I squatted on the toilet, my calves were numb, I could feel it, but I couldn't use any force.
What kind of feeling is it? It's not that it doesn't exist in the stomach, but it seems that there is a stream of air supporting it, but it can't push it at all.
Like a deflated rubber ball, deflated and without energy.
When he went to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor for consultation, the elderly man did not rush to prescribe medicine. Instead, he asked first: "Do you often feel exhausted and can't even muster the interest to talk?"
I nodded.
He said that this is called Qi deficiency, which means spleen deficiency. Qi is also needed for intestinal peristalsis. Once Qi is insufficient, it will "go on strike".
Therefore, don’t eat bananas and laxatives at will. It is like tightening the clockwork on the intestines. The intestines are already weak, and the more they are urged, the more damage they will cause.
Then I tried a stupid way to eat.
It’s not about taking medicine, it’s about eating.
Eat those things that can replenish your energy slowly.
Yams are not vegetables, but medicine
I didn't like eating yams before, they were slippery and tasteless.
The steamed iron stick yam is in a powdery state with a glutinous texture. When you take a bite, your mouth will be filled with such earthy aroma.
Later, I read the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which recorded that it "reinforces kidney qi and strengthens the spleen and stomach", and then I realized that the powdery and glutinous feeling was actually the "rustic energy" that it could replenish.
There is no need to peel it, just wash it and steam it directly in the pot, and eat it with the skin.
Don't fry it, otherwise it will destroy its function.
The layer of skin on millet porridge
When I had a cold when I was a child, my mother would always make millet porridge. There was a thick layer of rice oil floating on the millet porridge, and she would insist on making me drink the rice oil.
She said this is "porridge skin", which is the most nourishing.
Now it is clear that the outer layer of millet is the essence of millet. Its nature is relatively cool, but it can moisturize the "dry and knotted" state caused by the weak fire.
If you are afraid of coldness, add some red dates, tear the dates, remove the cores, and cook them together.
The sweetness of dates can replenish the blood.
Pumpkins should be eaten with the skin
After the pumpkin is steamed, it becomes soft, golden in color, and warm when you look at it.
It enters the spleen meridian and replenishes qi.
But many people eat pumpkin without the skin, which I think is a shame.
The skin of the pumpkin is still edible after being washed and steamed. The traces of fiber it presents are actually like a broom that cleans the intestines.
White lentils, an underrated supporting actor
White lentils are not often eaten, but adding a handful to the stew will make the soup sweeter.
It is especially suitable for those with constipation who always feel that their body is heavy and like they are wrapped in a wet towel.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and reducing dampness, which means that the effect is to clean up the useless waste water, so that the qi can flow smoothly.
Be sure to cook it thoroughly.
Don’t take “diet therapy” as medicine
As I write this, I suddenly want to say something discouraging.
Don’t expect that constipation will be cured after eating pumpkin for three days.
Diet therapy is not a quick fix, it is like burying seeds in the soil, you have to wait.
Wait for it to sprout, wait for it to take root deeply, wait for it to accumulate bit by bit, and gradually make up for those false and deficient Qi.
How much do you need to eat to be called enough?
Some people also say, I took it, but it didn’t work?
Are you eating yams and staying up late at the same time?
Or take a bite of pumpkin and then turn around and drink an iced Americano?
The spleen and stomach are very delicate. It has just accumulated some heat, but you have extinguished it again.
that moment
One morning, after drinking a bowl of hot millet and yam porridge, I suddenly felt the urge to defecate.
It's either a stomachache or urgency feeling, or it's a natural, natural feeling.
Sitting on the toilet, not exerting any effort, it was over.
I almost cried at that moment.
It turns out that normal defecation is like this.
It turns out that it feels so effortless and so happy.
So you see, constipation caused by a weak spleen cannot be rushed.
Just eat these things that grow in the soil and slowly fill in the "empty".
Earth overcomes water and produces all things.
The spleen belongs to earth. When it heals, everything will go smoothly.
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