Excessive body fat may be an accomplice of uterine fibroids? Chinese medicine doctor Zhou Zonghan: Drinking 1 weight loss tea can help you lose weight

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women. Approximately 30% of women will develop uterine fibroids in their lifetime. But, do you know? Excessive body fat may also contribute to the growth of uterine fibroids! Generally speaking, obese women are more likely to develop uterine fibroids. If an obese patient suffers from uterine fibroids, the most important thing is to lose weight first to prevent the fibroids from continuing to grow. Chinese medicine practitioner Zhou Zonghan said that uterine fibroids caused by obesity are mostly caused by the phlegm-damp constitution of the puffy type, and are suitable for conditioning with "weight loss tea" that replenishes qi and eliminates accumulation.

What are the common symptoms of uterine fibroids?

According to the Ministry of the Interior's population statistics, there are approximately 6 million females aged 15 to 50 in Taiwan, of which 10% to 15% have problems with excessive menstrual bleeding; and as many as 80% of women do not know that this is a distress signal sent by the body, and most of them are caused by uterine fibroids.

Common symptoms of uterine fibroids are that the fibroids compress the contractile muscles, causing vaginal bleeding and a feeling of swelling in the lower abdomen. If the fibroids compress the bladder, it can cause frequent urination, urgency, and urinary retention, and then compress the rectum, causing constipation. Fibroids may also compress the ureters, internal and external iliac veins and nerves, resulting in ureteral obstruction, hydronephrosis, lower limb edema or neuralgic pain.

Excessive body fat may contribute to the growth of uterine fibroids

Chinese medicine practitioner Zhou Zonghan said that the cause of uterine fibroids may be excessive estrogen secretion in the body and long-term estrogen stimulation leading to proliferation of uterine smooth muscle cells. In particular, there are many factors that affect the growth of uterine fibroids, among which body fat is related. This is mainly because body fat can store female hormones, and uterine muscle fibers are receptors for female hormones. Soft fat will produce excessive estrogen to stimulate the growth of fibroids, causing uterine fibroids to continue to grow. This is why obese women are more likely to develop uterine fibroids.

It should be noted that obesity and soft fat are too easy to be ignored, and thus become invisible accomplices in the growth of uterine fibroids, so it is necessary to lose weight first, so that the chance of fibroid growth will be greatly reduced. Then, through acupuncture, Chinese medicine conditioning, and adjustments in daily life, the uterine environment can be changed to eliminate the uncomfortable symptoms caused by uterine fibroids.

Clinically, heavy menstrual bleeding is a common symptom of most patients with uterine fibroids, or abnormal uterine bleeding, or prolonged menstruation, or both. Some experience early menstruation, some even experience metrorrhagia or bleeding, and some suffer from continuous bleeding. In short, most patients with uterine fibroids lose more blood than normal women.

The cause of uterine fibroids may be excessive estrogen secretion in the body and long-term estrogen stimulation leading to proliferation of uterine smooth muscle cells.

Obesity causes uterine fibroids, mostly due to phlegm-damp constitution

This is mostly caused by Qi deficiency and Qi’s inability to retain blood. Qi and blood support each other, Qi is the commander of blood, and blood is the mother of Qi. The consumption of Qi along with blood can eventually lead to deficiency of both Qi and blood. Qi deficiency and inability to circulate blood can aggravate blood stasis; insufficient vital energy and spleen and kidney dysfunction can also aggravate phlegm and dampness. In the long run, the empty ones become empty, and the solid ones become more solid.

Dr. Zhou Zonghan said that uterine fibroids caused by obesity are mostly caused by the phlegm-damp constitution of the puffy type. This constitution has deficiency of Qi and blood, which can easily cause the body's water metabolism disorders, and then lead to a decline in the body's metabolic function and failure of the internal organs to function normally. The food eaten and the water drunk not only easily cause fatigue and weakness problems, but often choose to absorb more nutrients.

However, if it cannot be metabolized effectively, it can easily lead to accumulation of Qi and blood, causing lower abdominal obesity. Therefore, in terms of treatment, Chinese medicine mainly increases the body's metabolic rate by replenishing qi and warming yang. For example, Sini Decoction and Zhenwu Decoction, which are commonly seen in ancient prescriptions and help warm yang, will help adjust metabolism and also expel excess phlegm and dampness from the body.

Uterine fibroids caused by obesity are mostly caused by the phlegm-damp constitution of the puffy type. This constitution has deficiency of Qi and blood, which can easily cause imbalance in the body's water metabolism, and then lead to a decline in the body's metabolic function.

It is recommended to drink more qi-replenishing, accumulation-eliminating and weight-reducing tea to assist in the treatment of phlegm-dampness and obesity-type uterine fibroids.

【Qi-replenishing, stagnation-removing and weight-reducing tea】:

Ingredients: 3 qian of Astragalus, 5 qian of Corn Silk, 3 qian of Winter Melon Seeds, 3 qian of Northern Artemisia Capillaris, 5 qian of Fried Cassia Seeds, 3 qian of Tangerine Peel, 3 qian of Hawthorn, 3 qian of Lotus Leaf, 5 qian of Fried Coix Seeds.

practice:

1. Wash the fried coix seeds, fried cassia seeds, and fried wax gourd seeds like washing rice; rinse the other ingredients with clean water and remove them.

2. Put the washed ingredients into a soup pot and pour in 4 liters of water.

3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until only about 2 liters of water remains.

4. After boiling, use a sieve to remove the ingredients.

5. Please refrigerate after cooling. You can drink it at any time, and it is better to heat it up.

Astragalus has the effect of replenishing qi and promoting the removal of stagnant qi and blood; corn silk, wax gourd seeds and fried coix seeds have a strong diuretic and anti-edema effect; Artemisia capillaris has the effect of promoting dampness and detoxification. As for, stir-fried cassia seeds, tangerine peel, hawthorn, and lotus leaves can remove phlegm and dampness, relieve fever, dredge qi and blood, help body circulation, are beneficial for removing phlegm and dampness, can eliminate food residues accumulated due to indigestion, and have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which can improve the physical condition of uterine fibroids.

【Tip from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

Since obese women have higher levels of estrogen in their bodies, they may also have a higher chance of developing uterine fibroids. Patients with such problems should be more cautious in their lifestyle habits, avoid accidentally ingesting too much environmental hormones, eat more green vegetables, and develop a habit of exercising. It is believed that this will effectively reduce the incidence of uterine fibroids.