Are cold hands and feet and difficulty conceiving caused by a "cold bottom" constitution? Chinese medicine practitioners reveal "4 habits" that make the body more weak and cold
Does cold hands and feet mean you have a cold constitution? If you have these symptoms, beware of excessive deficiency fire.
Women often have cold hands and feet and are afraid of the wind. Is this all due to their “cold bottom” constitution? In an interview with “Healthorn”, Dr. Guo Dawei, the general director of Yunlin General Hospital of Fuyuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, explained that common signs of people with cold body constitution include cold hands and feet, prone to backache, pale face, light lip color, and dizziness when standing up after squatting. , or are more afraid of the wind than ordinary people, and even wear scarves all year round.
“A female patient with a cold bottom constitution once came to see a doctor. The doctors and nurses only wore short-sleeved thin coats, but she wore 5 long-sleeved tops, 2 pairs of trousers and 2 pairs of socks!” Chinese medicine doctor Guo Dawei said that the cold bottom constitution When the weather is cold, you can take an appropriate amount of medicinal food, such as braised pork ribs with medicinal herbs, Shiquan Dabu Decoction, etc. You should also pay attention to adequate exercise.
However, simply having cold hands and feet does not necessarily mean you have a cold constitution. Traditional Chinese medicine doctor Guo Dawei explained that constitution is divided into cold and hot, and there are more distinctions such as cold and cold externally, hot externally, cold above and hot below, and hot above and cold below. Although many women have cold hands and feet, they still have constipation problems. If they are given warming tonics at this time, it will aggravate the constipation problem.
Chinese medicine doctor Guo Dawei pointed out that many people have cold hands and feet but bright red tongues, dry tongues and mouths, easy irritability, shallow sleep, irregular menstruation, constipation, etc. This type of constitution is internal heat and external cold, which is caused by excessive fire in the body. If it is caused by excessive heat, we should use “nourishing yin” prescriptions to restore it, so as to reduce the deficiency fire and warm the body.
What habits make the body weak and cold? Is it harder to get pregnant if you have a cold body constitution?
“The reason why the body is weak and cold is often eating the wrong food at the wrong time!” Chinese medicine doctor Guo Dawei said that after getting up, you eat lettuce salad before your stomach is awake, or you usually like to drink hand-shaken drinks or eat melons fruits, seafood, etc. are more likely to cause coldness in the body.
Will it be more difficult for women with cold constitution or cold constitution to conceive? Chinese medicine practitioner Guo Dawei pointed out that the ability to conceive is related to basal body temperature. Generally, a woman’s body temperature drops before ovulation, and will reach its lowest level on the day of ovulation, and then enter a high temperature period of 12-14 days. The normal basal body temperature should be 36.6 degrees. If the basal body temperature is too low, it may increase the difficulty of conception.
“When the basal body temperature rises, the endometrium thickens, making it easier to conceive normally. Some women have a cold body constitution, but find that the basal body temperature does not rise when they enter the high temperature period. This may be related to insufficient luteal function, and some are due to uterine transition. If the temperature ability is not good or the egg function is not good, further treatment must be done after diagnosis by a doctor!”
Dr. Guo Dawei said that low basal body temperature can indeed be regarded as another cold-base constitution. In addition to proper conditioning, intercourse is more suitable during ovulation, and the intake of cold food should be reduced for a period of time after intercourse. Eating too much cold food will affect the luteal function during ovulation. There have been patients who suffered miscarriages quickly despite successful pregnancy.
Sedentary life and hot diet affect female fertility
Why can foreign women still eat cold food without confinement, without affecting their pregnancy function? Dr. David Guo believes that in addition to the genetic differences between Eastern and Western ethnic groups, dietary habits and exercise levels also have an impact.
Compared with Western women, Taiwanese girls spend most of their time engaged in static activities, being sedentary and inactive. In addition, the diet in subtropical areas tends to be hot and dry, and many girls like to drink hand-shaken drinks, which will affect the body’s cold and heat, and even the function of pregnancy.
Dr. Guo Dawei reminds that although cold body constitution is related to basal body temperature, every woman’s situation is different and it cannot be generalized. She should consult a professional Chinese medicine practitioner for diagnosis, and then determine whether it is an ovarian follicle problem or a luteal corpus function problem that affects the fertility function, and receive appropriate conditioning. Adjustments to your diet and lifestyle can increase your pregnancy success rate.
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