Failing Kidney Consolidation - Frequent Urination

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Five TCM syndromes which can manifest as 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.

 

Failing Kidney Consolidation is a subtype of Kidney Yang Deficiency.

Particular TCM syndromes can have many manifestations. In this case

the accent is very much on the frequent, clear, profuse urination.

 

" Frequent clear and profuse urination, possibly with incontinence,

associated with characteristic symptoms of Kidney yang deficiency

such as weak aching lower back and knees, cold limbs, tinnitus, pale

face, pale flabby tongue with a thin white coat, and a deep thready

weak pulse, especially at the proximal (chi) position. " (Fluid

Physiology and Pathology in Traditional , Steven

Clavey, p.95.)

 

Incontinence is very probable.

 

Note the thin tongue coating. Thin (and even absent) tongue coatings

are characteristic of conditions which are either normal or

Deficient. Thick tongue coatings are indicative of Excess conditions,

problems caused by there being too much of something.

 

Problems with the back and knees are characteristic of Kidney

imbalance (as are problems with the ears and hearing). If the urine

is clear and profuse and the person has problems with cold, this

points to Kidney Yang Deficiency. If the urine is yellow and scanty

and the person has problems with heat , this points to Yin

Deficiency. Kidney Qi Deficiency also can manifest with problems with

the back and knees.

 

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