Patient's question:
Irregular menstruation and taking Chinese medicine Yesterday was the first day I started drinking it. After finishing, I felt a warm sensation in my throat, somewhat like tonsillitis. Last night while sleeping, my throat had a burning sensation at one point, which was very painful and dry. In the past, when taking traditional Chinese medicine for gynecological issues, I also had similar feelings, but they were never as pronounced. Is this a symptom of diarrhea? Do I need to go to the hospital to change the prescription? Is there any way to reduce this side effect?What kind of assistance I need: Is this a symptom of diarrhea? Do I need to go to the hospital to change the prescription? Is there any way to reduce this side effect?
Doctor's answer:
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis believes that menstrual irregularities can be attributed to several conditions. Delayed menstruation and hypomenorrhea are often caused by excessive blood loss due to physical weakness, or the consumption of essence and blood after childbirth, or spleen deficiency leading to insufficient nourishing blood; or congenital insufficiency, excessive childbearing, and overexertion in the bedroom that depletes kidney essence, resulting in kidney deficiency and an unfilled (Chong Ren) system; or excessive consumption of extremely cold foods or exposure to cold, causing blood to congeal due to cold; or mental depression, emotional distress, and qi stagnation leading to blood stagnation. The described conditions may arise because TCM holds that treating menstrual irregularities requires first identifying the root cause of the condition to provide targeted treatment.