Chest tightness and heartache

If you experience pain in the pit of your stomach, you must not ignore it, because pit of your stomach pain may be a sign of a problem with the heart. If there is a problem with the heart, it will directly affect the heart's blood supply function to various organs of the human body. Some people not only have pain in the heart, but also have symptoms of chest tightness. This symptom often makes people feel short of breath. So what should you do if you have chest tightness and pain in the heart?

1. What is the disease of pain in the pit of the stomach?

Heart pain is thought to be related to insufficient blood supply to the heart. It is recommended to go to the cardiology department, do an electrocardiogram, and make a clear diagnosis. It can be treated with isosorbide dinitrate tablets. Pay more attention to your diet, focus on low-fat foods and eat more vegetables.

2. What to do if you have pain just below the heart?

1. Stinging. The tingling pain is usually caused by blood stasis, and you can take some blood-activating medicines, such as Salvia miltiorrhiza, Ligusticum chuanxiong, and Safflower.

2. Bloating and pain. Bloating and pain are caused by qi stagnation, and you can take some qi-regulating medicines, such as tangerine peel and bergamot.

3. Soreness. Stomach pain is usually caused by excessive stomach acid. Eat more alkaline foods, such as steamed buns, noodles, and soda water.

4. Cold pain. Cold pain is mostly caused by stomach cold or yang deficiency. You can press the painful area under the heart with your hands, cover it with a hot water bottle, and eat some warm foods such as ginger.

5. Dull pain. Dull pain is a symptom of deficiency. You can press the painful area under the heart with your hands and cover it with a hot water bag.

6. No matter what kind of pain you have, you can press the "Neiguan Point" to dredge the meridians and relieve pain. Location of Neiguan acupoint: 2 inches above the center of the transverse wrist crease.

3. Causes of heart pain

1. It is related to people’s increased work pressure and unhealthy lifestyle. These include irregular meals, overeating, smoking, high-salt diet, and a love of spicy food.

2. In modern society, fertilizer, pesticide and other residues have destroyed the balance of gastrointestinal flora in the human body, causing a large reduction in the number of beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria, and causing excessive reproduction of harmful gastrointestinal bacteria. The abuse of antibiotics has greatly enhanced the drug resistance of harmful bacteria, ultimately leading to an increasing number of gastrointestinal disease patients that are difficult to cure.