What are the causes of kidney deficiency in women? 90% of people don’t know

When it comes to kidney deficiency, many people may think of men first, but in fact, women also have kidney deficiency, but less knowledge is known about it. So what are the specific causes of kidney deficiency in women?

What are the causes of kidney deficiency in women?

1. Long-term illness damages the kidneys

Long-term illness without recovery and lack of maintenance will lead to loss of essence and energy and cause kidney deficiency. There is a saying in Traditional Chinese Medicine that "long-term illness affects the kidneys".

2. Emotional disorders

Emotional activities (mental state) must be based on the material basis of the essence of the internal organs, so Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the coordination of joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock. Imbalance of the seven emotions, mood swings, excessive emotions and excessive sadness are one of the causes of kidney deficiency.

3. Congenital deficiency

The kidneys are the foundation of one's innate constitution and store one's innate essence. If the parents lack essence and blood, their children will often suffer from kidney deficiency.

4. Excessive sexual intercourse

Improper sexual intercourse or excessive sexual activity will damage the kidney essence. Excessive loss of kidney essence will lead to loss of primordial yang and cause kidney deficiency.

5. Aging and physical weakness

The kidneys of both men and women begin to become stronger year by year from childhood, reach their peak in middle age, and then show signs of aging due to the decline of kidney qi in old age; this is also a cause of kidney deficiency.

What are the symptoms of kidney deficiency in women?

1. Women with kidney deficiency are afraid of cold

If you have kidney deficiency, you will often feel afraid of cold. At the same temperature, some people feel it is just right, but women with kidney deficiency will feel very cold. Especially in winter, not only are we afraid of the cold, but our hands and feet also feel cold. At this time, we should wear more clothes to keep warm.

2. Gaining weight for no apparent reason

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the basic causes of obesity are phlegm, dampness and stagnation. To go further, it is kidney deficiency that causes women to gain weight.

3. Backache and leg pain

Kidney deficiency may also cause cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation and other diseases, making it difficult for you to sit or lie down, which is really painful.

4. Women with kidney deficiency have poor mental state

Poor spirit is an important manifestation of kidney deficiency. The main manifestations of poor spirit are fatigue, dizziness, and mood swings. For example, some people feel they can’t concentrate and feel weak before they’ve even finished half of a task. Moreover, if something goes wrong, they become easily frustrated and feel low.

5. Early menopause

Hot flashes, cold sweats, delayed menstrual cycles, mood swings... If you experience these menopausal symptoms at the age of 30, you should check whether there is a problem with your kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the essence of deficiency syndrome is aging. People with kidney deficiency who have damaged their kidneys due to long-term overwork age faster.

6. Women with kidney deficiency will urinate frequently

In fact, whether it is a man or a woman, if there is kidney deficiency, it will lead to frequent urination, especially at night. You will want to go to the toilet every once in a while, but the amount of urine each time is not much. This is the phenomenon of frequent urination and urgency caused by kidney deficiency. Although it is easy to urinate urgency as long as you drink some water, you still need to drink more water.

7. Severe hair loss

The period when a woman’s kidney energy is at its peak is around the age of 22. After the age of 25, it begins to gradually decline. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the kidneys control water, and its beauty is in the hair." The good or bad function of the kidneys is reflected in the hair. Flexible and shiny hair indicates healthy kidneys. People with kidney deficiency often have brittle and dull hair and are prone to hair loss.