Possible Roots of Frequent Urination

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This post primarily is for students on the list as it goes into a lot

of detail.

 

First, I want to point out that there can be a difference between

frequent urination and profuse urination. It's frequent profuse

urination which is associated with Kidney Yang Deficiency. The

person not only goes to the bathroom a lot but produces a large

quantity of CLEAR urine. In the latter stages of Yang Deficiency,

after the person has gotten to the point that s/he's rarely drinking

at all, the actual volume of the urine may not be that great, but

it's still profuse in relation to what the person is taking in. In

Kidney Yang Deficiency it often seems to the person that whatever

s/he drinks is going straight through her/him (it is) and that s/he

is putting out more liquids than s/he is taking in. S/he is. Dryness

problems are setting in. In addition to losing what the person

drinks, necessary water is being pulled from the tissues and the

blood. It may be difficult to find a vein for a blood test, and the

blood can be unusually thick. (Internal Yin Cold Predominating Over

Yang also can cause profuse urination.)

 

" Frequent urination

 

" This refers to an obvious increase in the frequency of urination,

which when severe can occur up to every fifteen to twenty minutes

during waking. This condition is different from both 'nocturia',

which is frequency only at night, and 'clear profuse urination',

which may be frequent but is always clear and profuse,

whereas 'frequency' may be clear or dark, and profuse or scanty. "

(Fluid Physiology and Pathology in Traditional ,

Steven Clavey, p. 95.)

 

The possible Roots of frequent urination are Urinary Bladder Damp

Heat, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Failing Kidney Consolidation (Kidney

Yang Deficiency), Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency, and Liver Qi

Blockage.

 

I'll be going into detail in another post.

 

Victoria