Defecation

• Constipation due to dryness of stool usually indicates accumulation of heat or consumption of body fluid.
• Loose stool suggests deficiency of the spleen or retention of damp in the spleen.
• Watery stool with undigested food implies deficiency of yang of the spleen and kidney.
• Bloody stool with mucus and tenesmus results from damp heat in the intestines and stagnation of qi in the intestinal tract.