About the author Zhao Xin, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, eight years of Chinese medicine students.

Instructor Guo Wei, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deputy Chief Physician, Shandong Xinzhonglu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Patient review Patient, male, 39 years old, the patient came to the clinic because of distension and fullness in the lower part of the heart and abdomen for several days. The patient reported that the stool is not shaped, 2 times a day, the second dilute stool, and after drinking alcohol stool is even more dilute; under the heart bloating, eat sweets after aggravation, exercise relief is not obvious; belching is not smooth, abdominal distension, had a gastroscopy suggests that: superficial gastritis, do not dare to consume cold things; appetite can be, about 3:00 am reflux of acid, the tongue is thick, thick and greasy tongue root tongue coating, the pulse string slippery.

Identification and treatment of Chinese medicine diagnosed as abdominal distension , is gastrointestinal heat , then set up clearing heat and drying dampness, line qi in addition to the method of distension , the choice of half summer laxative cardiac soup plus subtraction , **** 7 doses, 1 day 1 dose, 1 day The first two times, 1 hour after the meal, warm service.

Feedback on the efficacy of the second consultation: the patient after taking the medicine feedback: the pain stops bloating, stools more than the previous molding.

The abdomen is the spleen, adjacent to the stomach and epigastric, so the abdominal distension of the diseases, each more from the spleen and stomach treatment, or the congestion of the spleen, or diarrhea of the stomach of the dry real. In this case, the patient's abdomen is distended and painful, the pulse is stringy, the liver is strong and the spleen is weak, it can be seen with the liver qi stagnation and excretion of unfavorable relationship, the liver is not allowed to excretion of liver depression, then the soil qi congestion and stagnation, so see the abdominal distension, so the formula is Houpaku, ginger and half-summer to eliminate plumping in addition to distension, drying dampness, phlegm Huanglian with dry ginger , the XinKaiBitter, a cold folding, a temperature dispersion, clearing the heat, and the system panacid. It can clear the heat, control the acid, and stomach diarrhea plaque and open the knot; in addition, discretionary addition of green peppercorns exercise qi on the left, citrus peel rationalization of qi on the right, the left and right to take into account, lifting and adjusting the harmonization, dredge the liver and the stomach, the qi and adjusting the middle; stomach acid, discretionary addition of Walenzi, cuttlebone acid and pain relief.

Nutrition and health care diet should be prohibited acid as well as to avoid promoting gastric secretion and other food is appropriate, such as candy, various spices, alcohol and coffee.