Do you have any symptoms of severe liver qi stagnation?

Now is the time when spring comes and flowers bloom, and everything is reviving and full of vitality. But for us humans, the beginning of spring is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that we no longer have to suffer from winter, and the bad thing is that we are more likely to get sick. For example, some people easily get angry in the spring, feel depressed and have chest tightness, which eventually leads to liver qi stagnation. So, what are the symptoms of severe liver qi stagnation?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver "likes to be smooth and hates to be depressed". Only when the liver's function of dispersing qi is normal can the human body's qi and blood flow smoothly, and the body and mind are healthy. If the liver qi is not flowing smoothly, the qi flow in the human body will be blocked, thus causing various pathological changes in the body, such as edema, blood stasis, amenorrhea in women, etc. Therefore, soothing the liver is the key to nourishing the liver.

"Liver depression" is the common name for "liver qi stagnation", which is often caused by emotional depression or sudden mental stimulation, or by hepatitis B virus invading the liver and causing blockage of liver meridian qi. As the pace of life quickens, people face increasing pressure, and more and more people are showing symptoms of liver qi stagnation.

1. Feeling depressed or irritable. This symptom is the most common, manifested as low mood, constant sighing, or irritability, affecting daily life and work.

2. Bloating, pain, etc. in the area where the liver meridian runs. The liver meridian runs through the lower abdomen, chest, flanks, laryngopharynx, top of the head and other parts. Liver qi stagnation may cause symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, breast tenderness, flank pain, and headache.

3. Lesions in the neck and throat. The liver meridian runs through the throat. When liver qi stagnates there, people will feel a foreign body in the throat and be unable to swallow or cough out. Chinese medicine calls this "plum pit qi." If Qi stagnation lasts for a long time, it will further affect the normal circulation of blood and body fluids, causing phlegm and blood stasis in the neck and the appearance of neck lumps, etc.

4. Female breast and menstrual lesions. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "women's liver is their innate factor", so women are more prone to liver qi stagnation. In addition to the above symptoms, there may also be breast tenderness, lumps, dysmenorrhea or menstrual disorders.

5. Digestive system diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver and spleen are closely connected in both physiology and pathology. Prolonged stagnation of liver qi can affect the spleen and stomach, leading to abnormal digestive function, decreased appetite, belching, abdominal distension, unformed stools and even diarrhea.