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digestive system
pruritus ani
nutrition

dietary guidelines

eating principles:
• increase foods that cool the Xue (Blood) and clear Heat. If on a regular diet, try a vegetarian diet high in vegetables and complex carbohydrates. If on a vegetarian diet, try a fruit and vegetable diet or a short fast (see Fasting in materia medica)

specific remedies:
• wash area with non-irritating soap, dry well and apply wheat germ oil to affected area (Bricklin, pp. 294-95)
• wash area with apple cider vinegar instead of soap (Bricklin, pp. 294-95)

avoid:
• meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar


supplements

• Vitamin B-complex
• betaine HCl
• pancreatic enzymes (Bastyr)
• Vitamin K 1-2 mg per day
• flaxseed oil 2 Tbsp per day


footnotes