What is the cause of stomach fire?

Excessive stomach fire cannot be ignored. We must understand the causes. Some may be caused by bad eating habits, such as alcohol and spicy food, which may cause excessive stomach fire. We should pay attention to scientific conditioning, eat in moderation, and drink plenty of water.

1. What is stomach fire?

Stomach fire is stomach heat. Chinese medicine calls the internal heat caused by improper diet, such as drinking too much, eating too much spicy food, and overeating rich and greasy food, stomach fire, which is usually caused by damp heat and food stagnation.

2. Overeating rich and greasy food and other improper diets can cause irritation

At the same time, heat is also caused by three major reasons: the quantity, quality and time of diet. People with mild stomach fire seem to never feel full, but this is actually an illusion caused by stomach heat to the brain. When the fire reaches a certain stage, the stomach becomes inflamed and the person will not be able to eat anything. This can be said to be the end of the world.

3. Symptoms of stomach fire

Gastrointestinal symptoms include burning pain in the stomach, abdominal distension, dry mouth and bad breath, loose stools, constipation, swollen and painful gums, and poor appetite.

4. Classification of stomach fire

Stomach fire can be divided into two types: deficiency and excess. Deficiency fire is manifested as mild cough, poor appetite, constipation, abdominal distension, red tongue and little coating. The symptoms of real fire are upper abdominal discomfort, dry and bitter mouth, and hard and dry stools.

5. Principles of regulating stomach fire

The regulation of stomach fire should follow the principles of clearing heat and clearing stagnation. You should be moderate in your diet, eat less hot foods, and eat less sweet and greasy foods.

6. Watermelon is used to reduce internal heat

Modern research shows that radish has obvious antibacterial effects. Taixuan health experts suggest that radish juice is spicy, sweet and cool in nature, and belongs to the lung and stomach meridians. People with stomach fire can drink radish juice for conditioning and treatment. However, it is not suitable for people with mouth ulcers caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Mung bean porridge has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving heat and thirst, clearing the heart and purging fire, and can clear the fire in the heart and stomach.