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Treating postpartum constipation and wind constipation in the elderly.

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Xu Shu-wei said: A woman aged eighty-four suddenly suffered from abdominal pain and headache, accompanied by nausea and loss of appetite. Doctors all suggested tonifying the spleen and treating wind, clearing and benefiting the head and eyes. Although the medication alleviated the symptoms, she still could not eat at all. Her family was deeply worried. I discerned that the previous treatments were all mistaken. This was actually a case of wind constipation in the elderly, zang-fu organs were congested and stagnant, accumulating in the chest, leading to abdominal distension and fullness, nausea, and no desire to eat. When the congestion reached the top of the head, it caused unclear headache. I instructed her to make this porridge, and after two servings, her qi was released, and she passed more than ten hard, peppercorn-like stools. Gradually, her condition improved, and she recovered without further medication.