How to rub the stomach to promote digestion

In our daily life, everyone will encounter indigestion, loss of appetite, and bloating, which not only makes us feel uncomfortable, but also causes certain harm to our health. Poor digestion can also cause constipation, and massaging the abdomen can alleviate these conditions. So, how to rub your stomach to promote digestion? For some reasonable ways to rub your belly, let’s take a look at the detailed introduction below.

Five-step acupuncture point massage to aid digestion:

1. Place the thumbs of both hands on your chest and the other four fingers on your armpits. Lift the chest muscles with relative force. Lift and relax while moving from the inside to the outside. Repeat 3 times.

2. Use the thumbs of both hands to push from the Tanzhong point at the midpoint of the line connecting the two nipples on the midline of the front of the body to the Ruzhong points on both sides, and continue to push outward along the intercostal space to the sides of the chest, then move down one intercostal space, and then push outward from the midline of the chest to the intercostal space to the sides of the chest, and continue in sequence.

3. Push from the midline of the abdomen to both sides, and from the upper abdomen to the lower abdomen in turn, repeat 3 times.

4. Use both hands to massage your abdomen. Start from one side of the abdomen and move towards the other side, pinching the upper and lower abdomen once each. When pinching, use both hands to pick up a piece of abdominal muscle (skin, subcutaneous tissue and muscle), gently lift it up and pause for a moment, release and move forward, then pinch another piece of muscle, relax and do it again, and repeat 3 times.

5. Use your palms to massage your abdomen, starting from the center of the abdomen, massaging in a clockwise direction and gradually from the inside to the outside. Do this 30 to 50 times. Then rotate counterclockwise from outside to inside 30 to 50 times.

Rubbing your stomach between 1-3 pm every day is most effective in promoting digestion. This is because the small intestine meridian is most active during this period. Massaging the abdomen can accelerate small intestine absorption and promote digestion. In addition, massaging the Zhongwan point on the abdomen (4 inches above the navel) can relieve stomach pain, bloating, vomiting, etc.

How to rub your stomach to promote digestion? We have already given you some relevant answers about some reasonable ways to rub your belly. We hope that you will adopt the above scientific ways to rub your belly, which can promote gastrointestinal motility. In addition to massaging your belly, you also need to adjust your lifestyle habits, drink more water, eat more vegetables and fruits, and exercise moderately.