How to relieve stomach cramps?

Gastric spasm is a very common stomach disease in clinical practice, but it can bring a lot of pain to patients. Frequent abdominal pain can make patients very uncomfortable, and severe conditions can affect their normal life. Many patients will take painkillers to relieve the pain, but this method not only fails to solve the problem but also causes great side effects to the body. So is there any way to relieve stomach cramps?

1. Acupoint stimulation

Acupoints and stimulation methods for gastric spasm: Liangqiu point is near the kneecap. When you straighten your foot, a thin, long muscle depression will appear on the outside of your kneecap (towards your little toe). Press hard on the upper part of the depression on the thigh and you should feel a vibration. This is the Liangqiu point. Stimulate this point with acupressure. When applying pressure towards the thigh, the vibration will be stronger. You can press hard with your thumb. The slightest stimulation could not stop the sudden pain in my heart. The key in this situation is to apply pressure so hard that it hurts. Press for 20 seconds each time, rest for 5 seconds and then continue. Repeat this several times and the pain caused by stomach cramps will gradually subside. The effect is truly incredible.

2. Lie down calmly

When stomach cramps occur, it is important to calm the person. Of course, it would be ideal to be able to drink some hot water. It is best to lie flat on the bed and cover your stomach with a little hot water. The purpose of lying flat is to relax and use the body's own functions to let the spasm slowly disappear. This is clinically called antispasmodic. At this time, if the patient keeps standing and moving, and runs around to seek medical treatment and medicine, the stomach cramps will not only not be relieved, but will become more uncomfortable.

3. Scraping therapy

Gastric spasm and acute gastritis are both common diseases of epigastric pain in traditional Chinese medicine. The causes of these diseases are similar, all of which are caused by cold evil invading the stomach, improper diet, emotional imbalance, liver qi stagnation, yin deficiency in the body, and external cold. The common pathogenesis of these diseases is qi stagnation and failure to harmonize and descend, so the same scraping method can be used to treat them. The stomach is the sea of ​​water and grain, and is responsible for receiving and digesting water and grain. It should be unobstructed and not stagnant. If the Qi is stagnant and fails to descend, stomachaches will occur frequently. Using scraping therapy to treat gastric spasm can dredge the meridians, circulate qi and blood, and relieve stomach pain.

4. Changing your lifestyle can help relieve stomach cramp pain. You should pay attention to the following aspects:

① Reduce the intake of alcohol and caffeine;

②. Eat less spicy and greasy food;

③. Eat small meals frequently, don’t eat too much at one time;

④. Eat slowly and don’t eat before going to bed;

⑤. If you experience heartburn at night, raise the head of your bed.

⑥Relieve stress;

7. Exercise regularly;

⑧. Quit smoking.