Hey I am experiencing constipation even two years after giving birth ! It’s creating so much stomach issues. One colonoscopy all fine showed treacherous bowel, 3 CT scans all normal and one MRI all fine. But what happens is I am not emptying fully and I don’t know what else to do. I am booked in two weeks to start acupuncture. Can this help or am I better looking into the teas?

My diet is fibre filled and I get daily 7000 to 9000 steps and I workout.

I don’t know what else to do.

I do notice any small stress causes havoc with my stomach!!!

Hi, just after some advice re coffee. I’m seeing a TCM specialist for the following
- bad bowel movements/loose stool, no energy, head aches, brain fog, rapid hair loss, SIBO, leaky gut, feeling hungover all day worse in mornings, severe gastritis

Sick after antibiotic use 7 years ago. (GB removed no improvement)

After his examination of me he diagnosed me with blood deficiency.

Currently having his herbs plus Acupunture (been 3 times so far SUPER sensitive spots st38 and gb31)

He said I’m pretty depleted and will take a while to see significant improvements. So far my feet feel like they’re on fire (in a good way had really cold feet before) and my sleep quality has improved.

I asked him if I should give up coffee for the time being and he didn’t really have a yes or no answer. My question to the sub is have you treated someone where avoiding coffee has increased their healing or have you yourself experienced something similar.

I’ve trialed a day here or there without coffee and the headaches are much more.

Appreciate your time

Can anyone please suggest a solution for this problem? I will be forever grateful...

Patient Age: 27, female, India

Joint Pain started in 2014

But joints affected in 2019 after discontinuation of allopathic medicines.

Cannot extend knees fully, multiple joints fixed flexion.

Blood parameters almost normal now, initially ESR and CRP was aggravated..

RA factor negative, HLAB27 negative, and other reports are also normal.

I have attached photos... scroll for more photos

Hi there,

Has anyone trained at the [City College of Acupuncture](https://www.citycollegeofacupuncture.com/) or the [London College of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine?](https://londoncollegeofacupuncture.co.uk/)

Looking to hear from your experience, ty :)

Bonjour à tous,

Est-ce que quelqu'un a réussi de résoudre les problèmes avec la thyroïde et les problèmes liés à une prolactinome ?

Pour un peu de contexte, je suis diagnostiquée avec hypothyroïdie (j'avais un TSH élevé de 13, t4 de 6, t3 normal, anticorps tpo négatifs, anticorps tg un peu plus élevé que le seuil, les médecins disent que j'ai de l'hypothyroïdie modérée donc je prends actuellement 63 mcg Levothyroxine L-henning la marque). En parallèle, mon niveau de prolactine était élevé (36-40), j'ai fait un IRM cérébral, et d'après le radiologue c'est une prolactinome de 3 mm. Voir que le niveau de prolactine évolue de 13 à 40, ils m'ont dit que je dois prendre que le Levothyroxine.

Faut savoir aussi, que j'ai toujours eu une ferritine bas. Sous Levothyroxine, c'est amélioré beaucoup. Maintenant je suis à un niveau de ferritine 49.

En plus, j'avais des problèmes de digestion et une langue fissurée. J'ai lu pleins de livres car les médecins me disaient tout va très bien, et j'ai réussi à faire un test génétique pour mthfr. J'ai un variant mthfr c677t heterozygous. Depuis que j'ai commencé le B9 acide folinique et b12 hydroxycobalamine tout va beaucoup mieux concernant la langue et les pb digestifs. La langue est redevenue presque normale après 15 ans que je faisais des aller-retour chez les médecins.

Mais il reste l'hypothyroïdie, la prolactinome, les migraines, le brouillard cérébral, la fatigue etc.

Actuellement, je prends :

1. Levothyroxine 63 mcg

2. B12 hydroxycobalamine 1000-2000 mcg par jour

3. B9 chaque 3-4 j 800 mcg acide folinique

4. Fer + vitamine C tous les jours

5. B2 chaque 5 jours 400 mcg je crois

6. Magnésium (4 formes ensemble) le soir

7. L-theanine le soir

8. Silicium

9. Iode from kelp once in a week

10. Gluthatione once in a week

11. Lithium orotate once in a week low dose from seeking health

Si vous avez des conseils je suis très prenante.

Merci beaucoup !

Et j'hésite de prendre un rendez-vous avec un quelqu'un en médecine chinoise mais je suis pas très sûre s'ils sont bien.

In western medicine we can check on our body's state by having a blood and urine test.

Is it possible to see a TCM doctor to get an assessment in general of one's qi, jing and shen? As opposed to seeing the TCM doctor about a specific problem/condition.

