Patient's question:
Over the past few months, I've been experiencing severe lower back pain, weakness in my limbs, a heavy and bloated feeling in my lower abdomen, and very little menstrual flow with pale blood, accompanied by symptoms of dysmenorrhea. I've been divorced for several years and haven't been able to conceive. I've also been suffering from chronic dizziness. After a thorough examination at the hospital, they diagnosed me with endometriosis.What kind of help I need: Can endometriosis be regulated with traditional Chinese medicine?
Doctor's answer:
As you described, Si Wu Tang is primarily used to tonify qi and blood, regulate menstruation, and resolve blood stasis, mainly treating conditions such as irregular menstruation. However, since endometriosis falls outside the scope of its treatment, your discomfort may be more pronounced. It is recommended that you stop taking Si Wu Tang.Endometriosis is often accompanied by abnormal levels of endocrine hormones in the body, so the use of desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol tablets is ideal for you. You should decide whether to use oral contraceptives or other methods based on the results of your endocrine hormone level tests.
For Huang Long Tang, an herbal decoction used to invigorate blood and resolve stasis in endometriosis, it is best taken warm after meals.
For conditions involving heat-ignited blood stasis, the decoction of cooling blood and invigorating blood should be cooked for a shorter time and preferably served cool or slightly warm.