Post Date December, 03 2023
Editor's Guide Reading
Many people have experienced stomach pain, and sometimes stomach pain always passes by, so people often ignore its severity. In fact, stomach pain is not just about eating the wrong food. If some stomach pains are not treated promptly, they can cause serious harm to our bodies! Today, I will teach you how to treat stomach pain by stimulating the facial acupuncture points!
Gastralgia is a very common symptom, and many people will put it on their lips, such as "I have been experiencing stomach discomfort recently and often have stomach pain" or "I cannot eat this because I have stomach pain...". Eating foods that are too cold or overheated or difficult to digest can cause stomach pain, but sometimes stomach pain is transient and may not be noticed, so it is often overlooked. In fact, there are many diseases that cause stomach pain, and some are still very serious diseases, which should be given sufficient attention.
The site of stomachache is in the epigastric region, commonly known as the pit of the heart. According to traditional Chinese medicine, anxiety, anger, and qi stagnation can damage the liver, causing a disorder in the liver's catharsis function, causing a reversal of the stomach, blocking the qi mechanism, and causing disharmony in the stomach. If qi stagnation turns into fire, the pain will worsen; Overeating or overeating raw, cold, fatty, and sweet foods can lead to injury to the spleen and stomach, food stagnation, central focus, and poor qi function, which can cause stomach pain; In a cold injury, the stomach yang is suppressed, and the good and evil compete, while stomach pain is caused; After the disease, the spleen and stomach are damaged or the spleen and stomach are weakened, the stomach yang is not active, and cold is generated from the inside, resulting in the spleen not being transported, the stomach being out of harmony, and pain occurs. The nature of stomachache can include distension, dull pain, tingling, burning pain, suffocation, and colic, often varying depending on the etiology and pathogenesis. Among them, distension, dull pain, and tingling are the most common, and pain can be persistent or sometimes intermittent. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and noisy acid swallowing. Physical examination showed tenderness in the upper abdomen, which may increase or decrease, but there was no rebound pain.
Select acupoint area
Massage methods
1. Relax the face
Evenly apply media such as massage cream to the face, and use brushing and flat thumb pushing to relax the face and create a warm sensation.
2. Touch the stomach area
Rub and touch the stomach area with the middle finger for 3-5 minutes, 60 to 100 times per minute, until a warm sensation develops locally.
3. Tap the liver region, spleen region, and gallbladder region
Tap the liver, spleen, and bile regions for 3 to 5 minutes, 100 to 200 times per minute, until local soreness occurs.
4. Touch the navel area
Gently massage the navel area for 3-5 minutes, then relax the face and end the treatment.
Tips
For patients with stomachache, attention should be paid to daily maintenance, especially in terms of diet and mental health.
1. The principle of diet is to eat less and eat more meals, have rich nutrients, and be light and easy to digest. Drinking alcohol and overeating raw, cold, and spicy foods should not be allowed. It is strictly prohibited to eat rough and hard foods, overeat or overeat, or have inconstant hunger and satiety, and eat less greasy and fatty foods; Drink less caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea, and cola; Avoid eating chocolate and orange fruits.
2. Maintain a pleasant spirit and avoid worry, anger, and emotional tension; Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and avoid fatigue. When the condition is severe, it is necessary to take appropriate rest, which can alleviate stomach pain and reduce the incidence of stomach pain, thereby achieving the goal of preventing stomach pain.
Dialectical Link of Gastric Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Gastralgia due to stasis of blood
"The duodenal region (i.e., the nasal alar and its outer upper part) is bluish and purple, characterized by pain in the stomach, such as a needle or bayonet cut. The pain can be localized, and the pain can be severe when pressed. It can worsen after eating, especially at night, or there may be hematemesis, black stool, purple or ecchymosis in the tongue.".
2. Stomach pain caused by pathogenic cold
"The color of the duodenal and gastric areas is white with a bluish tinge, manifested by sudden onset of stomach pain, even colic, reduced pain due to heat, increased pain due to cold, light appetite without thirst, or a preference for hot drinks, with thin and white fur.".
Gastralgia due to deficiency of spleen and stomach yang
The color of the spleen area is light and slight, characterized by faint and persistent stomach pain, discomfort with cold pain, preference for warm and warm pressing, severe fasting pain, relief from eating, fatigue, cold eating, or pain onset or aggravation after exposure to cold, vomiting, clear water, lack of food, mental fatigue, tepid hands and feet, loose stools, and pale tongue coating.
Gastralgia due to deficiency of stomach yin
The color of the stomach area is slightly red, showing a faint burning pain in the stomach, which seems to be hungry but not eager to eat, dry mouth and throat, thirst and thirst for drinking, emaciation and fatigue, dry stool, red tongue, lack of fluid or light peeling without moss.