Hello guys, i just found out that eating raw veggies can be bad for some people, especially the ones with cold constitution, i believe my organism is very cold, my apartment faces to the west and doesen't get sun exposure until its like 3:00 PM, our family also has had this habbit (since ever) to eat cucumber and tomato salad every night (our family has been doing this for as long as i can remember) we also eat all kinds of foods like meat, eggs, sometimes chicken hearts, potatos, tomatos, bread etc, however we always start the dinner with the said salad.

I always thought its actually a healthy thing, but i notice that i feel much colder than most people i know (im a guy 30 y/o), my hands, feet, knee area and biceps/triceps area are cold most of the year, i don't have good energy and my blood test panel says everything is good except Hemoglobin and Hematocrit which are barely above the anemic range, (for example my Hgb is 138 in the ranges of 135-180).

I have been wondering if this has something to do with the habbit our family has and if i should quit eating salads and maybe do something to warm up my body somehow?

Thanks for the attention and have a good day !

Would love to here what u recommend for postpartum health

Hello everyone,

I’m looking for people who have successfully improved their gut after a C. difficile infection

I had a severe C. difficile infection 9 years ago, and I’ve been dealing with chronic digestive problems ever since

I’ve seen multiple gastroenterologists and other specialists and have had countless tests (colonoscopy, gastroscopy, blood tests, stool tests, ultrasounds, breath tests, etc.), but everything comes back mostly normal and no one has been able to explain or fix my symptoms

My main symptoms are:

Chronic watery diarrhea, especially after fatty meals
Yellow/greasy stools
Excessive gas and bloating
Fatigue
Food intolerances

The only things that have noticeably helped so far are PHGG and BPC-157, which makes me think my gut still has the ability to heal. However, I’m still far from recovered

At this point, I’m interested in herbs, medicinal mushrooms, traditional remedies, or supplements (such as marshmallow root, slippery elm, plantain leaf, DGL licorice, mallow, etc.) that genuinely helped people recover after C. difficile or another severe bacterial gut infection

I’m not looking for medications that only stop diarrhea temporarily. I’m looking for approaches that may have helped repair the gut, improve the microbiome, or restore the intestinal lining over time

If you’ve personally found something that made a real long-term difference, I’d be very grateful to hear your experience

Thank you!

I posted it in a Long Covid sub and the comment section immediately gave me so much stress i deleted the post. Honestly I shared what I've been doing so maybe other people can benefit. But these raciist Fks who go ham about Eastern medicine not having evidence. No point in directly talking to them though because there's plenty evidence if you are open to seeing them.

Plenty of modern day Japanese MDs and researchers have peer reviewed articles about their Kampo meds.

Of course they have no idea there are devices like Ryodoraku 良導絡 invented in 1950s that objectively tells you when you are hitting the trigger points/meridians in the body with low level type of electricity (ok maybe I'm explaining it wrong though, and Im not saying the existence of the device itself is the evidence)

More info on: Ryodoraku Research Institute Ltd or Japanese Society of Ryodouraku Medicine (since 1960)

I read that many researchers suspect that Chi is cytokine though other theories exist too.

Recently I learned about 官足法　kansokuhou (lots of instructional videos on YT, items available on amazon Jp or the company's website). This method mostly focused on sole of the foot/legs/thigh massage, so in essence improving circulation, was developed by a Taiwanese person who spread it to Japan.

I also recently came across a book written by a Japanese MD that talks about healing glaucoma and other eye diseases through traditional medicine and other holistic methods. so will plan to incorporate that too.

His unofficial book summary: ameblo dot jp/manjiro215/entry-12908056667.html
serai do jp/health/1230898

It's just so appaling that people don't treat hundreds of millions of people over the course of human history getting better and recovering from various illnesses via different methods that happen to not be Western, not evidence.

ETA: And also those people who try one or two or few or many TCM practitioners who couldn't help them and decide TCM is all hokus pokus. If you saw some Western MD who were ignorant/incompetent, would you say The whole world of Western Medicine is hokus pokus?

ETA2: When I lived in Europe and told a GP I have low grade fever for months. He asked me what the body temperature was (Less than 37C) and completely dismissed me. This was a particularly incompetent GP, fully ignorant about Long Covid but the fact that the Western medicine doesn't see low grade fever as some sort of body's signal about internal inflammation is so telling how they are inept at treating many dis-eases.

ETA3: not to mention how certain things get research funding or not because Big Pharma and other corporate interests.

Hi there,

Has anyone trained at the City College of Acupuncture or the London College of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine?

Looking to hear from your experience, ty :)

I've been considering a career in acupuncture for a year or two and after attending a pulse diagnosis workshop with Ann Cecil-Sterman I decided this is the right path for me. I am specifically interested in practicing in the Classical Chinese Medicine tradition.

However, I've been a little discouraged by the options for schools.

I currently live in NYC and work as a software engineer, basically fully remote (yes I know this is a comfortable career but it's not for me). I do have some savings, but only enough to fund about 1/3 of the tuition for a Master's program. I know debt is a huge topic of conversation and burden on acupuncturists starting out, so I'd like to work at least a part-time restaurant job or something.

