Spleen Disorders (general)

The spleen is an organ most people barely notice — until it makes itself heard. It rests quietly in the upper left abdomen, filters your blood, recycles old red blood cells, and supports your immune system. Medically it is part of the lymphatic system, a sentinel that distinguishes between what is useful and what is spent. When the spleen falls ill — whether through enlargement, inflammation, functional disorder, or impaired circulation — this often manifests as a dull pressure pain below the left rib arch, as fatigue, as inexplicable susceptibility to infections.

But why does an organ responsible for discernment, cleansing, and defence fail? The psychosomatic perspective poses a question that reaches beyond blood values and ultrasound images: What is happening in your inner life such that your system loses the ability to feel at home in its own body?