Patient's question:
Chronic superficial gastritis, more than a year, stomach bloating, indigestion, sometimes bloating causes chest tightness, took many medications, only the first two days before taking them were effective, but the stomach doesn't hurt, chronic superficial gastritis?Doctor's answer:
Chronic gastritis falls under the category of long-standing stomach conditions. Your situation is primarily caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, leading to the inability of clear Qi to ascend and turbid Qi to rise. Generally, conventional medications struggle to cure it. Routine drugs can only alleviate symptoms but fail to address the root cause—treating symptoms rather than the source. Some medications may even worsen the damage to the gastric mucosa, resulting in chronic, untreatable stomach conditions that may even worsen over time. The key to proper treatment is crucial. It is recommended to use traditional Chinese medicine such as Hei Fan (iron oxide), Hei Zao (black jujube), He Tao Ren (walnut kernel), Zhi Zi (gardenia fruit), Fu Ling (poria), Sha Ren (cardamom), Hou Pu (Magnolia bark), San Ling (sparganium), Chuan Shan Jia (Chinese pangolin scales), Chen Qu (rice bran), Mai Ya (malt), Shang Jia (upper tiger bone), Xia Jia (lower tiger bone), Hong Hua (safflower), Hainan Chen (Agarwood), Tie Dan Fen (iron gall powder), Feng Jiao (propolis), and Feng La (beeswax) in combination for treatment. These traditional Chinese herbs work together to rapidly and thoroughly clear damp-heat from the spleen and stomach, cleanse turbid Qi from the intestines and stomach, and eliminate the root cause of the illness.