What are the symptoms of stomach fire?

Excessive stomach fire is very common in life, which is closely related to the patient's living habits. I believe most of my friends know what the symptoms of excessive stomach fire will be. For example, poor appetite, dry mouth and so on.

Symptoms of stomach fire: Gastrointestinal symptoms include burning pain in the stomach, abdominal distension, dry mouth and bad breath, loose stools, constipation, swollen and painful gums, poor appetite, etc. Stomach fire can be divided into two types: deficiency and excess. Deficiency fire is manifested as mild cough, poor appetite, constipation, abdominal distension, red tongue, and little coating; excess fire is manifested as upper abdominal discomfort, dry mouth, bitter taste, and dry and hard stools.

Stomach fire, the fire caused by improper diet such as drinking too much, eating too much spicy food, overeating rich and greasy food, is called stomach fire in traditional Chinese medicine. It is usually caused by damp heat and food stagnation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the regulation of stomach fire should follow the principles of clearing heat and clearing stagnation. One should be moderate in diet, eat less hot foods, eat less sweet and greasy foods, increase yellow-green vegetables and seasonal fruits in the diet to supplement the deficiency of vitamins and inorganic salts, and pay proper attention to oral hygiene. In terms of medical treatment, you can use Chuanlian, Juncihua, lotus seed core, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc. to relieve stomach fire.

Recipes for reducing heat: fresh radish juice, mung bean porridge, and watermelon.

Modern research shows that radish has obvious antibacterial effects. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that radish juice is pungent, sweet, and cool in nature, and belongs to the lung and stomach meridians. People with stomach fire can drink radish juice for conditioning and treatment. However, it is not suitable for people with mouth ulcers caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Mung bean porridge has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving heat and thirst, clearing the heart and purging fire, and can clear the fire in the heart and stomach. Lotus seeds, water chestnuts, yam, etc. are all foods that strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite. Watercress, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, loquats, etc. are all foods that are easy to digest. People with excessive stomach fire can also reduce stomach fire by eating watermelon in the midwinter season.