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Stomach pain is the most common symptom of gastric disease patients. Most of the time, the lesion is stimulated by local inflammation or gastric acid, causing gastric wall smooth muscle spasm, increased intragastric pressure, and muscle fiber tension, which stimulates the nerve receptors at the lesion, resulting in pain. There are many causes of stomach pain. Common ones include feeling cold, drinking alcohol, smoking, eating raw or cold food, losing time when hungry and full, overeating, taking foods and medicines that are irritating to the stomach, being emotional, being overtired, etc.
Stomach pain should be distinguished from "heartache". In ancient Chinese medicine books, stomach pain is also called "heartache". Stomach pain, also known as epigastric pain, refers to the pain that occurs in the upper abdomen near the heart. The ancients believed that the epigastrium is located under the heart, and the area under the xiphoid bone (xiphoid process) is the pit of the heart. The pain that occurs in this area is called subcardiac pain, pain in the mouth of the heart, and pain in the pit of the heart, also known as heartache. Many doctors in later generations realized that the anatomical parts of the stomach and the heart were completely different, so they distinguished stomach pain from heartache. For example, "The True Story of Medicine" says: "The ancient prescriptions for nine types of heartache... specify their causes, all of which are in the epigastrium, but not really in the heart." In order to distinguish the two, heartache caused by heart disease is called "real heartache", especially "heartache that goes through the back". In severe cases, it may also be accompanied by cold sweats, blue hands, feet, lips, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Because of this, epigastric pain and true heartache are completely different in nature of the disease.
Although stomach pain can be caused by a variety of diseases, the most common diseases are chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer. Since these two diseases are chronic, repeated fluctuations, protracted and difficult to heal, or easy to relapse, Therefore, it is particularly important to regulate the diet of patients with stomach pain. The dietary requirements for patients with stomach pain are as follows:
1. First, correct bad eating habits. Eat more light foods, and eat less fatty and spicy foods, such as foods containing alcohol and spices. Beware of food that is too sour, too sweet, too salty, too bitter, or too pungent, and do not have a preference for the five flavors. Patients with a smoking habit should quit smoking.
2. Eat regularly and quantitatively. Patients with long-term stomach pain should have three meals or snacks at regular times every day, and the intervals should be reasonable. Patients with acute stomach pain should try to eat small meals more often, and should eat less or no snacks at ordinary times to reduce the burden on the stomach.
3. Pay attention to nutritional balance. The daily diet should provide foods rich in vitamins to help protect the gastric mucosa and improve its defense capabilities, and promote the repair of local lesions.
4. Food should be soft, warm and warm. It is advisable to use steaming, boiling, boiling and stewing for cooking, and eat less hard and rough food. Don't be impatient when eating. Chew the food fully in the mouth, mix it with saliva and swallow it slowly. This is beneficial to digestion and recovery after illness. Pay attention to the adjustment of food temperature in the four seasons. People with spleen and stomach deficiency should especially avoid raw and cold food. People with liver stagnation and qi stagnation should avoid eating immediately after getting angry.
Stomach pain is mostly a chronic condition and generally requires a long period of treatment before good results or recovery can be achieved. However, since there are many types of Chinese patent medicines for the treatment of gastric diseases, and the functions of the medicines are different, the choice must be based on the specific symptoms. Here are 5 kinds of Chinese patent medicines that are commonly used in clinical practice and have certain effects. Patients may choose to use them according to their symptoms.
1. Xiangsha Yangwei Pills: composed of Amomum villosum, Atractylodes rhizome, Citrus aurantium, Pinellia qu, and Codonopsis pilosula. It has the functions of harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting, relaxing the Qi and widening the chest. It is suitable for the treatment of weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, fullness of both ribs, epigastric pain, noisy after eating, vomiting of sour water, sallow complexion, and tired limbs.
2. Xiangsha Liujun Pills: It is composed of costus, amomum villosum, dangshen, atractylodes, poria, moxibustion licorice, etc. It has the function of replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for the treatment of spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, indigestion, belching, lack of food, epigastric distension and epigastric pain.
3. Buzhong Yiqi Pill: It is composed of astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes rhizome, angelica root, Bupleurum, Cimicifuga, orange peel, and moxibustion licorice. It is suitable for the treatment of spleen and stomach qi deficiency, lack of qi and laziness, tired body and weak limbs, pale complexion, epigastric distension, loose stools, pale tongue and thin white coating. It can also be effective for people with gastroptosis who take it for a long time.
4. Sanjiu Weitai: It is composed of Sanya Ku, Jiuligan, white peony root, raw rehmannia root, and woody incense. It has the functions of anti-inflammatory, pain relieving, regulating qi and strengthening the stomach. It is suitable for superficial gastritis and erosive gastritis. It can be used for the treatment of gastritis and atrophic gastritis, as well as stomach pain, bloating, hyperacidity, stomach discomfort, indigestion, or excessive drinking.
5. Hericium erinaceus tablets: tablets made by decoction and concentration of Hericium erinaceus. It is suitable for the treatment of gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, chronic atrophic gastritis and other diseases. It can also be used for the adjuvant treatment of gastric cancer and esophageal cancer.
As for the selection of the above five kinds of Chinese patent medicines, Xiangsha Yangwei Pills can be used for those with cold-dampness, dull pain in the epigastrium, and discomfort due to distension and discomfort; those with spleen deficiency and dampness blocking qi stagnation can , poor appetite, delayed transportation, loose stools, and abdominal distension, you can use Buzhong Yiqi Pills; if the symptoms are dryness in the mouth, stomach pain and fullness, or noisy and uncomfortable, yellow and thick tongue coating, Sanjiu Weitai can be used; if For consolidated treatment of chronic stomach pain, monkey mushroom tablets should be chosen.