What is the cause of amenorrhea in phlegm-damp constitution?

As people's living ability continues to improve, more and more people do not care about their diet and dietary health. When faced with their favorite foods, they eat too much and develop a phlegm-damp constitution. The symptoms of patients are greasy face, endocrine disorders, clumsy movements, and obesity. Although phlegm-damp constitution is a minor disease, it can easily cause amenorrhea if not treated in time. So what is the cause of amenorrhea due to phlegm-damp constitution?

People with phlegm-damp constitution are fat, have oily faces, puffy eyes, loud footsteps, and don't like to get up after sitting down. They don't like to drink water. If they drink too much water, they will feel uncomfortable, with abdominal distension, puffy face, swollen hands and feet, weight gain, and constipation. They have cloudy and foamy urine for a long time.

Sweating is polarized, either obviously less sweating or no sweating, or sweating too much. Slow and sluggish movements, chest tightness, dizziness, drowsiness, staying in bed, and liking to sleep in. Stool is dry or sticky and uncomfortable, and has a strong odor. Menstrual flow is small or even amenorrhea. As long as there are these manifestations, it is basically a phlegm-damp constitution.

If there is too much dampness in the body, it means that the body has a phlegm-damp constitution, and people with a phlegm-damp constitution are prone to obesity. Generally, obese people are definitely of the phlegm-damp constitution. So, how to improve and regulate the body's dampness, poor spleen and stomach, etc.

Among the foods that can remove dampness and strengthen the spleen, coix seed is very good. Drinking a cup of Guqi red coix seed powder every morning can not only solve the breakfast problem, but also help the body remove dampness. I belong to the phlegm and dampness constitution, and my body is heavy with dampness. In the afternoon, my two calves become thicker. Later, I insisted on eating some Guqi red coix seed powder every day, and then slowly improved.

In addition, you should avoid eating fatty and sweet foods, drinking alcohol, and eat until you are 70% full. Avoid binge eating and eating too fast. There is a trick: if you see a thick tongue coating, don't eat meat recently. People with phlegm and dampness constitution should eat more foods that can strengthen the spleen and benefit the body, such as Chinese yam, coix seed, tuckahoe, lentils, red beans, and silkworm beans.

Chinese yam has the effect of replenishing the innate kidney qi and strengthening the acquired spleen and stomach. Modern research has found that coix seed not only contains rich nutrients, but also has good anti-tumor, regulates human immune function, nourishes the skin, lowers blood pressure and blood sugar, relieves fever and pain, and is anti-inflammatory.

Poria cocos is listed as a top-grade product in the Shennong Herbal Classic. Eating it regularly can "calm the soul and nourish the spirit, and prolong life without hunger." Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, loved to eat Poria cocos cakes. He still had an amazing memory and a strong body when he was over 60 years old.

As for vegetables, people with phlegm-damp constitution can choose leafy vegetables such as mushrooms, radishes, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkins, bean sprouts and cabbage. In addition, they should also eat some vegetables that warm the yang, benefit the dampness and reduce phlegm, such as ginger, green onions, garlic, leeks, onions, peppers, seaweed, kelp, jellyfish, etc. These have the effects of removing dampness and promoting water, reducing phlegm and dispersing stagnation, quenching thirst, and nourishing the spleen and kidneys.

When choosing fruits, eat more low-sugar fruits or dried fruits that are warm and invigorate the spleen and kidneys, and be careful not to eat fruits with high sweetness. You should eat more fruits with relatively low sugar content, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, dragon fruits, durian, lemons, cherries, papayas, etc.

It is common for patients with phlegm-damp constitution to have amenorrhea due to excessive dampness in their bodies. Women with excessive coldness in their bodies must adjust their bodies in time if they have phlegm-damp constitution. Severe phlegm-dampness, if it enters the uterus and ovaries, will make the uterus colder and worse, thus leading to amenorrhea.