Stomach pain should be distinguished from "heartache", which is also called "heartache" in ancient Chinese medicine books. Stomach pain, also known as epigastric pain, refers to the pain in the upper abdomen near the heart socket. The ancients believed that the upper abdominal cavity was located under the heart, and the part below the xiphoid bone (xiphoid process) was the heart pit. The pain that occurs in this part is the pain under the heart, the pain in the heart and the pain in the heart socket, also called heartache. Many doctors in later generations realized that the anatomical parts of stomach and heart were completely different, so they distinguished stomachache from heartache. For example, "Medicine True Story" said: "The nine kinds of heartache in the ancient prescription ... are all in the stomach, not in the heart." In order to distinguish the two, the heartache caused by heart disease is called "true heartache", especially "heartache through the back", and severe cases may be accompanied by cold sweat, hand, foot and mouth bruising, chest tightness and shortness of breath. So epigastric pain and true heartache are completely different in the nature of the disease.
Although stomachache can be caused by many diseases, the most common diseases are chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer. Because these two diseases are chronic, persistent or recurrent diseases, it is particularly important to regulate the diet of patients with stomachache. The dietary requirements of patients with stomachache are as follows:
1 First of all, correct bad eating habits. Eat more light food, less fat and all kinds of irritating food, such as food containing alcohol and spices. Beware of food that is too sour, too sweet, too salty, too bitter and too spicy, and don't make the five flavors partial to the food. Patients with smoking hobbies should give up smoking.
2, diet, quantitative. Patients with long-term stomachache should have three meals or extra meals regularly every day. Patients with acute stomachache should try to eat less and more meals, and usually eat less or no snacks to reduce the burden on the stomach.
3. Pay attention to balanced nutrition. Usually, foods rich in vitamins should be provided in the diet, which is conducive to protecting the gastric mucosa, improving its defense ability and promoting the repair of local lesions.
4. The diet should be soft, warm and warm. Cooking should be steamed, boiled, boiled and stewed, and eat less hard and rough food. Take your time when eating, let the food be fully chewed in your mouth, and then swallow it slowly after being fully mixed with saliva, which is conducive to digestion and recovery after illness. Pay attention to the regulation of dietary temperature in the four seasons, especially those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Those with liver depression and qi stagnation should avoid eating immediately after getting angry.
Stomach pain is mostly a chronic disease, which generally takes a long time to get good results or cure. However, because there are many kinds of Chinese patent medicines for treating stomach diseases and their functions are different, we must choose them according to specific diseases. Here are five kinds of Chinese patent medicines that are commonly used in clinic and have positive effects. Patients may wish to choose according to symptoms.
1. Xiangsha Yangwei Pill: It is composed of Amomum villosum, Atractylodes macrocephala, Fructus Aurantii, Pinellia Fermentata and Codonopsis pilosula, and has the functions of regulating stomach, stopping vomiting, regulating qi and broadening chest. It is suitable for the treatment of spleen and stomach weakness, dyspepsia, fullness in both ribs, stomachache, noisy after eating, acid water spitting, sallow complexion, and limb weakness.
2. Xiangsha Liu Jun Pill: It consists of Radix Aucklandiae, Fructus Amomi, Radix Codonopsis, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria, and Radix Glycyrrhizae, and has the functions of invigorating qi, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach. It is suitable for treating spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, dyspepsia, belching, anorexia, abdominal distension, epigastric pain, etc.
3. Buzhong Yiqi Pill: It is composed of Radix Astragali, Radix Codonopsis, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Bupleuri, Cimicifuga Rhizoma, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, and has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer and invigorating yang. It is suitable for the treatment of spleen and stomach qi deficiency, qi deficiency, laziness in speaking, mental fatigue, weakness of limbs, pale complexion, abdominal distension, thin stool, pale tongue with white fur, etc. It is also effective for patients with gastroptosis who take it for a long time.
4. Sanjiu Weitai: It consists of Sanjiu Ku, Jiuli Liver, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Aucklandiae. It has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, and is suitable for treating superficial gastritis, erosive gastritis and atrophic gastritis. Can be used for stomachache, abdominal distension, hyperacidity, stomach upset, dyspepsia or excessive drinking.
5. Hericium erinaceus tablets: Hericium erinaceus tablets made by frying and concentrating. It is suitable for treating gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, chronic atrophic gastritis and other diseases, and can also be used for adjuvant treatment of gastric cancer and esophageal cancer.
As far as the selection of the above five kinds of Chinese patent medicines is concerned, Xiangsha Yangwei Pill can be used for those who see stagnation of cold and dampness and dull pain in the epigastric region. Buzhong Yiqi Pill can be used for patients with spleen deficiency and dampness blocking qi stagnation, loss of appetite, poor transport, thin stool, abdominal distension and other symptoms. If the symptoms are dry mouth, epigastric pain, noisy discomfort and yellow tongue coating, Sanjiu Weitai can be selected; If chronic stomachache is treated with consolidation, you should choose to take mushroom slices.