What are the symptoms of excessive dampness in women?
Disease description:
Recently, I have been feeling that my dampness is quite heavy. Could you please tell me what symptoms women may experience when they have excessive dampness?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Tiesheng
When women have excessive dampness, they may experience a series of symptoms:
1. Weight gain: Weight may increase without apparent cause, due to dampness accumulation impairing the spleen and stomach's transformation and transportation functions, thereby hindering normal digestion and absorption of food.
2. Skin problems: Such as eczema and acne, caused by dampness blocking the meridians and affecting the elimination of dampness.
3. Fatigue: Persistent feelings of tiredness and weakness, with difficulty recovering energy even after rest.
4. Abnormal vaginal discharge: Women with excessive dampness may experience increased vaginal discharge, changes in its consistency, or an unusual odor.
5. Menstrual irregularities: Excessive dampness may also affect the female endocrine system, leading to irregular menstrual cycles or dysmenorrhea.
6. Decreased sleep quality: Excessive dampness may disrupt sleep, causing frequent dreams, easy awakening during the night, or light sleep.
In addition, excessive dampness may trigger symptoms such as low mood, dizziness, frequent or urgent urination. Specifically, dampness may block the heart and spleen functions, leading to emotional instability; simultaneously, dampness obstructing the brain's meridians may cause dizziness and vertigo; and dampness affecting the bladder may result in frequent or urgent urination.
