Constipation

Blood deficiency
- Symptoms- constipation during pregnancy, difficult defecation with dry stools, pale complexion, dizziness, blurred vision, tiredness, depression. Tongue: pale and thin. Pulse: choppy

Kidney Yang deficiency
- Symptoms- difficulty in defecation, exhaustion and sweating after defecation, stools not dry, sore back and knees, feeling cold, frequent-pale urination. Tongue: pale and wet. Pulse: deep and weak

Kidney Yin deficiency
- Symptoms - dry stools, thirst with desire to sip water, dry mouth and throat especially in the evening, sore back and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, night sweating. Tongue: red without coating, cracks. Pulse: floating-empty

Liver Qi stagnation
- Symptoms- constipation with stools shaped like pebbles but not dry, desire to open the bowls but difficulty in doing so, belching, abdominal distention, irritability. Tongue: may be of normal color or slightly red on the sides. Pulse: Wiry

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