大肠湿热证

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

• abdominal pain
• dysentery with pus and blood, mixed red and white, or sudden urgent diarrhea
• tenesmus
• burning sensation at the anus
• short dark urination

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

• fever and thirst
• nausea and vomiting
• glomus and oppression in the chest and epigastrium

Etiology · 病因

Unclean food, excessive consumption of rich, pungent, cold, or spoiled foods; or externally contracted summer-heat, damp, or toxic pathogens invading the bowel.

Pathomechanism · 病机

Damp-heat accumulates in the Large Intestine, obstructing qi and blood; the bowel qi is blocked, the membranes and vessels are damaged, and conduction fails.