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CHINESE MEDICINE DIAGNOSIS OF IC IS DEFICIENT KIDNEY
ENERGY
IC symptoms include, extreme pain in their pelvic area, frequency,
low energy, weakness in their lower back area and discomfort in the
inner thigh area. This is a typical kidney deficiency.
TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF IC SYNDROMES
1. IC patients are not all the same and fall into two different
categories. 70 - 80% of them are cold IC patients. Their hands and
feet are icy cold. They look pale. They don’t want to drink a lot of
water. They may feel relief after urination. Emotionally, they
express more feelings of depression than anxiety. This is a group of
kidney Yang energy deficient syndrome patients. The sign is their
cold hands and feet.
2. About 20% of the patients are hot IC patients. Instead of icy
cold hands, their hands and feet are kind of warm. They are thirsty
and drink a lot of water. They may not feel empty or relief after
urination. Emotionally they express more feelings of anxiety than
depression. This is a group of kidney Yin energy deficient syndrome
patients. The sigh is their hands are warm. This group of IC
patients seems to have a more sensitive bladder. They are allergic
to many things and even the basic nutrients make them flare up.
THE FUNCTION OF KIDNEY SYSTEM
In Oriental medicine, the kidney is a place of storage of the
congenital energy known as Qi. Its function is to excrete waste
through the urine. The kidney is the original source of energy in
the body for growth and function. It is not difficult to understand
why IC patients are exhausted. The basic theory is that the kidney
and bladder work as a pair in function. The kidney is the controller
and the bladder is the executive organ. In Chinese medicine, chronic
bladder disorders are due to kidney dysfunction.
THE CHINESE MEDICINE EXPLANATION OF IC SYMPTOMS
The Chinese medicine explanation of IC symptoms is the following:
Pain and burning are experienced because of the meridian blockage of
both the bladder and kidney and thus the Qi can not flow through the
meridian. The frequency is caused by the lack of power in the kidney
which causes the bladder to be out of control. The discomfort in the
inner thigh area is because this is the pass way of that meridian.
The weakness in the lower back is on the location of the blocked
meridian. The dizziness and ear ringing is because the ears are the
opening of the kidney meridian.
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