How does Korean medicine manage recurring weight regain after dieting in stages?
Managing weight regain can be reviewed as recovery after loss, stabilization of eating and activity, and long-term maintenance rather than repeating rapid loss. Whether to use herbal medicine or lifestyle adjustments depends on the individual state.
Immediately after weight loss, first review fatigue, digestive discomfort, and rebound appetite caused by food restriction, and return to regular meals. Do not end care simply because weight has fallen or suddenly increase food intake.
Korean medicine may interpret poor digestion and low energy through spleen qi deficiency (脾虛), and swelling and heaviness through phlegm-fluid retention (痰飮). This is a clinical framework and does not establish that every episode of weight regain has the same constitution or metabolic cause.
During maintenance, record weight, waist circumference, appetite, sleep, and activity together and adjust the plan. Any treatment, including herbal medicine, is decided after reviewing medical history and current medicines and observing the response; no result for a specific period is guaranteed.
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