I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 168 - 141: Erectile Dysfunction

"How should I address you?"

"Luo Chaojun."

"How old are you this year?"

"37."

"Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

"Um... Dr. Lu, can you come closer, please? It’s a bit inconvenient for me."

Luo Chaojun seemed to find it difficult to express himself.

In fact, Lu Jiu knew exactly what was going on from the moment he came in.

However, there were too many patients in line at the door, unlike before when there was only one patient at a time. So if Luo Chaojun’s issue was private, it definitely needed to be handled discreetly.

Lu Jiu leaned forward, brought his ear closer, and said in a low voice, "Go ahead."

Luo Chaojun covered his mouth with his hand and lightly whispered into Lu Jiu’s ear, "I can’t get it up down there."

After speaking, Luo Chaojun couldn’t even bring himself to look Lu Jiu in the eye.

For a man, this problem is no longer just a disease; it’s a matter of dignity.

Lu Jiu, upon hearing this, maintained a normal expression, neither overly serious nor teasing.

"How long has it been?" Lu Jiu asked.

"Two years." Luo Chaojun’s eyes were complicated.

"Aside from this, are there any other symptoms, like frequent insomnia before this?" Lu Jiu asked.

Luo Chaojun was taken aback, "Yes, not only insomnia, but also a feeling of heart palpitations."

"How about eating? Has your appetite worsened in these years?" Lu Jiu asked.

"Yes, I don’t eat as much as I used to, and nothing tastes good," Luo Chaojun said.

"Two years ago, did you experience long-term anxiety or restlessness, extreme pressure?" Lu Jiu asked.

Luo Chaojun looked at Lu Jiu in surprise, then lowered his head and said, "Four years ago, I was fired from the company."

"At the time, my child was only three years old, and my wife was also fired because of her pregnancy. Even though we received compensation, after her recovery period post-delivery, she couldn’t find another job. In the end, she could only do jobs that didn’t require a degree, but the pay was extremely low and taxing."

"Originally, my salary wasn’t low, so we could barely survive in Shinkawa. But the company failed to close its financing, changed leadership, and I was laid off by the new leader. Ever since then, I’ve been sending resumes every day, but at the age of thirty-three, with just a bachelor’s degree and unimpressive work experiences, no company wants me."

"During that time, I was under so much pressure. I had a mortgage, waking up to five or six hundred yuan of debt every day. If I couldn’t find a job, I wouldn’t be able to support my family. I had no choice but to start delivering food while looking for a job, but even then, I was still running a deficit."

"It was also during that time that I began to feel really off. I couldn’t sleep, sometimes waking up startled in the middle of the night. After a day’s work and returning home, my brain felt wooden, as if it had stopped thinking. After enduring this for two years, my wife advised me to sell our house and leave Shinkawa."

"Just when our family moved back to Jianghan, and my wife and I started looking for work again, managing to maintain the household and finally being able to catch a breath, I realized I had a problem."

After listening to Luo Chaojun’s story, Lu Jiu slightly nodded.

Luo Chaojun’s issue is actually a condition known as impotence within atrophy disorders.

However, impotence isn’t solely due to Kidney deficiency. Its causes mainly include prolonged fatigue and illness, emotional disturbances, irregular eating, and more.

Emotional disturbances often lead to excessive worry and anger, causing the Liver to lose its regulation, impairing circulation, obstructing pathways, failing to fill the blood vessels, and weakening the muscles, thus leading to muscle atrophy.

The ability of that place to soften or harden is due to the tendons. If the Liver has a problem, the blood and energy can’t reach that place, so naturally, it doesn’t work.

Or perhaps sudden fright or unexpected events lead to Heart and Kidney Imbalance, unsettling the member, resulting in impotence.

There’s also the possibility of excessive worry causing blockages, injuring the Spleen and Stomach, hindering digestion, blocking the circulation of vital nutrients, impairing the dispersal of essence to the Liver and circulation to the tendons, resulting in lack of nourishment to the muscles and impotence.

All of these fall under emotional causes.

Another factor is mismanaged work and rest balance. Overexertion and stress can damage the Heart and Spleen, consume essence and energy, lead to deficiencies in energy and blood, and deprive the muscles of nourishment, making it hard to achieve erection.

Some people live too leisurely, eat excessively, move little, which causes maldistribution of energy and blood, leading to physical obesity, phlegm and dampness accumulation, weakening of limbs and internal organs, and lack of vitality.

It means if you’re too tired, it’s no good, and if you’re not tired, it’s no good either.

Then there are dietary problems. Irregular eating and excessive intake of fatty and rich foods damage the Spleen and Stomach, lead to Spleen and Stomach weakness, insufficient energy and blood production, preventing the distribution of nutrients to nourish the muscles, leading to impotence. However, managing to incapacitate oneself through diet alone is quite impressive in its own way. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

At least, Lu Jiu has yet to encounter such a patient.

Lastly, there’s congenital insufficiency or excessive indulgence.

Congenital insufficiency, overindulgence, excessive sexual activity, youth masturbation, early marriage with too many children, prolonged illness affecting the Kidneys, leading to deficiency in Kidney Essence, weakening of the Life Gate Fire, depriving the muscles of warmth and nourishment, resulting in impotence.

