Diarrhea after taking Chinese medicine

If you experience diarrhea while taking Chinese medicine, you should pay attention. As for why the symptoms of diarrhea occur, you must first understand what kind of Chinese medicine you are taking. If it is a medicine for expelling cold, this is a normal reaction. In addition, if it is a medicine for clearing heat and purging fire, it is also a relatively normal reaction. Of course, it may also be due to drug overdose, and the specific situation needs to be analyzed specifically.

Does diarrhea after taking Chinese medicine mean expelling cold?

Generally speaking, having diarrhea after taking Chinese medicine is not a big problem. If you take Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying, diarrhea is good for your body. Otherwise, you should stop taking the medicine and observe for twelve hours before deciding whether to see a doctor.

If you have internal heat in the body, such as a heat cold, irritability, or acne and then take Chinese medicine for diarrhea, it is because the medicinal properties of the Chinese medicine draw the heat in the body downward and expel it, playing a role in relieving heat, so there is no need to worry.

If you take Chinese medicine for other illnesses, you should find out the reason; there are taboos in taking Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine for nourishing the body should be taken on an empty stomach, and Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying should be taken after meals. This will be beneficial to the body.

What causes diarrhea after taking Chinese medicine?

1. Chinese medicine for purging fire

In some cases, it is normal to have diarrhea after taking Chinese medicine. For example, if a baby has a fever, giving the baby Chinese medicine for purging heat will cause diarrhea. After the fever subsides, the diarrhea will also disappear. This is normal.

2. Constipation

Another possibility is that the patient himself has constipation, and there is a small amount of laxative in the medicine, so diarrhea will also occur, but the diarrhea is relatively mild. If the diarrhea is very severe, cannot be stopped, or is watery, then it is an abnormal phenomenon.

3. Eating incompatible foods

If you consume foods that are incompatible with the medicine while taking the medicine, you will experience symptoms similar to poisoning, such as diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Both adults and children should avoid certain foods while taking Chinese medicine. Many foods cannot be eaten. The specific foods that cannot be eaten depend on the properties of the medicine in the formula. Before taking the medicine, you should consult a doctor about which foods cannot be eaten.

4. Overdose

It is well known that traditional Chinese medicine is a thorough cure, but the doctor's treatment level also determines the patient's health. Some doctors lack experience and exceed the dosage when prescribing medicine, which can easily cause patients to have diarrhea after taking the traditional Chinese medicine. If this is the case, ask the doctor to modify the prescription as soon as possible and re-prescribe the medicine. The re-prepared medicine can add some anti-diarrhea drugs.

5. Drinking too cold medicine

Chinese medicine can be taken in the form of decoctions or powders. No matter which one you take, you should take it with warm water, or heat it up before drinking. When the weather is cold, drinking medicine that is too cold can cause gastrointestinal discomfort.