Phlegm-dampness combined with blood stasis obesity: characteristics, formation mechanism and health risks

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In clinical practice, we often see obese patients who look like they are wearing a black collar around their necks.

Why is my skin so rough? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that phlegm and dampness are pathogenic factors.

Blood stasis is also a factor; phlegm-dampness and blood stasis often occur together, influencing each other and having a long-term latent effect.

These substances accumulate in the body, causing a constitution of phlegm and dampness with blood stasis, which is very common in obese people. A dark collar...

Rough skin is caused by blood stasis.

The Ling Shu states: "A fat person...has thin flesh, thick skin, and is dark."

The color... its blood is black and turbid, its qi is astringent and slow. The *Jingyue Quanshu* states: "Body fluids are the surplus of blood, flowing..."

"Outside the vessels, it circulates throughout the body... If the blood and qi are turbid, they will condense and form phlegm..." In other words, obese people...

Phlegm and dampness accumulating over time can cause poor blood circulation, just like too much silt in a riverbed obstructs the flow of water.

Similarly; poor blood circulation can also lead to phlegm buildup, which is understandable, as slow-flowing rivers easily accumulate phlegm.

It is prone to silt deposition.

The clinical manifestations of obesity with phlegm-dampness and blood stasis are primarily obesity, characterized by a full and soft abdomen, and also include signs of blood stasis, such as a dull complexion, dark lips, and purplish sublingual veins. Secondary manifestations include rough skin, facial wrinkles, and pain in certain parts of the body.

This can also be confirmed in Western medical research on obesity. Obesity has a very common...

The accompanying problem is called "pseudoacanthosis nigricans," which is associated with obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and insulin resistance.

It is related to the fact that it can affect both men and women, but it is most common in people aged 25 to 60, and is more prevalent in obese individuals or those with darker skin.

The lesions are small pigmented spots and velvety thickenings, often accompanied by skin tags, and are most common in the armpits, groin, and labia.

See. This is very similar to the understanding of obese phlegm-dampness combined with blood stasis constitution.

Some patients also have endocrine system issues.

Manifestations include hirsutism in women, incomplete development of secondary sexual characteristics, and menstrual disorders. Some scholars consider it a pseudo-sexual phenomenon.

Acanthosis nigricans is a warning sign of type 2 diabetes. Studies have reported that many people with normal weight...

The probability of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients developing acanthosis nigricans is 5% to 10%, and obese patients with PCOS are more likely to develop it.

The probability of acanthosis is 50%. Obese patients with acanthosis nigricans have abnormally high blood insulin levels.

Acanthosis nigricans is twice as common in obese patients. This suggests that the severity of acanthosis nigricans in obese patients with phlegm-dampness and blood stasis is higher than in those with simple phlegm-dampness.

Those with a weaker constitution are more susceptible to various secondary diseases.

How to determine phlegm-dampness accumulation (V)

The most distinctive feature that distinguishes obese individuals with phlegm-dampness and blood stasis from those with phlegm-dampness obesity is their skin condition.

Normally, their complexion is dull and lacks rosiness, and their skin color is also dark or has some pigmentation.

My skin is dull and dry. This makes me prone to developing wrinkles, dark circles, and rough skin.

The latest crazy trend on the internet: fold an enlarged banknote in half and place it on your face to make your face appear larger.

Half of the image was aligned with half of a celebrity's face on a banknote, and then a photo was taken and uploaded online. But this is not a game.

This is not a trend, but a characteristic manifestation of blood stasis, a signal. Furthermore, blood stasis...

When blood vessels are blocked, they become obstructed, and this obstruction naturally causes pain, making the body prone to aches and pains. Let's look at...

Look, people with blood stasis constitution have dark lips or a noticeably purplish color, and dark circles under their eyes.

He's dark-skinned, with panda eyes, a dull nose, and his hair is starting to fall out.

How is phlegm leakage and fire formed?

The spleen and stomach, both belonging to the central earth element, are typically in a state of balanced moisture and dryness, with orderly ascending and descending functions and regular digestion and transportation.

If one consumes excessive amounts of rich and sweet foods for a long period, obesity may occur when the spleen and stomach functions are still healthy; if this exceeds the spleen and stomach's capacity...

The spleen and stomach's digestive function may be impaired due to factors such as irregular diet, emotional imbalance, or lack of exercise.

Stagnation leads to impaired digestion and absorption of food and water. When the spleen's function is impaired, dampness and turbidity accumulate internally, turning into fat and grease.

When the earth element is excessively abundant, obesity arises. "Fatness obstructs the stomach, and sweetness stagnates the spleen," leading to digestive imbalances and disordered behavior.

Factors such as these can cause the spleen and stomach to fail to ascend or descend as they should, leading to stagnation of tangible substances in the stomach and intestines, thus obstructing the flow of Qi.

Stagnation, the retention of turbid qi, leads to the pathological change of "excessive pathogenic qi resulting in fullness".

If phlegm and dampness accumulate in the body for a long time, it can easily affect the circulation of qi and blood, eventually causing blood to become blocked as well.

These lumps form blood stasis. This type of obesity often results from prolonged obesity, which disrupts the normal flow of qi and blood in the body.

Severe obstruction and impaired metabolism of waste products in the body lead to the accumulation of phlegm and blood stasis, which often manifest as...

The complexion is dull, the lips are dark in color, and there is forgetfulness and purplish discoloration of the veins under the tongue. This indicates phlegm-dampness combined with blood stasis.

Type II obesity is an aggravation of the first two types of obesity.

When phlegm-dampness obesity progresses to the stage of phlegm-dampness combined with blood stasis, the two pathogenic factors of phlegm-dampness and blood stasis interact.

Using this method is more dangerous than simply treating phlegm-dampness obesity; it's like a riverbed becoming silted up-over time, the water flow...

It slowed down more and more, the river channel got blocked, and then I developed high blood pressure, stroke, and many other health problems.

Diseases that threaten our lives also arise, so people who are obese due to phlegm and dampness stagnation must pay close attention to this.

The importance of this degree of attention. What should people with blood stasis constitution pay attention to?

Obese individuals with phlegm-dampness and blood stasis are prone to coronary heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is considered the "number one" threat to human health.

A killer disease has spread globally. Since the 1980s, the incidence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease in my country have been rising.

The incidence rate is showing an upward trend year by year, and coronary heart disease is one of these diseases. Coronary heart disease is caused by arterial damage in the coronary arteries.

It is a common heart disease among middle-aged and elderly people caused by narrowing and insufficient blood supply.

What causes coronary artery stenosis and insufficient blood supply? Mainly because the coronary arteries are blocked...

Phlegm, dampness, and blood stasis have obstructed the flow of qi. Although coronary heart disease is a common and frequently occurring disease among middle-aged and elderly people, it is not...

Everyone can get this disease, but not everyone's coronary arteries will be blocked. This is similar to...

This is closely related to the phlegm-dampness combined with blood stasis we've discussed. We usually don't have the concept of blood stasis and are unaware of it.

I have bruising.

Over time, more and more blockages accumulate, making it difficult to avoid getting sick.