What are the symptoms of stomach disease tongue coating

The tongue is an organ that protrudes from the bottom of the mouth into the mouth. The human tongue is also an important organ of language. The tongue is composed of smooth muscles and helps in tasting, chewing, and swallowing food. It is also one of the organs that helps with vocalization. The tongue is one of the taste organs and can distinguish sour, sweet, bitter, salty and umami. Most of the surface of the tongue is covered with taste buds. Therefore, in traditional Chinese medicine, there is a method of examining the tongue, so let us now understand the symptoms of stomach disease tongue coating!

1. The symptoms of stomach problems include the following six points

①Tongue coating color. A normal tongue is soft, moves freely, has a light red and shiny color, is moist, and has a thin white coating. In the early stages of stomach disease, the tongue coating is yellow and there is a bad smell in the mouth, which is a positive sign. After a long time, the tongue coating turns white, the tongue becomes thicker in people with constipation, and the tongue becomes ecchymotic in people with pain.

②Nausea and vomiting. Stomach problems caused by abnormal eating habits and cold or heat discomfort can easily cause nausea and vomiting in patients.

③Hiccups and belching. Patients with stomach problems that are related to emotions, or caused by quarrels, excessive stress, etc. are prone to this symptom.

④Chest tightness. It is characterized by poor circulation of qi and its retention in the chest cavity, and is easily contracted by those with a bad temper or a bad mood.

⑤ Choking. It is easy to be acquired by those with spleen and stomach yin deficiency, or those with cold and dampness blocking the spleen.

⑥Acid reflux and heartburn. This is one of the most common symptoms in patients with stomach problems. There are different types of acid reflux, heartburn, and acid vomiting. People with stomach heat have heartburn.

2. The upper surface of the tongue coating is white. This layer of white is very thin, as if it grows on the tongue. It’s no big deal if this happens occasionally, but if it continues for several days, it means your body is getting “heaty”. Drink more water and the condition will go away on its own in a few days.

3. The surface of the tongue coating is thick, as if covered with something, and the color is white. At this time, if you use clean fingernails to scrape the surface of the tongue coating, you can scrape out this layer of residue-like substance. This phenomenon indicates discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract, especially the stomach.

4. Notes

Daily conditioning: Patients without tongue coating should have a light diet, avoid overeating, and avoid eating raw, cold, hot, or difficult-to-digest foods. Eat more vegetables and fruits that can strengthen the spleen and stomach, such as yam, coix seed, etc., and take medicines such as Jianpi Pills and Shengmai San. Exercise to enhance the body's immune function.