What are the symptoms of stomach fire

In daily life, stomach fire is quite common. When stomach fire occurs, it often causes indigestion and bad breath. Patients are prone to hyperphagia and often like to eat greasy, spicy and irritating foods, which will undoubtedly aggravate the symptoms of stomach fire. In addition, if the symptoms are more serious, it will also cause physical fatigue, weight loss, pale face, spots and sores, etc.

1. Excessive gastric acid secretion can cause bad breath

Excessive stomach fire can promote excessive secretion of gastric acid, causing the body fluid in the stomach to accumulate in the body as the body qi rises. Over time, internal heat will be generated. When the internal heat reaches a certain level, it will turn into fire, causing a sour taste in the mouth, and then forming bad breath.

2. Hyperphagia

Excessive stomach fire can lead to the depletion of stomach yin, causing thirst, and causing the body to lose a large amount of water, resulting in increased blood sugar. In order to consume the blood sugar in the body, pancreatic cells will increase the secretion of insulin, which will lead to hyperappetite and increased hunger.

3. Weight loss and fatigue

Due to excessive stomach fire, most of the food we eat is digested by the stomach fire and cannot be absorbed and utilized by the human body, resulting in malnutrition. In order to supplement the nutrients needed for the body's activities, the human body will activate the fat and protein stored in the body to replenish energy, thereby causing weight loss and fatigue.

4. Acne

Due to excessive stomach fire, the stomach and intestines become dry and constipated, so that the stomach fire cannot be discharged from the body and accumulates in the facial skin, eventually leading to the occurrence of acne. It is also accompanied by dry mouth, bad breath, constipation, etc.

5. Constipation

Excessive stomach fire leads to excessive yang energy in the body, causing dryness and heat in the intestines, making it impossible for toxins in the body to be excreted, thus leading to constipation.

In addition, stomach fire can be divided into deficiency and excess. The symptoms of real fire are red tongue with yellow and dry coating, frequent appetite, upper abdominal discomfort, bitter and dry mouth, bad breath, yellow tongue coating, desire to drink cold water, swollen and painful gums, dry and hard stools, yellow urine, etc. The symptoms of false fire are less tongue coating, mild cough, small food intake, dry mouth but no desire to drink more water, thin and weak pulse, constipation and abdominal distension, etc.