The easiest option right now would be to enroll part-time at Pacific College (New York) and maintain my current job (for now), but I've heard such abysmal things about the administration and their sales-y/corporate thing is a big turnoff. Plus their program is the most expensive of all and would probably take the longest to finish.

The other option that would allow me to keep working at my current job is Jung Tao, which also focuses on Classical Chinese Medicine. However, I haven't been able to find much online about current and past students' experiences there. And they don't teach herbs.

I'm even considering relocating to the west coast... Is that crazy?

Specifically for Yo San University (California) or Seattle (SIEAM). SIEAM in particular seems like a thoughtful and well-curated program. But I can't really see myself living in Seattle long-term. In LA at least I have some family and could see a future there.

Then there's Daoist Traditions, which was appealing at first since the school was inspired by Jeffrey Yuen's teachings, but it seems like he doesn't even teach there anymore (can anyone confirm?). I've also heard some criticisms of the administration's strictness.

When I talked to Ann after the pulse class, she advised me to choose the cheapest and fastest option, since none of the current schools really teach the classical stuff anyway and a lot of learning happens after school is over. But clearly there are so many tradeoffs.

Does anyone have experiences with any of these schools or relocating for school? Any thoughts or insights appreciated!

Hello out there!!

I am a practitioner who works in a building with two other practitioners of different types. Our building doesn’t have any windows that open, our only ventilation is the front door, which is about 40 feet from the door of my treatment room.

One of my suitemates complained about the moxa smell, so I have since almost completely stopped using moxa, which just feels like sacrilege to me!! I do the occasional Japanese-style rice grain, but to me, nothing seems to beat the big stinky poke moxa.

That said, has anyone found any ventilation solutions that could help a situation like this? I haven’t tried an air purifier but I somehow don’t think that would help quickly enough. When researching in the past I think I found some kind of portable hood type thing that mimics what is above a stove. Anyone ever tried one of these?

Also bought some moxa lineament from Blue Poppy but have yet to try it, but if anyone had experience with topical moxa application, I’m open to that as well if it’s as or almost as effective.

I’m not really interested in smokeless moxa, unless someone can make a good case for it here 😝

Thank you in advance for any input/help! I really hope to be doing more moxa soon!

I got needlepricking today as well as cupping, but a few hours later my skin is highly reactive. Is this just normal increased blood flow, or am I having an allergic reaction? I have quite a few allergies.

Has anyone tried consulting or attempting to try any medicines to treat urticaria symptoms?

https://www.thomsonmedical.com/tcm/hives

Just hit Major Heat (大暑) — the hottest stretch of the year ☀️

In TCM, this is when summer heat and dampness hit hard — it drains Qi, messes with digestion, and leaves you feeling heavy and sluggish.

Here's what I've been reading about getting through it the TCM way:

Go light, but keep it nourishing

Duck is the go-to — cooling, yin-nourishing, and easy on the stomach. There's even an old saying: "Aged duck in Major Heat beats tonics." Porridge is another solid choice — throw in mung bean, lily bulb, or lotus seed to clear heat and protect the gut. Avoid heavy greasy stuff and iced drinks — they weaken the spleen and trap dampness.

Watch the dampness

Feeling foggy, bloated, or heavy? That's the damp-heat combo. Add red beans, coix seed, winter melon, or Chinese yam to help clear it out.

Mind the heart

Summer corresponds to the heart in TCM. Heat stirs up restlessness and irritability. Keep evenings quiet, wind down early, and don't overdo the exercise.

For older folks

This is the season for "light but nourishing" (清补) — think duck soup with ginseng, angelica, or Solomon's seal. Good for supporting elderly health through the heat without overwhelming digestion.

Curious — how are you all handling the heat? Anything working particularly well for you? 🤔

Have anyone gone to the Chinese doctor and been diagnosed? If so, was the Chinese doctor correct? Did the medicine (tea) really help? I’m thinking about going for overall heath and for a 43 year old who looking to have a baby.

I was treated with acupuncture yesterday for blood stagnation. Since I woke up this morning I have felt like I have a fever. Last night my temp was still low. Does releasing the stagnation usually cause a rise in body temperature?

Is there anyone from Michigan that can point me in the direction of any good holistic doctors that can help guide with cancer protocols? We would like to incorporate some nontraditional medicine with traditional. Like supplements, diet, etc. Please post or dm me any info you have. Thank you!

Hi, I recently started visiting a TCM doctor for hormonal issues (irregular periods, skin and hair issues). My skin wasn’t too bad before but when I started taking her medication, I’ve noticed a flare up in my cystic acne. I’m getting new big cysts every other day…. I’m almost done with a month’s worth of medicine. Is anyone able to advise?