Kidney deficiency must be distinguished as yin deficiency and excessive fire, liver and kidney yin deficiency, or kidney qi deficiency. Only by finding out the cause of the disease can symptomatic treatment be given. Otherwise, all medicines are poisonous. If you take them improperly, the result will be counterproductive.

Four types of people will always be "deficient and unable to be supplemented"

The spleen is the foundation of the body. Only when the gastrointestinal function is normal and the digestive ability is good can food supplements be effective. However, the fourth type of people often eat a lot of high-end health foods such as ginseng, deer antler slices, donkey-hide gelatin cakes, etc., not only can they not get the benefits of enhancing immunity, but they will also suffer from some stomach discomfort symptoms. Lei Hongxia, a Chinese medicine doctor and director of the office of Guangzhou Liwan District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, emphasized that the following four types of people generally always suffer from the condition of "being too weak to be nourished".

(1) People who have always had a weak spleen will not be able to bear the nutritional needs after taking food supplements, which will lead to abdominal distension, indigestion, and even diarrhea.

(2) People with cold stomachs will not be able to digest and absorb the food they eat, which will cause abdominal pain.

(3) People with liver qi stagnation and depressed mood cannot respond to supplements and will experience abdominal distension after taking supplements.

(4) People with internal heat in the stomach will feel acid in the stomach, nausea and vomiting after taking supplements.

Experts believe that people who cannot take supplements in winter should strengthen their spleen and stomach before taking supplements. If you take food supplements without considering your physical condition, your stomach and intestines will be damaged and you will suffer from a variety of diseases.