It is better to drink room-temperature or warm liquids, and to cook vegetables lightly before eating. The habitual over-consumption of greasy, fatty foods, sweets, and alcohol are very damaging to the Spleen and lead to many health problems besides ovarian cysts. The third major pathological factor in the Chinese medicine interpretation of ovarian cysts is blood stasis. This means that blood is not flowing along its normal pathways easily and smoothly, and has in fact come to a standstill. A condition of blood stasis factors into many gynecological problems such as PMS and infertility, and is also the basis of many coronary problems.
Stagnation always produces pain as a side effect.
Blood stasis is an extreme form of blood stagnation which generally takes a while to develop, and which always begins with Chi stagnation. As the Spleen is the key organ in the development of dampness and phlegm, the Liver is the key organ in patterns of blood stasis. Anger is the principal emotion associated with the Liver. Unexpressed or inappropriately expressed anger is the primary cause of the Liver Chi Stagnation pattern that can lead ultimately to blood stasis. Anne Marie is a good example of Liver Chi stagnation and blood stasis.