Systematic review on urination and defecation-related pathophysiological symptoms of each Sasang types

Systematic review on urination and defecation-related pathophysiological symptoms of each Sasang types Yu-Gyeong PARK.Sang Yun HAN.Han CHAE.Nayoung BAE Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, Korea First Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea Introduction The purpose of this study was to systematically review previous studies on Sasang type-specific pathophysiological symptoms in urination and defecation. Methods Peer-reviewed articles on type-specific pathophysiological symptoms of urination and defecation published until September 2016 were extracted from domestic and international six databases. Clinical characteristics from thirteen extracted articles were categorized into three urination domains of appearance of urine, capacity of bladder and urinary discomfort, and three defecation domains of irritability of bowel movement, functional constipation and discomfort from irregularity. Results As for the urination, Tae-Eum type showed dark color with foam, however So-Eum type had frequent urination and sensitivity to dysuria but no nocturia and residual urine sense. As for the defecation, So-Yang type showed frequent urgency and constipation, however So-Eum type reported loose stool. So-Yang type showed varied level of health status depending on defecation irregularity. There were disparities with rectal tenesmus among Sasang types. Discussion Six domains of urination and defecation related type-specific pathophysiological clinical symptoms were provided in this study. This study would contribute to the standardized clinical measures of Sasang typology in the near future.