My stomach feels hard, what's wrong?

For many people, physical ailments first manifest themselves in the stomach, the most common of which are bloating and diarrhea. However, some people find that their stomachs are hard and they don’t understand what’s going on. If your stomach becomes hard, you need to pay attention and never ignore it, especially if you are pregnant, because it is very likely caused by some disease. Here we will introduce to you the specific reasons and treatment methods for a hard stomach.

Pregnant woman's belly is hard

A hard belly during pregnancy usually means uterine contractions. Uterine contraction is the contraction force of the uterus, which refers to the contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterine body. It is paroxysmal, with contractions and pauses alternating repeatedly and is not controlled by the will of the mother. It plays a vital role in childbirth. Only through effective uterine contractions can the fetus continue to descend along the birth canal to complete childbirth.

In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, many pregnant women will feel slight uterine contractions from time to time (that is, they feel their abdomen slightly swollen and tight, but the pain is not obvious). This kind of uterine contraction is called false uterine contraction. It is irregular, not only has a long interval, but also lasts for a short time, and will not cause real delivery.

What to do if a pregnant woman's belly becomes hard

The hardening of the abdomen brings discomfort to pregnant mothers, which can be relieved by the following methods:

1. Change your activity or posture. Sometimes walking can relieve your discomfort, and sometimes resting can relieve false labor (if it is real labor contractions, they will not stop no matter what you do and will gradually increase in intensity).

2. Take a hot bath and relax your body.

3. Drink a few glasses of water, as false labor can sometimes be caused by dehydration.

4. Try relaxation exercises or take slow, deep breaths. While this won't stop your false labor, it may help you cope with the uncomfortable feelings.

Why is my stomach hard?

These are all endogenous things - "turbid air, turbid water, and old stool".

1. The stomach must be soft: a hard stomach will cause insomnia; a hard stomach will cause a bad temper; a hard stomach will cause spots on the face; a hard stomach will cause acne on the face.

2. The stomach must be warm:

3. Cold stomach and cold hands and feet; cold stomach, many diseases; cold stomach, pain all over the body; stomach pain, yellow and black spots.

3. If a woman's belly temperature is one degree higher, the incidence of gynecological diseases will be reduced by half;

4. Press the area around the navel frequently to maintain your vital energy; keep the area around the navel warm to avoid diseases.

5. Eat hungry regularly to relieve the burden on your stomach; eat less at dinner to relieve the burden on your stomach; massage your stomach before menstruation to relieve the burden on your stomach.

Where does the foul air come from?

When we quarrel, hold grudges...it will produce turbid air. In spring, the liver qi is too strong, and poor body function will also produce qi. Because this turbid air has no normal pathway to be released, it rushes around in the body. When the qi goes up to the head, it will cause a headache. When it rushes to the limbs, it will cause rheumatism. When it enters the gastrointestinal tract, it will cause ulcers.

This kind of stagnation of Qi hinders the normal flow of Qi and blood, slows down blood circulation, and can easily accumulate in the body or form tumors, because Qi stagnation will lead to blood stasis! When blood stasis occurs, various symptoms will inevitably appear, which are the various diseases mentioned in Western medicine, such as liver and gallbladder disease, kidney disease, hypertension, heart disease, menstrual disorders and tumors. Chinese medicine says that all diseases are caused by qi, which is exactly what it means.

Turbid water is dampness. If this dampness is not discharged early, it will go up the meridians to the head and cause headaches and dizziness, clog the pores and cause dermatitis and eczema, turn into phlegm when it encounters liver fire, and cause diarrhea when it encounters spleen deficiency. It has endless consequences and must be removed early.

How to clear

The simple method of pushing the abdomen can help you eliminate the three turbidities. Pushing the abdomen, as the name suggests, means pushing the belly. You can use your fingers, palms, or fists. It is best to push from the Adam's apple to the lower abdomen.

Some people have many pain points in their stomachs. Most of the pain points that can be relieved by the "abdominal pushing method" are temporary gas stagnation. Some pain points cannot be relieved by this method. Usually, it is because the qi has been stagnant for a long time and there is blood stasis blocking it. At this time, you can check which meridian the pain point is pressing on. Just tapping and massaging the acupoints of this meridian on the thigh can help unblock the stagnation. You can also apply moxibustion to the entire abdomen while tapping and massaging.

Some people have a soft stomach and it doesn't hurt when pressing anywhere, but they still feel bloated and uncomfortable in the abdomen. This is usually caused by insufficient middle qi and too little qi and blood. You must replenish the middle qi first. Moxibustion on the navel, qihai and Guanyuan acupoints with moxa sticks is very effective.

After persisting in using the abdominal pushing method, your stomach or abdomen may hurt more frequently, or have dull pain or diarrhea, and many gastrointestinal symptoms may appear. This is a sign of improvement. Keep pushing, and after a period of time: the degree, depth and location of the pain will change, and you won’t even feel pain without pushing hard. Then you should look for the blockage point in your abdomen (maybe it's a lump, or a pain point, or a "sink", or an "air mass"). Just push and rub it, and you will find that your chronic disease will disappear as well.

Push for 10 minutes once when you wake up in the morning, and once for 10 minutes before going to bed at night. When you walk or watch TV, you can use your hollow fists to hit your belly, waist, and buttocks to open up the meridians in other parts of the body, which is also very beneficial for unblocking congestion in the stomach.

Some people will burp and fart when they push. This is because the clear air rises and the turbid air falls, which is the best effect. The best way is to insist on expelling turbid air every day and prevent illness.

“Radish helps with digestion.” In folk customs, if you have poor digestion, your elders will tell you to eat radish.

There is also a very harmful cold that invades our bodies. Where does the cold come from? In summer, drinking all kinds of iced cold drinks; using air conditioning; girls always wearing short skirts and shorts; getting infusions and drinking herbal teas can all make it easy for the cold to invade the body.

Remember, "fire goes up and cold sinks down." If there is coldness in the body, Qi and blood will stagnate, which is called "blood stasis caused by cold." If the cold air stays in the joints, it will cause pain; if it stays in the internal organs, it will easily cause swelling; if it stays in the meridians, it will cause blockage of the meridians and poor circulation of Qi and blood. Not only will the limbs become cold, but there will often be symptoms of numbness in the hands and feet. Stomach cold and dysmenorrhea in girls are mostly caused by cold.

The best way to solve a hard stomach is:

Combination of morning and evening abdominal massage and moxibustion

Saying that abdominal pushing is a method is actually emphasizing the importance of expelling impurities. Push it however you want. It can be kneaded, rubbed, pressed, tapped, warmed, moxibustioned, scraped and cupped. The purpose is to soften the tummy! Of course it would be best if you have your own little tricks.

People who often push their abdomen but feel no movement and are afraid of cold often have accumulated cold in the abdomen. If the accumulated cold is shallow, apply moxibustion on Zhongwan and Shenque. If the accumulated cold is severe, you can apply moxibustion to the back Shu points. The Shu points can directly connect to the internal organs and expel the cold quickly.

It is best to push the abdomen from the Adam's apple all the way down, because there is a place between the two breasts that is prone to congestion, the "Tan Zhong Point". If you push this place every day, your breast disease will be cured.

After pushing the abdomen at night, put a square 4-hole moxibustion box on your navel, then light the moxa stick and moxibustion for 30 minutes. The warm yang energy of the moxa will enter your abdomen. Many people have reported that after pushing the abdomen and moxibustion for a while, the whole abdomen feels warm, and sometimes there is a warm current flowing to the soles of the feet, which makes for a very good sleep at night!