What to do if you have a stomachache caused by a cold

Normally, when we have a cold, we often have stomach pain, and some patients also have diarrhea. When many people encounter this situation, they don’t know how to regulate themselves to relieve the symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea. There are many reasons why colds can cause stomach pain. For example, gastrointestinal colds can easily cause stomach pain. Another example is intestinal cramps caused by a cold, which can also cause stomach pain.

1. What causes stomach pain due to cold?

1. Gastroenteritis caused by cold

A cold is a respiratory infection. When a patient has a cold, the body's defense function is reduced. When the patient is exposed to cold, rain, or excessive fatigue, the virus will multiply rapidly, causing gastroenteritis and stomach pain caused by a cold.

Other symptoms of gastroenteritis: Gastroenteritis in this case is a concomitant disease. In addition to abdominal pain, there are also symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting. In severe cases, dehydration may also occur.

2. Excessive use of anti-inflammatory drugs

Anti-inflammatory drugs (mainly antibiotics) have a certain effect on colds, but if they are used for too long, it will lead to imbalance of intestinal ecology and change of intestinal flora. At this time, an anaerobic Clostridium is easy to multiply and produce enterotoxins, which can cause colitis, resulting in symptoms of stomach pain.

3. Intestinal spasms caused by colds

Intestinal cramps caused by colds usually occur in children. When they catch a cold, their stomach and intestines are also stimulated by the cold, which speeds up their motility and causes motor dysfunction, making intestinal cramps more likely to occur. The appearance of this condition is stomach pain.

2. How to treat stomachache caused by cold

1. Massage Zusanli

Acupoint location: 3 inches below the knee. After bending the knee, place the palm of your right hand directly on the patella of the knee joint, stretch four fingers downward, and the acupoint is 1 inch outside the point reached by the middle fingertip.

Method: Push the acupoint with your fingers for 8 minutes, rub it 100 to 200 times, and apply some massage liquid on the acupoint for better effect.

Efficacy: This acupoint is an important acupoint on the Yangming Stomach Meridian. It can transform spleen dampness and is helpful for colds and gastrointestinal pains. It is suitable for symptoms of cold and stomach pain.

2. Brown sugar ginger jujube soup

Ingredients: 50 grams of polished rice, 5 red dates, 2 green onions, appropriate amount of sugar, appropriate amount of ginger powder.

Method: Wash the polished round-grained rice and put it into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water (slightly more than the polished round-grained rice), add red dates and green onions after boiling to make porridge, then take 5 grams of ginger powder, add it to the porridge, cook for a while, and drink it warm in the morning and evening.

Efficacy: Red dates replenish qi and blood and benefit the stomach and intestines, ginger and white onions remove wind and cold and treat colds, so they have a certain therapeutic effect on abdominal pain caused by wind-cold colds.