After traveling through time, she took her husband to be a food doctor

"Wait a minute, I'll go ask my aunt. After all, this is a private matter, she might feel embarrassed." Ding Xirui said.

"it is good."

Ding Xirui sat on one side of the main house waiting. His aunt soon came out of the toilet, washed her hands, and walked towards Ding Xirui.

"Aunt, are you free?" Ding Xirui called her.

"Is Xi Rui okay?"

"Ah."

The two of them came to a corner of the yard, and Ding Xirui moved a small stool and asked his aunt to sit down.

"Aunt, has your menstruation been irregular in recent years?" she asked.

"Xi Rui, how do you know? Can the doctor even see this?" My aunt looked surprised.

"Well, Auntie, I noticed that you were hot and cold, and you went to the toilet frequently. I guess it's the symptoms of menopause, and irregular menstruation is one of them."

What Ding Xirui was referring to is what later generations called menopause.

"Well, I've been feeling unwell on and off for the past few years. I asked the older sisters and they know a little about it. They said that as a woman, you will have to go through this sooner or later and you just have to get through it. Xirui, you called me here today specifically, do you think my illness is serious?" My aunt was a little nervous.

Ding Xirui held her hand:

"Aunt, don't worry. This is a natural change in a woman's body. Generally speaking, there is no problem. However, I am afraid that some conditions are more serious and may cause illness."

"I...ah!" My aunt turned her face away.

"Aunt, you often go to the toilet. Besides that, I want to ask, do you leak urine when you do heavy work?"

"Xi Rui..." The aunt's eyes flickered, and after a while, she slowly spoke:

"One thing is that when you lift heavy objects, or even sneeze or cough, it will leak out. Oh! You're not pregnant, it's so embarrassing..." My aunt's face turned red.

"It's okay, aunt, it's not your fault." Ding Xirui held her hand again.

"Can you sleep well at night?"

"Sleep?" My aunt's expression became strange.

Ding Xirui waited quietly.

"Xirui, your uncle and I...sleep separately. Except for the fact that I get up more often at night, it's not uncomfortable." Your aunt turned her face away again.

"Ah?" Ding Xirui understood instantly and nodded. She just wanted to ask her aunt about her sleep, but maybe her aunt misunderstood her... She was embarrassed. However, it was good to know that her aunt had pain during sex, which meant that some organs of the body had atrophic changes after menopause.

"Aunt, do your back, arms and legs hurt?" Ding Xirui asked.

My aunt rubbed her waist. "Well, my back hurts sometimes, and I don't know what's wrong. Your uncle understands that I'm not feeling well, so he doesn't let me do any heavy work, but for some reason, it's like an illness caused by idleness. When I was busy in the past, I had to harvest the rice and plant the new season in a hurry. I hardly touched the ground every day, but I would be fine soon after eating a full meal and having a good sleep. I'm really old now." She shook her head.

This is osteoporosis caused by a decrease in estrogen levels. Two years ago, Lin's mother collapsed due to back pain after finishing the old lady's funeral. Ding Xirui still remembers it vividly.

"I'm actually fine on weekdays, just a little pain occasionally. Your sister-in-law Hui is filial, she would apply some compresses and rub my body. But... alas, Sister Liu who died unjustly yesterday didn't have such a good life." As my cousin's aunt spoke, she burst into tears again.

"Her condition is worse than mine, but no one in her family helps her. She is often irritated by Shen Daniu, and she never sees a smiling face all day."

Ding Xirui felt a pang of pain in her heart. As expected, Liu was ill. Not only did she not get any care, but she was blamed more. She looked in the direction of the Shen family's courtyard, and her eyes turned red.

"What a nice fellow! We used to sew together. How pitiful."

They both sniffed and were silent for a moment.

"Aunt, your condition is still quite serious. I'll let Mingxuan take your pulse. Let's take some medicine and recuperate." Ding Xirui continued.

"it is good."

"Please wait a moment." Ding Xirui got up and went to find Lin Mingxuan, and told him about his aunt's various symptoms. Lin Mingxuan nodded, went to get the medicine box, and returned to the courtyard.

"Aunt, please stretch out your hand." Ding Xirui placed the pulse pillow on the small table and placed it under her wrist.

Lin Mingxuan took the patient's pulse carefully, and after a long time, he took his hand away.

"Aunt, around the 49th day of pregnancy, a woman's kidney essence will be depleted, her kidney qi will gradually decline, her kidney essence will gradually become weak, and her organs will become out of balance. You don't need to worry too much."

Ding Xirui remembered that the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine said, "When a woman is 27 years old, her menstrual period begins. Her Ren channel is open, her Taichong channel is strong, and her menstruation comes on time. When she is 77 years old, her Ren channel is weak, her Taichong channel is weak, her Tiangui is exhausted, and her Didao is blocked, so her body is damaged and she is childless."

Menstruation has special significance for women. Whenever Ding Xirui thought of this, he felt that humans seemed to be tools of genes. Women's bodies seemed to exist to give birth to the next generation. When they reach a certain age, they are no longer suitable for childbearing. Not only will the organs related to childbearing change, but the functions of the whole body will also decline rapidly - it is as if genes want to quickly eliminate people who are not suitable for childbearing.

"Thank you for troubling you two again." My aunt's eyes were full of gratitude.

"Aunt, you don't have to be so polite. You have kidney yin deficiency, and some symptoms have already appeared. I will prescribe a prescription, and you take the medicine and regulate your body according to the prescription." Lin Mingxuan said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Lin Mingxuan prescribed Rehmannia glutinosa, Chinese yam, Cornus officinalis, Cortex Moutan, Poria cocos, Alisma orientalis and other medicines, and directly ordered dried tangerine peel.

"Mingxuan, there's no need to trouble you. Let your uncle go to the city to get medicine another day." My aunt stood up, feeling embarrassed.

"It's okay, aunt. It will be quick on horseback." Ding Xirui held her hand.

“Oh, this is really…”

"It's okay, we are all family. If you feel bad, let us take a bag of sweet potatoes back this afternoon." Ding Xirui smiled and pointed to the sweet potatoes drying in the yard.

"Okay, I'll pack a big bag for you." My aunt finally relaxed a little.

Lin Mingxuan finished his task and went to help Nanxing pack up. Ding Xirui walked slowly in the yard with his aunt. By the wall, five or six chickens were clucking and fighting for food. Firewood was neatly stacked. There were more than a dozen pumpkins on the shelf on the side of the main house, and a pile of sweet potatoes were drying underneath. On the side of the kitchen, dried vegetables were receiving a new round of sunbathing.

"Aunt, taking medicine can relieve symptoms, but you can't be careless about your diet. Taking medicine and eating a proper diet will help you get better quickly."

"We eat well now. Your uncle buys meat every one or two days, and we raise chickens in the yard. It's much better than it was a decade ago," said my aunt.

"That's good. You should eat more fresh vegetables on a daily basis. They are grown in the fields anyway. Don't be stingy and be willing to eat them."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

The two continued walking forward and came to the kitchen.

"Aunt, I felt the food was too salty both times I came to your house for dinner. I know that you and your uncle work hard in the fields and need salt to replenish your strength, but you must not eat too much salt. If you eat too much salt, even if you take medicine, your body will not get better."

"Is it so serious?" My aunt stopped.