What diseases are men prone to with excessive dampness?

Dampness in the body is no longer exclusive to women. In fact, men who do not pay attention to their living habits will also have dampness in their bodies. If men have too much dampness in their bodies, it will induce many diseases and make people feel uncomfortable. Dampness in the body needs to be regulated in time, especially in the rainy season. If the dampness is too heavy and you do not pay attention to regulating it, it will have a certain impact on the male reproductive organs. What diseases are men with heavy dampness prone to?

What diseases are men prone to if they have heavy dampness?

1. Spleen and stomach diseases

If the dampness is heavy, especially when cold and dampness invade the body, it will cause a high incidence of spleen and stomach diseases, the main manifestations of which are: nausea, vomiting, anorexia, abdominal distension, a feeling of water accumulation, diarrhea, chest tightness, a feeling of pharyngeal obstruction, etc.

2. Cervical and lumbar spondylosis

Whenever there are continuous rainy days, doctors will find that the number of young and middle-aged people suffering from cervical discomfort is on the rise. The damp climate can easily lead to the invasion of cold evil into the body, inducing cervical discomfort.

3. Skin diseases

When the humidity is high, skin diseases are more likely to occur, such as beriberi, eczema, lower limb ulcers, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that these skin diseases are related to hot and humid weather, especially heavy humidity.

4. Arthritis

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that osteoarthritis belongs to the category of arthralgia, namely "bone arthralgia", and its main clinical manifestations are joint pain, swelling, morning stiffness and functional impairment. It is a common chronic disabling disease. On cloudy days, rainy days, cold days and humid days, joint swelling and pain will be aggravated at the same time.

These Chinese patent medicines have the effect of removing dampness

1. Fuzi Lizhong Pills

Ingredients: Aconite (processed), Dangshen, Atractylodes (fried), Dry Ginger, Licorice.

Functions and indications: Warming the middle and strengthening the spleen. Used for symptoms such as spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness, cold pain in the abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea, and cold hands and feet.

2. Shenling Baishu Pills

This prescription is a representative prescription for treating diarrhea due to spleen deficiency. It is used for those who have frequent bowel movements due to eating a little greasy food or eating a little more, accompanied by undigested food, loose stools, delayed and repeated bowel movements, reduced appetite, abdominal distension and discomfort after eating, sallow complexion, fatigue, pale tongue with white fur, and weak pulse.

Ingredients: Ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Chinese yam, lotus seed, white hyacinth bean, Coix seed, Amomum villosum, Platycodon grandiflorum, Licorice root, and Jujube.

Functions and indications: Tonifies the spleen and stomach, and benefits the lung qi. Used for spleen and stomach weakness, poor appetite, loose stools, shortness of breath, cough, and limb fatigue. Tonifies qi and strengthens the spleen, and stops diarrhea by removing moisture.

3. Guipi Pills

Ingredients: Radix Codonopsis, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (fried), Radix Astragali Radix, Rhizoma Licorice, Poria, Radix Polygalae (processed), Ziziphi Spinosae (fried), Longan Meat, Angelica Sinensis, Radix Aucklandiae, Jujube (pitted).

Functions and indications: replenishing qi and strengthening spleen, nourishing blood and calming the mind. Used for deficiency of both heart and spleen, shortness of breath and palpitations, insomnia and dreaminess, dizziness, limb fatigue, loss of appetite, metrorrhagia and bloody stool.

4. Jianpi Pills

Jianpi Pills are a famous medicine for digestion and relieving stagnation. They are named for their ability to strengthen the spleen and digest food. They are based on the "Jianpi Pills" recipe in Volume 5 of Wang Kentang's "Zhengzhi Zhunsheng·Leifang" in the Ming Dynasty. They are the sister recipe of Baohe Pills and are most commonly used for children with indigestion.

Ingredients: Radix Codonopsis pilosulae, Atractylodes macrocephala (fried), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (fried), Crataegus pinnatifida (fried), Malt (fried).

Functions and indications: Strengthens the spleen and stimulates appetite. Used for spleen and stomach weakness, abdominal distension, poor appetite and loose stools.

5. Muxiang Shunqi Pills

Ingredients: costus root, processed bitter orange peel, dried orange peel, cyperus rotundus (processed with vinegar), betel nut, atractylodes (fried), amomum villosum, magnolia officinalis (processed), liquorice, green tangerine peel (fried).

Functions and indications: Promotes qi and eliminates dampness, strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the stomach. Indications: chest and diaphragm distension, abdominal distension and pain, vomiting, nausea, belching and poor appetite.