Patient's question:
Patient: Female, 22 years old, in good health. Almost every night from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., she experiences pain five centimeters above the navel. Now, for the past two days, the pain has also started during the day, accompanied by nausea, belching, and a slightly cool sensation last night. Does she have irregular eating habits, often experiencing stomach acid at night, but nothing during the day?Doctor's answer:
Eating meals at the wrong time is the root cause of the recurrence of diseases, especially gastrointestinal disorders. Pay attention to the following dietary principles:1. Eat less fried foods;
2. Eat less pickled foods;
3. Eat less raw, cold, and irritating foods;
4. Eat meals regularly;
5. Eat at fixed times and in fixed quantities;
6. Serve food at a suitable temperature;
7. Chew food thoroughly.
1. Dietary remedies: Bake and chew dried bread three times a day before meals;
2. Abdominal massage, cupping, and internal Qigong exercises.
3. Medications: Select one of cimetidine, ranitidine, or omeprazole (antacids) and combine with domperidone; over-the-counter medicine: Xiang Sha Yang Wei Wan.
For patients with stomach acid issues, while seeking proper medical treatment, they can also use dietary therapy as a supplementary treatment in daily life.