Chinese medicine practitioners believe that smelly stools may be caused by dampness and heat in the intestines, deficiency and coldness in the spleen and stomach, and food stagnation in the stomach and intestines, etc. Different medicines should be chosen to regulate different causes of the disease, such as Puerariae Radix Scutellariae Lian Lian Tang, Lizhong Pill and Baohe Pill.
1. Damp-heat in the intestines: Damp-heat is embedded within the intestines and obstructs the intestines, leading to heat and thirst, foul-smelling stools, etc. It can be regulated with medicines such as Pueraria Scutellaria Lian Lian Tang and Scutellaria Scutellaria Tang. Scutellariae Radix Scutellariae Lian Lian Tang is composed of Radix Scutellariae Radix, Scutellariae Radix and Rhizoma Polygonati, which can resolve the exterior and clear the interior, and treats body heat and foul-smelling bowel movements; Scutellariae Radix Scutellariae Lian Tang is composed of Scutellariae Radix, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae, which can remove heat, stop the flow of profits, and harmonize the middle to relieve pain.
2. Spleen and Stomach Deficiency and Cold: Spleen and Stomach Deficiency and Cold leads to Spleen not transporting and transforming, Stomach not accepting (accepting to be accommodated), and loose and foul-smelling stools, etc., which can be adjusted with medicines such as Lizhong Pill and Lizhong Pill with Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori. Lizhong Pill is composed of ginseng, dried ginger, atractylodes, etc., which can warm the middle and dispel cold, replenish qi and strengthen the spleen; Lizhong Pill is composed of atractylodes, atractylodes, and ginseng, which can warm the yang and dispel cold, replenish qi and strengthen the spleen.
3. Stagnant stomach and intestines: Stagnant stomach and intestines due to food stagnation and blockage of qi, resulting in diarrhea and smelly stools, or undigested food, and sour and smelly farting, etc., which can be regulated by the medicines of Baohe Pills and Hovenia Conducting and Stagnation Pills.
Boho Pill is composed of hawthorn, tangerine peel and hexagram, which can eliminate food stagnation and regulate qi and stomach; Hovenia Citrus Conductive Stagnation Pill is composed of Hovenia Citrus, Poria cocos and rhubarb, which can eliminate food stagnation (to promote digestion of food), clear heat and remove dampness.
Stool odor may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended that under the guidance of a doctor to identify the use of medication to regulate. The above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a professional physician, do not self-medication, so as not to affect your health.