{"id":24898,"date":"2025-03-31T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T02:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/how-do-the-body-constitutions-of-children-and-adults-differ-%ef%bc%884%ef%bc%89\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T16:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T08:44:40","slug":"how-do-the-body-constitutions-of-children-and-adults-differ-%ef%bc%884%ef%bc%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/how-do-the-body-constitutions-of-children-and-adults-differ-%ef%bc%884%ef%bc%89\/","title":{"rendered":"How do the body constitutions of children and adults differ? \uff084\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24765\" src=\"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/%E5%B0%81%E9%9D%A2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">In clinical practice, I often come across children who suffer from throat pain, mouth ulcers, or other discomforts after indulging in excessive amounts of greasy, fried foods or snacks like biscuits. Concerned parents frequently inquire, &#8220;Has my child consumed too many snacks and become &#8216;overheated&#8217;?&#8221; However, this is not entirely accurate. These children typically exhibit a constitution referred to as &#8220;Heat-Stagnation Type.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">From our previous discussions on children&#8217;s constitutions to <a href=\"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/how-do-the-body-constitutions-of-children-and-adults-differ-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><strong>the last article, <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>I have highlighted that the functions of children&#8217;s spleens and stomachs differ significantly from those of adults. While children&#8217;s spleens and stomachs are still developing, they are crucial in meeting the demands of rapid growth and development. However, these functions are also more susceptible to external factors, with improper feeding practices being a common concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #008000;\"><strong>Two Scenarios of Improper Feeding:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Overeating: <\/strong><\/span>This places an excessive burden on the spleen and stomach, leading to food accumulation over time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24768\" src=\"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/%E5%90%83%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%9A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Undereating: <\/strong><\/span>This can hinder growth and development, potentially resulting in shorter stature or being underweight compared to peers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24771\" src=\"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/%E5%90%83%E5%A4%AA%E5%B0%91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">How Does the Heat-Stagnation Constitution Develop?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">The heat-stagnation constitution is primarily linked to improper feeding habits. Children with this constitution often maintain unbalanced diets, favouring greasy, fried foods. Such foods can be particularly detrimental to spleen function, causing prolonged strain on the digestive system, poor digestion, and food accumulation. Over time, this condition leads to stagnation in the spleen and stomach, generating heat and resulting in the heat-stagnation constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #800000;\"><strong>Characteristics of Heat-Stagnation Constitution<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 101.587%; height: 597px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.7677%; height: 48px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Definition<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8196%; height: 48px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Resulting from uncontrolled eating habits, leading to a weakened spleen, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">poor digestion, and food accumulation in the stomach, which gradually transforms into heat. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.7677%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Formation factor<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8196%; height: 24px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Uncontrolled eating habits, a preference for certain types of foods (e.g., greasy or fried items).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.7677%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Physical characteristics<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8196%; height: 24px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Generally thin<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.7677%; height: 150px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Daily physical condition<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8196%; height: 150px;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Facial redness, especially in the afternoon or at night.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Prone to irritability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Often thirsty, with a preference for cold drinks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Sleeping issues with sweating on the head.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Dry stools, yellow urine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 125px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.7677%; height: 125px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Dietary habits<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8196%; height: 125px;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Good appetite. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Preference for greasy, spicy, fried foods. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Poor self-regulation. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Feel uncomfortable obviously after consuming &#8220;dry heat&#8221; foods<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 101px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.7677%; height: 101px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Characteristics of growth and development<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8196%; height: 101px;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Poor physical development. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Height and weight below normal levels. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Intellectual development may lag peers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.7677%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Impact of the external environment to the body<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8196%; height: 24px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">More susceptible to illness in hot weather or high temperature environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 101px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 26.7677%; height: 101px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">The impact of disease progression after infection<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8196%; height: 101px;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Prone to mouth ulcers, colds and constipation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">In illnesses affecting other systems, symptoms often present as heat-related, such as persistent high fever<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Daily Wellness Routine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\uff081\uff09Dietary Adjustments<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">A. Reduce the overall food intake appropriately, aiming to eat only 70% full during meals.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24774\" src=\"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/%E5%90%83%E9%A5%AD%E5%90%83%E4%B8%83%E5%88%86%E9%A5%B1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">A. Limit snacking by avoiding foods high in fat and sugar that can overload the digestive system, such as chocolate and fried fries.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24777\" src=\"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chocolate-fries-1024x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"151\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">C. Include more light, easily digestible, and cooling foods into the daily diet to alleviate stomach heat and reduce intestinal heat. Examples include tofu, bitter melon, winter melon, and mung beans.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24780\" src=\"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/%E8%8B%A6%E7%93%9C%E7%BB%BF%E8%B1%86%E5%86%AC%E7%93%9C-1024x222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"222\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\uff082\uff09Acupoint Massage<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Four Horizontal Creases (Si Heng Wen) Acupoints<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24785 \" src=\"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/-scaled-e1742359184451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Location: <\/strong>Found on the palm side of the hand, at the horizontal creases of the first joints of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Method: <\/strong>Parents can grasp the child&#8217;s fingers with one hand while using the other hand to apply pressure and rub the four horizontal creases for 2\u20133 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Benefits: <\/strong>Aids in strengthening the stomach and alleviating food stagnation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In clinical practice, I often come across children who suffer from throat pain, mouth ulcers, or other discomforts after indulging in excessive amounts of greasy, fried foods or snacks like biscuits. Concerned parents frequently inquire, &#8220;Has my child consumed too many snacks and become &#8216;overheated&#8217;?&#8221; However, this is not entirely accurate. These children typically exhibit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[439,499],"tags":[1766,1767,444,707,590,705,711,446,710,709,451,452,701,712,693,694,708,456,458,700,467,704,703,1765,469,717],"class_list":{"0":"post-24898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-tcm-health-preservation-en","8":"category-tcm-prac-chung-en","9":"tag-how-do-the-body-constitutions-of-children-and-adults-differ-4-en","10":"tag-mengapakah-keadaan-badan-orang-dewasa-dengan-kanak-kanak-berbeza-4-en","11":"tag-selangor-en","12":"tag-subang--en","13":"tag-tcm-en","14":"tag-tcm-knowledge-en","15":"tag-tcm-subang-en","16":"tag-tcm-usj-en","17":"tag-tradisional-chinese-medicine-subang-en","18":"tag-usj-en","19":"tag-usj-tcm-en","20":"tag-usj--en","21":"tag-visions-tcm-branch-en","22":"tag-visions-tcm-usj-en","23":"tag--en","24":"tag--selangor-en","25":"tag--subang-en","26":"tag--usj-en","27":"tag---en","32":"tag-4-en"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24898"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24905,"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24898\/revisions\/24905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vstcm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}