The state of the spleen and stomach can be known from three aspects

Although everyone has times when their gastrointestinal digestion isn’t good, usually they don’t talk about it and it’s not easy for others to notice it. But there are always some people around us who everyone would guess that they "must have a bad spleen and stomach." Can you really tell if your spleen and stomach are not in good condition? Or, what symptoms indicate poor spleen and stomach function?

Face

The spleen and stomach are responsible for transporting and transforming food and water. After people eat and drink, the essence is digested and absorbed by the spleen and stomach and converted into qi and blood. Therefore, the spleen and stomach are the "source of qi and blood production." Once the spleen is defective, the body cannot achieve this conversion. The food and water that people eat cannot be transported and transformed normally, and cannot supply nutrition to the internal organs. As a result, the blood supply is reduced, and the result is that the face turns pale and yellow. When we see a person's face is yellow, not too bright or moist, we can basically judge that this person has a spleen deficiency. Of course, there are several types of yellow face, and each case represents a different disease or degree of disease, but generally speaking, only doctors can tell the difference.

Lips

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen opens up at the mouth, and the spleen's brilliance is in the lips and the four whites of the lips. If a person has a healthy spleen, his lips will be rosy and shiny, and his skin will be elastic; on the contrary, if a person has a weak spleen, his lips will be pale and dull, or even yellow, and will often peel.

tip of the nose

The condition of the nose tip can indicate the progression of the disease. In fact, the tip of a person's nose is not pointed, but has a small pit. With this small pit as the center, the surrounding area is the area that most obviously reflects the physiological functions and pathological changes of the spleen. When a person is seriously ill, for example, his face may turn blue and black, without any luster, but as long as the tip of his nose is bright and moist, it means that his spleen and stomach are still functioning, and he can still eat and take medicine, so he can be saved. As the saying goes, "If there is stomach qi, you will live, and if there is no stomach qi, you will die." In addition, if a person's nose wings are red, it often indicates that there is heat in the spleen and stomach.

Of course, the diagnosis of the disease cannot be determined by "looking" alone. When various symptoms appear, the most reliable and correct way is to see a doctor. Pay more attention to abnormal symptoms yourself and leave the diagnosis to the doctor. This is the correct attitude.