Dampness is mainly divided into cold dampness, dampness and heat, men mainly use medication to get rid of dampness, the specific treatment program should be based on the cause of the disease and the individual’s physical condition to choose, there is no so-called “fast way”, please follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.
1. Cold dampness: the main manifestations are abdominal distension, sticky and greasy taste in the mouth, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting, pale mouth, do not like to drink water, abdominal pain, stools are not shaped, not clear-headed, heavy body, sleep, etc.; common medications are ginseng and atractylodis Macrocephalae Pills, Pill with Pineapple, Xiao Jianzhong Pellet, etc..
2. Damp heat:
(1) Damp-heat of the liver and gallbladder manifests as fever, bitter mouth, yellowing of the body and eyes, pain in the ribs, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and yellowing of the urine, etc.; commonly used medicines include Longdian Diarrhea and Liver Pills, etc.
(2) Damp-heat in the spleen and stomach manifests as nausea and vomiting, anorexia, hiccups, acid reflux, abdominal distension, limb weakness and heaviness (weakness and heaviness of the limbs), poorly flowing stools with foul smell, short and red urine (small amount of urine with dark yellow color), etc. Commonly used medicines include Ge Ge Ge Qin Lian Wan and Zhong Man Yuan Xiao Yi Wan.
(3) Damp-heat in the bladder manifesting as small volume of urine with yellow color, frequency, urgency, burning sensation when urinating, or difficulty and pain in urination, or cloudy urine, blood in urine, gravel, or distension and pain in the waist and abdomen, fever, thirst, etc. Commonly used medicines include Bazheng Combination Pill and Fenqing Wulin Pill.
The adverse reactions of the above prescriptions are not clear. Patients are advised to go to the hospital in time if they feel unwell, and not to take medicines blindly by themselves. Acupuncture, tuina, etc. can also be used as prescribed by the doctor.