What to do about heartburn? Treatments for heartburn

Heartburn is an expression of internal discomfort. Once people have stomach discomfort or heart discomfort accompanied by burning pain, it can be called heartburn. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this symptom is caused by blood stasis. The stagnation of qi and blood has a great impact on the body. If it continues for a long time, it will induce the occurrence of serious diseases. Therefore, people should be vigilant about the symptom of heartburn and find a solution in time. Heartburn is a very common symptom in life and is easily overlooked by most people. Let’s take a look at how to treat heartburn.

Heartburn often occurs at the same time as other stomach symptoms, such as stomach pain, belching, poor appetite, and fullness. Therefore, the treatment of heartburn should be combined with other symptoms and treated based on syndrome differentiation.

1. Stomach heat

Symptoms: heartburn, discomfort in the stomach or behind the sternum, irritability, burning pain in the stomach, dry and bitter mouth, or swollen and painful gums, dry stool, and short and dark urine. The tongue is red, the tongue coating is yellow with little moisture, and the pulse is stringy and slippery.

Treatment principle: Clear heat and clear the bowels.

Prescription: Yunu Decoction combined with Zuojin Pills.

2. Insufficient stomach yin

Symptoms: heartburn, dry mouth and thirst, dull pain in the stomach, especially when hungry, poor appetite or nausea, feeling hungry but unable to eat, restlessness and insomnia. The tongue is tender red with little fluid, little or no coating, and the pulse is thin.

Treatment principle: Nourish yin and moisten the stomach.

Prescription: Adenophora and Ophiopogon japonicus decoction with calcined osmanthus fragrans and cuttlebone.

3. Liver Qi Stagnation

Symptoms: heartburn, fullness and stuffiness in the stomach, and frequent belching. Heartburn is often aggravated by emotional stimulation. Pain, tightness and discomfort in the back, and swelling in the flanks. Uncomfortable bowel movements. The tongue is dark red, the tongue coating is thin white, and the pulse is stringy or stringy and slippery.

Treatment principle: Regulate Qi and reduce adverse effects.

Prescription: Chaihu Shugan Powder plus calcined oyster and gentian.

4. Dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach

Symptoms: heartburn, poor appetite, fullness in the stomach, worse after eating, sticky feeling in the mouth, heaviness in the head and body, thirst without desire to drink. Difficult urination, uncomfortable bowel movements or loose stools. The tongue is dark red with greasy coating, and the pulse is slippery or stringy and slippery.

Treatment principle: Eliminate dampness and soothe the stomach

Prescription: Erchen Decoction or Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder with rhubarb and cuttlefish bone.