Dampness does not usually lead to constipation. Dampness can lead to sticky and unpleasant stools, and if the dampness is too heavy, it can cause symptoms of diarrhea. Constipation is mostly caused by dryness-heat internal knot (dryness-heat evil accumulation in the body), qi blockage, Yin-cold stagnation, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang, and so on.
1. Dryness and heat within the knot: excessive heat in the stomach, depletion of fluid, intestinal dryness and fluid deficiency, dryness and heat within the knot, resulting in heat constipation, manifested as dry stools, dry mouth and halitosis.
2. Qi stagnation: emotional upset, liver and Qi stagnation, Qi stagnation, the large intestine passes and descends abnormally, resulting in constipation, manifested as stool is not very dry, want to stool but difficult to discharge, belching (burp) and so on.
3. Yin cold stagnation: Yin cold is very cold, stagnation of the stomach and intestines, the loss of conduction, resulting in cold constipation, manifested as hard stool, abdominal pain, hands and feet not warm.
4. qi, blood, yin and yang deficiency: qi deficiency powerless to promote, blood deficiency intestinal loss of moisturizing, yang deficiency loss of warmth, can lead to virtual constipation, manifested in the stool is not dry, but difficult to discharge.
If you have constipation, it is recommended that you go to the hospital in time to be seen by a professional doctor.