Symptoms of stomach deficiency and coldness are caused by these reasons

The main cause of common stomach coldness is improper diet, such as frequent consumption of raw, cold and irritating foods. The most common symptoms of patients include dull stomach pain, decreased appetite, cold hands and feet, loose stools, etc. In the face of these conditions, in addition to adjusting the diet, appropriate drug treatment should be used.

1. Cause

The main cause of spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness is bad eating habits, such as eating without restraint, often eating cold drinks or cold food, etc., coupled with a fast pace of life and high mental stress, which are more likely to lead to stomach problems. Spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness can also develop from spleen and stomach qi deficiency. "Ji Sheng Fang·Discussion on Treatment of Spleen and Stomach Deficiency and Cold": "The spleen is the meridian of the foot Taiyin, located in the center, belongs to the Wu Ji earth, governs the Zhongzhou, monitors the body muscles, and is the exterior and interior of the stomach meridian of the foot Yangming. The exterior and interior are mild, and water and grain are easy to be decomposed, transport and transform the essence, and irrigate the meridians. If the diet is not moderate, or if it is damaged by raw and cold, or if there is excessive thinking, the Chonghe is not distributed, and the cold and heat are seen because of its deficiency and excess. When it is deficient, deficiency will produce cold, and cold will cause the limbs to be unable to move, the appetite will not be digested, and there will be belching and acid swallowing, or vomiting after eating, or sudden inability to eat, abdominal pain and intestinal rumbling, occasional loose diarrhea, heavy limbs, excessive thinking, not wanting to hear people's voices, dreaming of insufficient food, and deep, thin and weak pulses, all of which are signs of deficiency and cold." To sum up the above reasons, the spleen and stomach yang qi deficiency and decline, yin and cold are strong inside, forming spleen and stomach deficiency and cold syndrome mainly due to the following two aspects: one is the development of spleen and stomach qi deficiency; the other is due to excessive eating of raw and cold food, which damages spleen yang and stomach yang.

2. Clinical manifestations

The stomachache is dull and continuous, with discomfort caused by cold, prefers warmth and pressure, is worse on an empty stomach and relieved by food, and the pain occurs or worsens after fatigue, eating cold food, or catching a cold. The patient vomits clear water, eats less, feels tired and weak, has cold hands and feet, has loose and thin stools, has a pale tongue with a white coating, and has a weak pulse.

If the main symptoms are spleen yang deficiency, the following can be seen: abdominal distension and poor appetite, which is relieved when the abdomen is full, abdominal pain that is relieved by warmth and pressure, clear water in the mouth, loose, thin and clear stools, cold limbs, or heavy limbs, or general edema, difficulty urinating, or excessive and thin leucorrhea, a sinking lower abdomen, and soreness and heaviness in the waist and abdomen. The tongue is pale and fat, the tongue coating is white and slippery, and the pulse is deep, slow and weak.

The key points of diagnosis for spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness syndrome are spleen dysfunction and cold symptoms. When spleen yang is deficient and transportation and transformation are impaired, there will be abdominal distension and poor appetite. When yang is deficient and yin is excessive, coldness arises from the body, and the coldness stagnates the qi, so abdominal pain is relieved by warmth and pressure. When yin and cold qi are excessive inside the body, water cannot be transformed, the mouth overflows with clear water, the stool is loose, and in severe cases, food cannot be digested, urination is difficult, and there is edema. Women with clear and watery vaginal discharge and a sore and heavy feeling in the waist and abdomen are experiencing the invasion of cold and dampness.