What are the different types of kidney deficiency? Which type do you have?

Kidney deficiency is a very common disease in life, mostly in middle-aged and elderly people. Since everyone's physique is different, there are many types of kidney deficiency. Today, the editor will introduce several types of kidney deficiency to you and see which one you belong to.

Kidney Yin deficiency: It is usually caused by long-term illness, insufficient endowment, excessive sexual intercourse, or excessive intake of warm and dry products that rob the Yin. Its main symptoms are weight loss, fever in the five parts of the body, thirst and dry throat (or repeated sore throat), hot flashes due to bone steaming, red cheeks, sweating, tinnitus and deafness, back pain, yellow and red urine, red tongue with little coating, weak and rapid pulse, etc.

Kidney Yang deficiency: It is mostly caused by deficiency of Yang in the body, kidney deficiency due to old age, long-term illness, excessive sexual intercourse, etc. Its main symptoms are fear of cold, cold limbs, susceptibility to cold, or excessive sweating, loss of appetite, impotence, cold sperm (uterus) and infertility, diarrhea at dawn, or difficulty urinating or even edema, cold and sore waist, pale tongue or fat tongue with tooth marks, slow pulse, etc.

Deficiency of both kidney yin and yang: The main symptoms are restlessness in the five hearts, sweating or spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, spermatorrhea and insomnia, frequent dreams, red tongue without coating, weak and rapid pulse or pale tongue with white coating, and slow pulse.

Kidney Qi deficiency: The main symptoms are shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, fatigue, pale complexion, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, dribbling after urination, frequent and clear urination, soreness in the waist and knees, hearing loss, cold limbs, and weak pulse.

Deficiency of kidney essence: The main symptoms are mental decline, forgetfulness, insomnia, dull complexion, dark circles around the eyes, slow movements, weakness (or atrophy) of the lower limbs, soreness of the waist and knees, premature aging, impotence, and diarrhea. In adolescents, it causes developmental delay, and in children, it causes sluggishness and weakness.

It should be pointed out that all kinds of kidney deficiency are centered on kidney essence deficiency, so the manifestations of insufficient kidney essence run through all kinds of kidney deficiency; and due to the influence of various factors, the manifestations of each person are mainly one or several of these symptoms.