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Clinical manifestations: Early-morning diarrhea around 5am with watery stools containing undigested food, deep abdominal coldness, sore lower back and knees, profound fatigue, fecal incontinence.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, puffy tongue with teeth marks and white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, weak, slow.
Treatment principle: Warm and tonify the Spleen and Kidneys while astringing the intestines to stop chronic diarrhea.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-and-Spleen-Yang-deficiency slide — this one genuinely names Yang on both sides plus explicit Cold and early-morning-diarrhea markers, a clean fit rather than the naming-mismatch override used elsewhere.
Clinical manifestations: Urgent, straining stools with blood and mucus, burning rectal sensation, tenesmus, abdominal cramping, foul-smelling discharge.
Tongue: Red body with thick yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat and dry Dampness while invigorating Blood circulation and resolving toxicity.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Large-Intestine slide.
3. Spleen Deficiency With Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Chronic loose mucus-containing stools without blood, post-meal bloating, body heaviness, fatigue, poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale swollen tongue with teeth marks and white greasy coating. Pulse: Soggy and slow.
Treatment principle: Strengthen Spleen function while draining accumulated Dampness from the digestive system.
Note: moxa applicable on the tonifying points. This pattern's own presentation has no Cold marker, so — consistent with the precedent set for Gastroparesis and Dull Eyes this batch — it is not forced onto this site's Cold-Dampness-invading-the-Spleen slide. No pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Cramping pain easing after a bowel movement, stress-triggered diarrhea, rib-side distension, irritability and frequent sighing.
Tongue: Normal or slightly pale with thin white coating. Pulse: Wiry, especially at the left Guan position.
Treatment principle: Soothe the Liver while strengthening Spleen-Qi to restore smooth digestive function.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Rebellious-Liver-Qi-invading-the-Spleen slide.
5. Yin and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dry or scanty blood-streaked diarrhea, weight loss, night sweats, five-center heat, pale complexion with possible malar flush.
Tongue: Pale to pale-red, thin, dry body with cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Yin and Blood while clearing deficiency Heat and moistening intestinal dryness.
Note: no moxa given the Yin deficiency. This site's decks have no combined Yin-and-Blood-deficiency slide — a new confirmed-absent category — so no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
6. Toxic-Heat
Clinical manifestations: High fever over 39°C, profuse fresh blood in the stools with minimal mucus, severe burning abdominal pain, intense thirst, restlessness.
Tongue: Red body with possible prickly thorns and dry yellow coating. Pulse: Rapid and forceful.
Treatment principle: Aggressively clear Heat-Toxin from the intestines while cooling Blood and replenishing depleted fluids.
Note: no moxa, medical urgency. This is the by-now very well-established standalone-Toxic-Heat absence — no such slide exists anywhere on this site — so no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.