{"id":5025,"date":"2023-03-01T17:50:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T01:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activeherb.com\/blog\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:08:23","slug":"how-does-tcm-help-with-occasional-loose-stools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activeherb.com\/blog\/how-does-tcm-help-with-occasional-loose-stools.html","title":{"rendered":"How Does TCM Help With Occasional Loose Stools?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s a dinner conversation nobody wants to have\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussing occasional, loose watery stools is certainly unpleasant. But when it strikes you, do you know how to put a stop to it fast\u2014without having to rely on nasty-tasting, artificially-colored bright pink or green thick goo sold over-the-counter? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that TCM herbs that have centuries-worth of a track record of success, may be just what the doctor ordered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And here\u2019s how\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does TCM Explain Occasional Loose Stool? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to find out how traditional Chinese herbs help restore normal gut function, we need to understand how TCM theory views healthy digestion in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pure Qi (energy) we receive from food (and healthy beverages, too) is directed upwards by the Spleen organ system to the Lungs. Meanwhile, metabolic waste is directed downwards towards the intestines, and is separated from the nutrients we need and directed towards elimination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what causes loose stool, according to TCM theory? It\u2019s when the purified Qi that we get from food descends instead of rises. In addition, excess dampness causes loose stools. How much dampness there is in the intestines will determine how severe your bout of loose stool is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebellious Qi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But what causes Spleen Qi to descend rather than rise to the Lungs (rebellious Qi)? As Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director at the Institute for Traditional Medicine<\/a> in Portland, Oregon explains, the answer is three-fold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to resolve loose, watery stool, TCM formulas reinvigorate Yang energy of the Spleen and Kidney channels. <\/div>\n\n\n\n