How to regulate a bad spleen and stomach? There are some tips to regulate the spleen and stomach!

Many unhealthy eating habits in life can easily cause discomfort to the spleen and stomach, such as eating too much meat and fish, drinking and smoking, being picky about food, and skipping breakfast. What diseases can be caused by a bad spleen and stomach? What are the methods to regulate the spleen and stomach?

The spleen is responsible for ascending, while the stomach is responsible for descending, and they are opposite and complementary. When the spleen qi rises, the essence of food and water can be distributed; when the stomach qi falls, food and water and their dregs can go downward. Therefore, the "Clinical Guide to Medical Cases" says: "The spleen is healthy if it rises, and the stomach is harmonious if it descends." The stomach belongs to dryness and the spleen belongs to moisture. The stomach likes moisture and hates dryness, while the spleen likes dryness and hates moisture. Only when the dryness and moisture of the two organs complement each other and the yin and yang are combined can the process of food transmission and digestion be completed. Therefore, the Clinical Guide to Medical Cases also says: "The damp earth of Taiyin begins to function when it receives Yang, while the dry earth of Yangming becomes stable when it receives Yin."

Because the spleen and stomach are physiologically interconnected, they also influence each other pathologically. For example, if the spleen is damp, its transportation and transformation functions are impaired, and clear Qi cannot rise, it can affect the stomach's reception and descent, and symptoms such as loss of appetite, vomiting, nausea, and abdominal distension may occur. On the contrary, if the diet is not regular, food will stagnate in the stomach, causing the stomach to lose its harmony and descending function, which can also affect the spleen's function of ascending clear fluid and transporting and transforming, and symptoms such as abdominal distension and diarrhea may occur. "Suwen·Yin Yang Ying Xiang Da Lun" said: "When clear air is below, diarrhea will occur; when turbid air is above, bloating will occur." This is a summary of the pathology and clinical manifestations of diseases caused by abnormal spleen and stomach ascending and descending.

Symptoms of weak spleen and stomach

Symptoms of spleen deficiency include: abdominal distension, wheezing after eating, loss of taste in the mouth, or even loss of appetite, loose stools, lack of energy, weight loss, limb fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, sallow or pale complexion, or swollen limbs, pale tongue with white coating, and slow, weak pulse.

If the symptoms are spleen yang deficiency, the symptoms include: abdominal distension, poor appetite, persistent abdominal pain, preference for warmth and pressure, cold body and limbs, and loose, thin and watery stools. Or the limbs may feel heavy or swollen, urination may be difficult, or there may be excessive and watery leucorrhea. The tongue is pale and fat, with a white and smooth coating. The pulse is deep, slow and weak.

If the symptoms are that the spleen cannot regulate blood, then the following will be seen: spleen deficiency leads to inability to transport and transform qi and blood, and deficiency of qi and blood can be seen, such as poor appetite, abdominal distension, loose stools, limb fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, sallow complexion, pale tongue with white coating, and slow and weak pulse. One is a variety of bleeding symptoms, such as blood in the stool, blood in the urine, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, etc. Those with blood in the stool and the spleen failing to regulate blood will have blood in the stool, blood and stool mixed together, or blood in the stool before blood, dark purple blood, or pitch black stool, and symptoms of spleen qi deficiency. Those with metrorrhagia and the spleen failing to regulate blood will have sudden metrorrhagia, or continuous bleeding, light color and thin texture, pale or puffy complexion, fatigue, cold limbs, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, poor appetite and loose stools, etc.

If it manifests as a sinking of the middle qi, the symptoms include: pale complexion, dizziness, sweating, shortness of breath, fatigue, poor appetite, loose stools, heavy abdomen, frequent urge to defecate, and turbid urine like rice water. It is common in diseases such as gastroptosis, nephroptosis, uterine prolapse, rectal prolapse and chronic diarrhea.

If it manifests as stomach yin deficiency, the symptoms include: dry mouth and lips, noisy mouth, dry retching, decreased appetite, or difficulty swallowing, chest discomfort after eating, dry and hard stools, red tongue with a dry center and little coating, or a shiny, dry and purple tongue, and a thin and rapid pulse.

If it manifests as spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, the symptoms include: dull stomach pain, continuous pain, discomfort caused by cold, preference for warmth and pressure, severe pain on an empty stomach, relief after eating, pain attacks or aggravation after fatigue or eating cold food or catching a cold, vomiting of clear water, less appetite, fatigue, cold hands and feet, loose and thin stools, pale tongue with white coating, and weak pulse.

How to regulate the spleen and stomach

1. Emotional factors have a great impact on appetite, digestion and absorption

Therefore, to maintain the spleen and stomach, you must first maintain a good mood. According to research, negative emotions can lead to decreased appetite, abdominal distension, heating, indigestion, etc., while good emotions are beneficial to the normal activities of the gastrointestinal system.

2. Diet adjustment is the key to maintaining the spleen and stomach

Therefore, the diet should be regular, with three meals at regular times and in regular amounts, and no overeating. Mainly vegetarian, with a combination of meat and vegetables. You need to eat vegetables and fruits regularly to meet the body's needs and keep bowel movements smooth. Eat less irritating and difficult-to-digest food, such as spicy, sour, fried, dry, hard and sticky food. Also try to eat less raw and cold food.

3. Pay attention to temperature

As the saying goes, "Nine out of ten stomach problems are caused by cold." This is indeed a lesson learned from experience, so it is very important to pay attention to the temperature. During the unpredictable weather in spring and autumn, patients with cold stomachache should keep warm and avoid cold. Those with spleen deficiency and diarrhea can apply a warm navel plaster on the navel. At the same time, they should eat less raw and cold fruits and vegetables. If they feel cold in the stomach, they can take ginger tea in time.

4. Insist on participating in appropriate physical activities, such as walking, jogging, Tai Chi, Qigong, etc.

Appropriate physical exercise can enhance the gastrointestinal function of the human body, strengthen gastrointestinal motility, increase the secretion of digestive juices, promote food digestion and absorption of nutrients, and improve the blood circulation of the gastrointestinal tract itself, promote its metabolism, and delay the aging of the digestive system. You can also lie on the bed and massage your upper and lower abdomen with your hands, back and forth about 40 to 50 times before going to bed every night. This can help the spleen function, remove stagnation, and clear away foul air, and has a good health care effect on the spleen and stomach.

Recommended recipes for poor spleen and stomach

Japonica rice porridge: 50 grams of japonica rice, 10 grams of raisins. Use appropriate amount of water to cook the rice until it is 90% cooked, then add raisins and stew together until it is mushy.

Mushroom beef soup: Soak 10 grams of mushrooms, wrap 30 grams of lean beef with flour, add mushrooms after the soup boils, then put in beef slices, add appropriate amount of MSG, salt and sesame oil, and bring to a boil.

Stir-fried beef tripe and shredded potatoes: Cut 50 grams of cooked beef tripe into shreds, add 80 grams of potatoes, rinse with clean water to remove the surface starch, heat the oil in a pan, add a little chopped green onion and minced garlic, then stir-fry the tripe and potato shreds, and add appropriate amount of beef broth, salt and MSG, and the potato shreds are cooked.

Lentil-filled buns: Two portions of fresh lentils and one portion of chicken, chop them up, add salt, MSG, fresh ginger juice and pepper water, mix well as the filling, use wheat flour to make the dough, pinch them into buns, place them in a steamer, and steam them over high heat for 20 minutes.

Because the spleen and stomach are physiologically interconnected, they also influence each other pathologically. Therefore, for your own health, you must protect your spleen and stomach.