I Can Talk to the Internal Organs

Chapter 364 - 330: The Cure Is in Your Hands

Is it the result of congenital deficiency and poor environmental conditions later on?

Cai Bozhang could probably understand a bit.

To put it simply, it should be that during pregnancy, the child did not develop well, and after birth, they failed to guide the child’s emotions and fed him too much junk food, so he ended up with this illness.

These things, he had never heard of before.

But listening to Lu Jiu today, it indeed made sense.

Reason is just reason though, he isn’t a doctor, so there’s no need for him to know so much detail.

Actually, he came here just to hear from Lu Jiu whether his son could be cured.

Epilepsy is too frightening, especially when it occurs.

But what Cai Bozhang fears most is his child’s future studies and life.

If the illness acts up at school and is seen by classmates, it’s inevitable he’d face criticism and ridicule.

This is a huge blow to the child’s physical and mental health, likely to affect him for life.

Though children are simple-minded, some can also emit a pure kind of malice.

This kind of malice is frightening!

Aside from academics, his future life is what he worries about most.

Career, relationships, and more.

If this sickness can’t be cured, Cai Bozhang can’t imagine what kind of pressure his son will face in the future.

He would rather suffer from the illness himself, rather than let his son’s life be too burdensome.

"Dr. Lu, I’ve roughly understood, so how should we treat it?" Cai Bozhang asked.

Lu Jiu knew well what the parent meant, but his earlier explanation was not just idle talk.

For any illness, knowing its cause and process means even those who haven’t studied medicine can minimize the risk of getting sick.

Lu Jiu explained so much because congenital deficiencies must be carefully managed later on.

He could use acupuncture and traditional medicine to manage the child’s phlegm and heat, but for the fundamental lack of Yin in the Five Viscera, that’s tough to manage.

It’s like those children with cerebral palsy at the welfare institution. Although Xie Xiao and others treat them whenever possible, after so many months, they’ve only gotten more agile, and intelligence has begun to grow.

Yet, their physique and limb agility can’t become like those of normal people.

Put simply, traditional Chinese medicine can restore the function of the Five Viscera, but if these functions were partially locked from birth, traditional medicine can’t unlock them.

At best, it lets you live better within the operative functions of the Five Viscera.

Recreating life, that’s impossible.

Lu Jiu said, "What I just told you isn’t nonsense. I can clearly tell you that epilepsy can be cured, but it won’t rely on me, it’s up to you and your son. For now, I can only help the child clear the phlegm and heat in the body, and restore his spleen deficiency."

"Once the phlegm and heat are mostly cleared, and the Spleen and Stomach recover, the rest is up to you."

Up to us?

Cai Bozhang and his wife were stunned!

"Dr. Lu, what can we do!"

Lu Jiu said, "You need to pay attention to the child’s emotions and diet, especially the diet. Since there is a congenital deficiency, it needs to be compensated for later, and the Spleen and Stomach are the postnatal foundation. Your child’s Spleen and Stomach cannot have any problems, so you must be very, very careful with food. As for emotions, after I help clear the phlegm and heat, he shouldn’t lose his temper for no reason anymore. Even if he occasionally gets irritable, you don’t need to worry about triggering seizures. Without phlegm, if it’s just excessive Yang, seizures won’t occur."

"Solving Yang excess is actually simple. Take the child out to play, run around more, let him release his energy. This avoids excess Yang and strengthens muscles and bones, enhancing the transport function of the Spleen and Stomach. Keep it up, and seizures naturally won’t occur."

Is that right?

Cai Bozhang asked, "Dr. Lu, dieting is fine, however you tell us to do it, we’ll do it. But the child is at school, we both work without weekends off, and his grandparents’ energy can’t keep up; what if he gets lost... uh, we just aren’t very confident."

Lu Jiu asked, "Moving around at school is also fine, just don’t keep him indoors all the time."

Cai Bozhang smiled wryly, "Dr. Lu, you don’t know; their school teachers are very strict. Not just physical education, even during the ten-minute breaks, students aren’t allowed to run around; they have to sit in the classroom. Sometimes, when they move for three to five minutes, the teacher criticizes them."

"My kid already loves moving around. Even during class, he can’t control himself. Because of this, the teacher criticizes him daily and we’ve been called in once. After explaining, the teacher stopped criticizing, but his activity time still can’t be random."

This...

Lu Jiu was out of ideas!

He understood Cai Bozhang’s dilemma.

He’d been to the school too, after all, he still taught a class there weekly.

Many children are lively, can’t sit still, but to manage easily, quiet kids are made examples, while misbehaving, active kids are labeled troublemakers, influencing many students over time.

Is being quiet right?

Of course, it is!

As students, obeying class rules is essential.

But during recess, there’s no need for such strictness.

Schools likely aim to minimize risks, fearing trouble during recess, hence the rigorous measures.

But this essentially stifles children’s nature.

"If you can get them to be active, try to let the child engage in more activities. If there’s no time, don’t force it. But you must watch the diet. No more sugar, if the child craves, get some natural sugar options, and no more soda even if they fuss. This is a firm line not to cross; don’t compromise for convenience, it’ll only hurt him. Also, instruct his grandparents after you go back."

"He should eat exactly like you do at meals, but since kids have sensitive taste buds, before they’re spoiled by strong flavors, use less salt and oil. If he doesn’t feel like eating, don’t force him. Kids won’t die skipping a meal or two, and eating when hungry is good for Spleen and Stomach. Don’t worry about malnutrition unless you can’t afford food. Remember, excess is more dangerous than deficiency. Most phlegm-dampness comes from excess nutrition!"

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