Patient's question:
These past few days, I've been experiencing some mild stomach pain in the mornings, feeling the urge to use the restroom more often, and feeling hungry on my own. After eating, I get bloated and often pass gas, along with some stomach pain. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Gastritis, chronic superficial gastritis all fall under the category of chronic stomach conditions. Your condition is caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, leading to the inability of clear Qi to ascend and the inability of turbid Qi to rise. The upward reversal of turbid Qi results in symptoms such as belching and stomach pain. It is recommended to use traditional Chinese medicine treatments including:Black alum, black jujubes, walnuts, gardeniae, poria, cardamom, magnolia bark, sparganium, pangolin scales, bupleurum, malt, upper turtle shell, lower turtle shell, safflower, iron gall powder, propolis, honey, and beeswax. These can help achieve rapid self-healing without recurrence.
You can purchase these herbs from local pharmacies, which is cost-effective and convenient, with proven efficacy. In daily life, dietary therapy should be used as a complementary treatment. It is essential to avoid extreme hunger or overeating, and never binge on food.