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Diagnostic Methods - Class 08
Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Methods
By: David Botton

Stool and Urine


Stools and Urine

Urine

yellow

heat

clear

no heat

profuse

cold

cloudy

dampness

red

heat injured vessels

cystitis

damp heat in urinary bladder

dribbling/leaking/retention

deficiency

kidney Qi / Yang

excess

obstruction of Qi from blood stagnation or damp heat

Constipation

excess yang

severe

heat

extreme blood deficiency

elderly

after child birth

Goat Stools (balls)

Liver Qi Stagnation

Worse after BM

deficiency

Better after BM

excess

Flatulence

Liver Qi Stagnation

Smelly

Damp Heat / Heat

Bloody Stool

damp heat in intestines

tenesmus (urgency with out ability)

damp heat

Qi stagnation

Cock Stool / 5 AM Diarrhea

kidney yang deficiency

Watery and piecey 

Spleen and Kidney yang deficiency

Loose or thin stool

Spleen Qi deficiency

frequent stools

Sticky

Damp with Spleen Qi deficiency

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