Relapse due to Overexertion
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CORE DEFINITION
After a serious illness, overexertion (physical or mental) or sexual activity (female relapse) can cause the illness to recur.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
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Low battery mode. Don't rush back to work right after a fever subsides. At this time, the body is in an 'idling' state, and any extra energy expenditure can lead to system crash (relapse), and relapse is harder to treat than the original illness.
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"Relapse due to overexertion" originates from the Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage). It refers to the recurrence of an illness after a major illness when the vital qi has not yet recovered, due to premature physical labor, mental strain, or sexual activity, which stirs residual pathogens and consumes vital qi. At this time, the body is in a 'low battery/idling' state with minimal buffer, and extra energy expenditure can easily break through the threshold and cause system collapse. Moreover, relapse is often more lingering and difficult to cure than the original illness.
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