Refers to the state that the body is not sick, but its physiological function is decreased and its metabolic level is low. The main manifestations are fatigue, chest tightness, headache, insomnia, forgetfulness, backache, emotional anxiety and inefficiency. Also called the third state.
Nicknames: sub-health, third state, intermediate state, wandering state, gray state, latent disease state, etc.
The Clinical Guide of Sub-health Chinese Medicine issued by China Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine points out that sub-health refers to a state between health and disease. People in sub-health state can't reach the health standard, which is characterized by the decline of vitality, function and adaptability in a certain period of time, but it doesn't meet the clinical or subclinical diagnostic criteria of modern medicine.
The main reasons leading to sub-health are: unreasonable diet, lack of exercise, irregular work and rest, lack of sleep, mental stress, great psychological pressure, long-term bad mood and so on.
clinical picture
The main characteristics of sub-health include: ① symptoms reflected by physical and mental discomfort, such as fatigue, weakness and emotional changes. , and its situation is difficult to clear for quite some time; (2) various weak manifestations caused by the decline of organizational structure or physiological function that is not suitable for age; ③ Microecological imbalance; ④ Pre-disease physiological and pathological changes of some diseases.
Clinical manifestations are varied, such as fatigue, muscle joint pain, dizziness and headache, palpitation and chest tightness, sleep disorder, loss of appetite, epigastric discomfort, constipation in loose stool, sexual dysfunction, fear of cold and heat, easy to catch a cold, dry eyes and so on. Psychologically, it can be manifested as depression, distraction, impatience, irritability, fear and timidity, memory loss, inattention, listlessness and unresponsiveness. Social communication can be manifested in the following aspects: unable to assume the corresponding social role, difficult to work and study, unable to correctly handle interpersonal and family relationships, and difficult to conduct normal social communication.