What are the common symptoms of damp-heat in the spleen and stomach? What are the dietary therapy methods?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that insufficient positive energy in the human body is the inherent cause of spleen and stomach damp-heat. Although there are many causes and pathogenesis of spleen and stomach damp-heat syndrome, the functional state of the spleen and stomach is the determining factor. So what are the symptoms of damp-heat in the spleen and stomach?

Symptoms of damp-heat in the spleen and stomach

What are the symptoms of people with damp-heat in the spleen and stomach? Symptoms include fullness in the abdomen, fatigue and heaviness, loose stools, fever and bitter taste in the mouth, thirst without drinking much, little and yellow urine, and even yellow face and skin like orange, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and a weak and rapid pulse.

1. Burning pain in the abdomen, noisy feeling and heartburn.

2. Dry and bitter mouth, thirst without desire to drink, sweet and sticky taste in the mouth, sour taste when eating sweets, poor appetite, nausea, heaviness of body and fatigue of limbs.

3. Yellow urine, constipation, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Diet therapy for damp-heat in spleen and stomach

1. Vegetables: Eat more aromatic vegetables such as coriander, schizonepeta, patchouli, etc. However, these vegetables are also damp and you cannot eat too much of them. You can eat these vegetables as side dishes to remove moisture. There are also soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, winter melon, papaya, and yam. These vegetables can be eaten as main dishes and have a dehumidifying effect.

2. Tea: Mugwort leaves and perilla leaves, which are warm in nature, can remove dampness, while bamboo leaves and lotus leaves, which are cool in nature, can clear away heat. Drinking tea every day can help clear dampness and heat from the body.

3. Seasoning: Spices such as ginger, fennel, and cinnamon have the effects of dispelling cold, removing dampness, and sweating. Adding a proper amount of them when cooking every day can have the effect of warming the middle and removing dampness.

4. Porridge: Porridge is also a good choice in hot and humid seasons. Add appropriate amounts of Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, millet and rice, cook them into porridge every day and drink it to strengthen the spleen, remove dampness and nourish the stomach.

5. Soup: Boil appropriate amounts of winter melon, red beans and pork ribs into soup to clear away heat and dampness.

6. Children or people with long-term weak spleen and stomach, such as those who do not want to eat, feel weak all over, or feel full in the stomach, bloating, diarrhea, etc. after a meal, can use fried yam and fried chicken gizzard lining, mix them into powder in a 1:1 ratio, drink one spoonful a day to relieve symptoms.