Or if Kidney Yin damage is excessive, leading to excessive Fire, generating internal heat, scorching the muscles, which can also cause impotence.

It’s quite apparent that apart from the last one, Luo Chaojun seems to have little traces of the others.

It’s easy to see that regardless of the scenario, there is mention of muscles being deprived of nourishment or deprived of vitality.

Actually, these muscles refer to that thing.

The Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor, the Plain Questions - Essays on Atrophy, includes such a statement: "The anterior reproductive area is where the muscles gather."

As the name suggests, that thing is where all the tendons gather.

Who governs the tendons?

Naturally, the Liver!

The Liver governs the tendons!

So, before the muscle problem arises, we can nourish the Kidneys.

But once the problem appears, merely nourishing the Kidneys is inadequate; we must also treat the Liver.

If the Liver is not treated, the tendons will never recover.

If you want to heal the tendons, can you just treat the liver?

Of course, that’s not enough.

The tendons need nourishment from qi and blood to gradually become elastic and strong. If qi and blood are insufficient, no matter how well the liver circulates, it won’t have the energy.

Therefore, while treating the liver, you must also treat the spleen and stomach.

In this way, you can see that this one illness already involves the entire viscera.

And to solve this problem, simply asking about symptoms is clearly insufficient to determine the pathology.

"I understand. Let me feel your pulse to check the situation," said Lu Jiu.

Luo Chaojun immediately extended his hand.

As Lu Jiu’s fingertips touched Luo Chaojun’s pulse points, the voices of the viscera exploded in his mind.

"I’m so tired. I don’t want to move now. Let these qi blockages remain. I’m not sending the blood either; whatever happens, happens," said Liver Wood.

"Liver Wood, why are you giving up again? Haven’t I been helping? Can’t you pull yourself together?" said Spleen Earth.

"It’s useless. Every day clearing, every day blocked, the blood never gets through. What’s the point?" said Liver Wood.

"If only he hadn’t taken those medicines before, I wouldn’t be injured. Maybe it wouldn’t have become like this. Oh, my poor little essence reservoir, just like that, emptied by him. Even if I want to replenish, I can’t. I’m tired, might as well die; I don’t want to live anymore," said Hydronephrosis.

"Why are you using my words? Do you want to go down together?" said Heart Fire.

"Hey, hey, this isn’t the time for arguing! We need to pull ourselves together. Fei Jin, persuade them!" said Spleen Earth.

"Me? I won’t persuade," said Fei Jin.

"You, you all... too much!" said Spleen Earth.

"You shouldn’t struggle either. The qi and blood circulation is already not enough for everyone. Save some energy and survive as best as you can," said Fei Jin.

"..."

Hmm?

Taking medicine?

What kind of medicine would make Hydronephrosis so despondent?

Lu Jiu’s puzzled voice quickly reached the ears of the viscera.

"Who?"

"Who’s speaking?"

"Someone?"

"Come out!"

Lu Jiu quickly explained.

Upon discovering that Lu Jiu is a doctor, Heart Fire sent Hydronephrosis and Liver Wood together to investigate, confirming that Lu Jiu was not lying.

Only then did they inquire.

"Are you here to help us?" asked Heart Fire.

"Yes," replied Lu Jiu.

"Can you solve all our problems?" asked Heart Fire.

"As long as we find the cause, I should be able to solve them all," replied Lu Jiu.

"Alright, then you search. You can look anywhere here," said Heart Fire.

Lu Jiu couldn’t help but smile wryly; he does not have x-ray vision, so how can he look?

"No need to look. Let me ask," said Lu Jiu.

"Alright, whom do you want to ask?" asked Heart Fire.

"Hydronephrosis. Earlier, I heard it mention a medicine that harmed it. I want to know what medicine it was," said Lu Jiu.

"Hydronephrosis, come out and answer," said Heart Fire.

Hydronephrosis replied pitifully, "I can’t quite remember the name. It seems to be some kind of virility pill, and something turtle-related, anyway, ever since that medicine entered, it crazily stole from my essence reservoir. It’s too much. I couldn’t stop it at all."

Could it be, deer virility pills?

Lu Jiu’s brow instantly furrowed.

Isn’t this just ridiculous!?

Luo Chaojun’s issues stemmed from excessive stress and emotional distress, which led to poor diet and lifestyle habits, resulting in erectile dysfunction, and it had nothing to do with the kidneys.

The heart, liver, and spleen were already quite weak, yet instead of addressing those, you focus on boosting the kidneys, which only exacerbates the imbalance!

Lu Jiu was almost certain that after taking these medications, although Luo Chaojun’s desire grew stronger and he was able to perform, it was only effective short-term and he had a strong urge for intercourse. Because it was a drug-induced desire, and with the tendons lacking nourishment, during intercourse, there was a quick arousal and quick decline.

If he frequently used this medicine and engaged in intercourse, over time, while the tendons were deprived of nourishment, the kidneys would also become severely depleted.

This is compounded upon illness!

The more Lu Jiu thought about it, the angrier he became.

Who says erectile dysfunction must be treated with kidney-boosting and virility-enhancing methods?

Which quack prescribed this medicine!?

Do they just want to make money at the cost of conscience, or do they simply not understand Chinese medicine and prescribe recklessly?