The difference between real stomach fire and false stomach fire

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there is a difference between real fire and false fire in the stomach. The so-called real fire refers to the raging stomach fire. It is generally believed that dietary factors are the main cause of stomach real fire. For example, constipation, yellow urine, inability to urinate, bad breath, etc. all indicate that there is fire in the stomach. In fact, whether the stomach is in a state of real fire or false fire can be determined from the body's performance. What are the symptoms of stomach fire? So what are the differences between stomach fire? This article will tell you the answer.

There are two types of internal heat: false fire and real fire. Real fire refers to the syndrome of excessive yang heat, while false fire is mostly caused by internal injuries and strain, such as long-term illness, loss of essence and energy, excessive strain, etc. The treatment for excess fire adopts the purgative method of clearing heat and reducing fire, while the treatment for deficiency fire adopts the tonifying method.

Excess fire refers to a syndrome of excessive yang heat, which is most common in the liver, gallbladder, and gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms include high fever, headache, red eyes, thirst for cold drinks, irritability, abdominal distension and pain, constipation, yellow urine, red tongue with yellow and dry coating or thorns, rapid and strong pulse, and even vomiting blood, nose bleeding, etc. In treatment, it is advisable to adopt the principles and methods of controlling fire with bitter and cold herbs, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and purging the solid and eliminating fire. Virtual fire is mostly caused by internal injuries and overwork. For example, long-term illness can cause the depletion of refined energy and excessive overwork, which can lead to internal organ disorders and weakness, which can cause internal heat, and internal heat can turn into virtual fire.

According to the pathogenesis of different, generally further divided into two kinds of symptoms: Yin deficiency fire and Qi deficiency fire. Wang are more manifestations for the whole body hot flashes, night sweats, emaciation, dry mouth and throat, five upset hot, irritability, red tongue without coating, pulse breakdown. The principles of treatment should be to promote the production of body fluids and nourish blood, nourish yin and reduce fire. Qi deficiency and fire-wang performance performance body hot, why before noon, fear of the wind chills, fear of the wind, joy of heat and cold, tired body weakness, shortness of breath, disinclination to talk, spontaneous endless, clear urine, loose stools, weak pulse large, pale tongue, thin. The principles of treatment should be to tonify the middle and replenish qi, strengthen the kidney and invigorate yang, and use sweet and warm methods to eliminate heat. Let’s take a look at how to distinguish between real fire and false fire.

Look at the stool: dry and hard stool and red tongue indicate real fire; dry and hard stool, pale tongue and white tongue coating indicate false fire; loose and soft stool or diarrhea indicates that there is cold in the body, which is false fire.

Look at the urine: if the urine is yellow in color and has a strong odor, and the tongue is red, it is real fire; if the urine is light in color and clear, it means there is cold in the body, which is false fire.

Look at the fever: If the body has symptoms of fever, when the body temperature exceeds 37.5℃, the whole body is hot and thirsty, this is internal heat, which is real fire; when the fever occurs, the hands and feet are cold, the body is hot and cold, and there is no desire to drink water, this is because there is cold in the body, which is false fire.