Root Cause Quiz

Liver

Tight or oppressed, breasts tender before periods → liver +1

Heavy, puffy, like fluid sitting under the skin without tightness→ spleen +1

No pain but heat or burning sensation behind the chest(sternum) → yin +1

NA- chest, breast, upper abdomen- all feel normal.

Bloating, burping, belching — worse with stress or rushed meals → liver +1

Shapeless or runny stool, mucus in stool, heavy and drowsy after eating → spleen +1

Dry, hard stool, skips a day to poop; incomplete bowel movements → yin +1

Loose stool especially early morning (around 5am), undigested food particles in stool, worse with cold or raw food → yang_cold +1

Fine until stress hits, then stiff body-irritable and tense → liver +1

Hard to get out of bed, dip mid-morning, brain fog → spleen +1

Wired but tired, especially by late evening; increased mental output suddenly by 4pm → yin +1

Irritable, quick to anger, snap when frustrated → liver +1

Apathetic, unmotivated, foggy-withdrawn rather than emotional → spleen +1

Anxious, restless, mind racing even when exhausted → yin +1

Breast tenderness, mood swings, restlessness, bloating tied to cycle → liver +1

Heavy flow, many clots, excess cervical discharge → spleen +1

Scanty period flow, period less than 3 days, skin/stools gets drier → yin +1

Pre period spotting, cold feet in the luteal phase, short menstrual cycle ( Yang_cold +1

Can't switch off, mind churning, replaying the day → liver +1

Sleep plenty but wake groggy, unrefreshed, heavy limbs → spleen +1

Wake around 2–3am, restless dreams, hard to fall back asleep → yin +1

Wake up cold, need extra blankets, or wake needing to urinate at night → yang_cold +1

Tight muscles, stiff shoulder, tension headaches, jaw clenching, sighing → liver +1

Puffiness, water retention, phlegm in throat or sinuses → spleen +1

Dry skin/hair, low back or knee weakness, feeling drained → yin +1