How to judge whether it is stomach cold or stomach heat

There are many kinds of stomach diseases, including gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, stomach cold, stomach heat, etc. Patients with stomach diseases often experience dull pain, have no appetite when faced with delicious food, feel nausea and vomiting, and can't even smell greasy tastes. Stomach cold and stomach heat are the most common stomach diseases, but most stomach diseases are caused by irregular diet. Here we will introduce to you how to judge whether you have stomach cold or stomach heat?

Differentiation of the causes of stomach cold and stomach heat

Stomach cold: It is mostly related to eating habits, such as irregular diet, preference for raw and cold food, etc. Frequently eating hot and cold foods together, eating at irregular times, or not eating at equal times of hunger and fullness will cause stomach cold over time.

Stomach heat: It is mostly caused by eating too much spicy and greasy food, excessive stomach fire, or evil heat invading the stomach, or qi stagnation turning into fire. Symptoms include thirst and preference for cold drinks, bad breath, swollen and painful gums, nosebleeds, constipation and dark urine, red tongue with yellow coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Symptoms of stomach cold and stomach heat

Symptoms of stomach cold: Stomach cold is mostly caused by external cold evil directly invading the stomach, or eating too much raw and cold food, which causes the cold evil to accumulate in the stomach and cause the disease. Stomach cold is divided into stomach cold excess syndrome and stomach cold deficiency syndrome.

1. Stomach cold syndrome : Most of them have a sudden onset, caused by cold abdomen or excessive consumption of fruits and cold drinks, and manifest as sudden cold pain in the stomach, severe pain, bland mouth without thirst, and even headache, sore joints and muscles, pale tongue, and thick white fur.

2. Stomach cold deficiency syndrome : The disease is often long-lasting, with clear or sour water in the mouth, cold limbs, tasteless mouth without thirst, clear urine, loose stools, and the disease will occur if the abdomen is slightly cold or the diet is not careful. The tongue is pale and the tongue coating is white. It manifests as stomach pain, which may be continuous in mild cases or severe in severe cases, and is aggravated by cold.

Symptoms of stomach heat: Stomach heat can be divided into real heat syndrome and false heat syndrome, which is mostly caused by eating too much spicy, fried, and greasy food, or by depression, which turns into fire.

1. Stomach heat syndrome : Most of the symptoms are stomach pain or burning sensation, accompanied by bad breath or swollen and painful gums, mouth ulcers, dry and hard stools, restlessness and insomnia, red tongue with yellow coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

2. Stomach deficiency and fire syndrome : manifested by stomach discomfort, dry and bitter mouth, oral ulcers, aggravated after fatigue or staying up late, bad breath, dry stool, dry mouth and no desire to drink water, pale, fat, slightly tender and red tongue, and thin and rapid pulse.

How to judge whether you have a cold stomach or a hot stomach

If you pay attention to the details in daily life, you can actually make a rough distinction. People who are usually afraid of cold, have a tasteless mouth and do not want to drink water, have cold limbs in winter, have a poor appetite, and often feel tired and weak are mostly people with weak spleen and stomach. People who often have dry mouth, bitter mouth, dry stool or sticky stool, and a bad temper are mostly people with hot stomach. In addition, heartburn is accompanied by a burning sensation, which is usually caused by stomach heat, while heartburn in people with stomach cold usually comes out as clear water.