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 epigastric cavity was located under the heart, and the part below the xiphoid bone (xiphoid process) was the heart socket. The pain that occurred in this part was the pain under the heart, the pain at the mouth of the heart and the pain in the heart socket, also known as heartache. Many doctors in later generations realized that the anatomical parts of stomach and heart were completely different, so they distinguished stomach pain from heartache. For example, "The True Story of Medicine" said: "Nine kinds of heartache in ancient prescriptions ... all of them are in the stomach, but 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. Therefore, epigastric pain and true heartache are completely different in the nature of the disease.
Although stomachache can be caused by a variety of diseases, the most common diseases are chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer. As these two diseases are chronic diseases that fluctuate repeatedly, are difficult to heal or are easy to recur, it is particularly important to regulate the diet of patients with stomachache. The dietary requirements of patients with stomachache are as follows:
1. Eat more light, less fat and all kinds of irritating foods, such as foods containing alcohol and spices. Beware of being too sour, too sweet, too salty, too bitter and too pungent in food, and don't make the five flavors partial. Patients with smoking hobbies should give up smoking.
2. Regular and quantitative diet. Patients with long-term stomachache should have three meals or extra meals every day at regular intervals. 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 the nutritional balance. A normal diet should provide foods rich in vitamins, which will help protect the gastric mucosa and improve its defense ability, and promote 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, so that the food can be fully chewed in the mouth and slowly swallowed after being fully mixed with saliva, which is beneficial to digestion and recovery after illness. Attention should be paid to the regulation of dietary temperature in four seasons, especially those with deficiency of spleen and stomach. People with liver depression and qi stagnation should avoid eating immediately after getting angry.
Stomach pain is mostly a chronic disease, and it usually takes a long time to get good effect or cure. However, because there are many kinds of Chinese patent medicines for treating stomach diseases, and the functions of the medicines are different, we must choose them according to the 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 them according to their 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, relaxing qi and broadening chest. It is suitable for the treatment of spleen and stomach weakness, dyspepsia, fullness in both ribs, stomachache, noisy after eating, vomiting sour water, sallow complexion, and limb fatigue.
2. Xiangsha Liujun Pill: composed of Radix Aucklandiae, Fructus Amomi, Radix Codonopsis, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Poria, and Radix Glycyrrhizae preparata, it 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 Macrocephalae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Bupleuri, Cimicifuga, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Moxibustion, and has the functions of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating qi, and uplifting yang. It is suitable for the treatment of spleen and stomach qi deficiency, lack of qi and laziness in speaking, fatigue, limp limbs, pale complexion, distended stomach, loose stool, pale tongue and thin white fur. It can also be effective for patients with gastroptosis who take it for a long time.
4. Sanjiu Weitai: It is composed of Sancha Ku, Jiuli Gan, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Aucklandiae, and has the functions of diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, regulating qi and invigorating stomach. It is suitable for the treatment of superficial gastritis, erosive gastritis and atrophic gastritis, and can be used for stomachache, bloating, hyperacidity, stomach discomfort, dyspepsia or excessive drinking.
5. Hericium erinaceus tablet: it is a tablet made of Hericium erinaceus by decocting and concentrating. It is suitable for the treatment of gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, chronic atrophic gastritis and other diseases, and can also be used for the 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 cold and dampness blocking, dull pain in the epigastric cavity and distension and discomfort. Buzhong Yiqi Pill can be used for patients with symptoms such as spleen deficiency, dampness blocking qi stagnation, poor appetite and delayed transport, thin stool and abdominal distension. If the symptoms are dry mouth, full stomach pain, noisy and uncomfortable, and yellow tongue coating, Sanjiu Weitai can be selected; If the chronic stomachache is treated with consolidation, you should choose to take the mushroom tablets.