Can I do scraping on my stomach? How to scrape the stomach?

Gua Sha is a common treatment method in Traditional Chinese Medicine. People usually do it on the legs or back. But can it be done on the stomach? How to scrape the stomach?

Can I do belly scraping?

Experts say that if no disease is present, the belly can indeed be scraped, but this area is relatively soft, so special attention needs to be paid when scraping.

How to do Scraping on the Stomach

It is best to lie on your back when scraping, with the scraper as the center, and scrape and massage in a clockwise direction with the navel. Use even force without being too forceful, and stop when the abdominal skin becomes rosy. Then use the angle kneading method to massage the Tianshu, Guanyuan and Qihai points mentioned above.

The so-called corner kneading method is to use the thick edge and corner side of the scraping board as the fulcrum, or the thick edge and corner side as the fulcrum, focus on the effective acupoints, apply continuous rotating circular movements, drive the rubbing movement of the tissue under the skin, and use moderate force.

Scraping the abdomen can relieve constipation and reduce belly fat. Generally, if you persist in scraping for three days to a week, constipation can be improved to a certain extent. If you stick to it for half a month to a month, you will noticeably feel your body become lighter and your belly fat has been reduced.

From the article we can understand that you can do scraping on your stomach, and proper and correct scraping on your stomach can make your belly flatter and solve your constipation problem.