2. Stasis of the large intestine
Clinical manifestations: A distended full abdomen, abdominal pain (intensified with pressure), constipation, nausea and vomiting. The tongue coating is white and sticky and the pulse shi and deep.
Aetiology and pathology: This syndrome may be due to food retention, gastro-intestinal parasites, or blood stagnation; all these factors cause obstruction of the qi and functional derangement of the large intestine. This results in constipation, abdominal distension and pain. The nausea and vomiting are caused by the qi of the large intestine impeding the des | 
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George Lewith attended Trinity College, Cambridge and Westminster Hospital Medical School. He has worked as a Senior House Officer and Registrar within the Westminster and University College Hospital Teaching Groups in 
