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Q. I keep binge eating whenever I'm stressed. How can I fix this?
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First, determine if you are experiencing 'false hunger.' If it is psychological hunger, you need a prescription to calm your mind; if your digestive function has declined, improving the gastrointestinal environment is the priority. The approach differs depending on whether the issue is emotional dysregulation or a breakdown in metabolic function.
📝 Detailed Answer
Binge eating is often not a matter of willpower, but a signal of imbalance within the body. In Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), this is approached through two main lenses.
First, there is the case of 'psychological cravings.' This is often viewed as Gan-gi-ul-gyeol (Liver Qi Stagnation). When stress causes the energy of the Liver to stagnate, emotional regulation becomes difficult, leading to an obsession with food as a coping mechanism. In this case, prescriptions aimed at dredging and smoothing the Liver Qi are used to soothe the mind first.
Conversely, it may be caused by 'impaired digestive function.' When the Spleen function is weak (Bi-heo), nutrient absorption becomes inefficient, causing the brain to send continuous hunger signals. The key here is to remove Dampness-Phlegm (Sip-dam) from the gastrointestinal tract and enhance digestive power to eliminate false hunger.
If binge eating occurred as a yo-yo effect after using pharmaceutical diet pills, it is likely that your metabolic capacity has temporarily collapsed. Rather than forced fasting, the most efficient way to recover is to receive a diagnosis of your current body state and use a customized prescription to restore balance. Please feel free to visit our clinic so we can figure this out together.
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