Patient's question:
Diagnosed with: Superficial gastritis with erosion, congestion, and low esophageal pressure. Currently experiencing stomach pain, chest tightness, belching, and acid reflux. How should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Hello, superficial gastritis with erosion falls under the category of chronic stomach conditions. Your situation is caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, leading to the inability of clear Qi to ascend and turbid Qi to descend, resulting in symptoms such as stomach pain and belching. Generally, conventional medications are difficult to the condition. If not treated promptly and correctly, the condition will gradually worsen.Western medicine primarily neutralizes stomach acid, providing only temporary relief of symptoms. Stomach acid is an digestive fluid, and when neutralized, it can lead to increased secretion. The dilute hydrochloric acid in stomach acid is a strong acid with high corrosivity. Therefore, long-term use of Western medicine can cause excessive stomach acid secretion, further damaging the stomach mucosa, leading to prolonged illness and even worsening of the condition, or even canceration.
Traditional Chinese medicine has accumulated many unique treatment methods through long-term clinical practice. I recommend using traditional Chinese herbs such as Hei Fan (Chinese realgar), Hei Zao (black jujube), Hei Tao Ren (walnut kernel), Zhi Zi (gardenia fruit), Dang Gui (angelica sinensis), Sha Ren (cardamom), Hou Pu (Magnolia bark), San Ling (sparganium), Chuan Shan Jia (trionyx stejnegeri), Chen Qu (Chinese licorice), Mai Ya (malt), Shang Jia (upper shell), Xia Jia (lower shell), Hong Hua (safflower), Hai Nan Chen (Agarwood), Tie Dan Fen (iron gall powder), Feng Jiao (propolis), and Feng La (beeswax) for combined treatment. These herbs are effective, fast-acting, and can thoroughly the condition.
When used together, these herbs can completely eliminate damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, enhance gastrointestinal function, promote gastrointestinal motility, rapidly repair the stomach and intestinal mucosa, and clear away turbid Qi from the stomach and intestines, thereby achieving the goal of chronic stomach conditions.