How to take care of stomach cold

According to scientific investigations and research, stomach disease is the most common disease among people in modern society. People’s failure to eat on time and hidden dangers in food safety are the main causes of stomach disease. Nowadays, men, women, young and old all love to eat cold things, especially in the hot summer. However, it is often the case that stomach cold comes uninvited. Today, let us learn how to take care of ourselves when we have stomach cold.

1. Treatment policy

Treatment principle for stomach deficiency and cold (stomach yang deficiency): warm the middle and strengthen the stomach. Treatment principle for stomach cold: warm the stomach, dispel cold and relieve pain.

2. General treatment

1. Stomach deficiency and coldness (stomach yang deficiency)

Symptoms: Cold pain in the stomach, persistent, intermittent, prefers warmth and pressure, relieved after meals, vomiting of clear water or undigested food, poor appetite, abdominal distension, bland mouth without thirst, fatigue, chills and cold limbs, pale, plump and tender tongue, and deep, slow and weak pulse. Treatment principle: Warm the middle and strengthen the stomach. Main prescription: Lizhong Decoction. You can also use Xiao Jianzhong Decoction, Lizhong Decoction, Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction, and Xiangsha Yangwei Pills. Prescription: Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, cinnamon twig, dried ginger, galangal, cubeb, Bletilla striata, and cuttlebone.

2. Stomach cold

Symptoms: Cold pain in the stomach, the pain is acute, aggravated by cold and relieved by warmth, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, pain relieved after vomiting, bland taste in the mouth without thirst, clear water in the mouth, watery sound in the abdomen, white and slippery tongue coating, and stringy or deep and tight pulse. Treatment principle: Warm the stomach, dispel cold and relieve pain. Main prescription: Houpu Wenzhong Decoction. Prescription: Magnolia bark, tangerine peel, licorice, costus root, dried ginger, poria cocos, and cardamom.

3. Daily conditioning

(1) Quit smoking and drinking. Smoking affects the blood supply to the gastric mucosa as well as the repair and regeneration of gastric mucosal cells. Therefore, if you have a history of smoking, you should quit smoking or smoke less.

(2) To prevent cold, keep your abdomen warm and avoid catching cold. Close

4. Diet adjustment

(1) Eat regularly, at regular times and in regular amounts, avoid overeating, and reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. If the calorie intake is insufficient, it can be supplemented by adding a combination of dry and liquid snacks.

(2) Reduce adverse stimulation and avoid various irritating foods, such as strong alcohol, strong coffee, raw garlic, mustard, etc. At the same time, avoid eating foods that are too hard, too sour, too spicy, too salty, too hot, too cold, and too rough. You can choose a mild diet to remove factors that cause adverse stimulation to the gastrointestinal mucosa and create conditions for mucosal repair. The food should be fine, minced, soft and rotten. The main cooking methods include steaming, boiling, stewing, braising and simmering.

(3) Pay attention to the acid-base balance. When there is too much stomach acid, you can drink more milk, soy milk or alkaline steamed bread to neutralize the stomach acid.

5. Maintenance methods

① Fresh ginger and sugar for stomach cold pain: 500 grams of fresh ginger (finely ground), 250 grams of sugar, pickled together; eat 3 times a day before meals, 1 spoon (ordinary spoon) each time; keep eating for a week, generally it will work; if it is not completely cured, continue to eat until it is cured.

② White wine and eggs for treating stomach cold: Pour 50 grams of Erguotou white wine into a teacup, beat an egg, light the wine, and when the wine is dry and the egg is cooked, eat it on an empty stomach in the morning. For mild cases, eat it once or twice and it will be cured. Note that no seasoning is added to the egg.

③ Eating apples can relieve stomach acid: Some people often suffer from stomach acid and feel very uncomfortable in late winter and early spring when it is cold or due to improper diet. If you eat one or half a large apple at this time, your stomach will feel better soon.