Should Chinese medicine for regulating the stomach and intestines be taken before or after meals?

Some people are born with weak stomachs. Whenever they accidentally eat something cold or for other reasons, they always experience stomach discomfort. Stomach discomfort will not only seriously affect human health, but will also have a certain impact on life and work. Therefore, many people will take some medicines for conditioning. So is it better to take Chinese medicine for conditioning the stomach before or after meals?

When taking Chinese medicine, it depends on what kind of medicine you are taking. If it is Chinese medicine for the stomach, then you should drink it after meals, because Chinese medicine for treating the stomach is a cold medicine. If you drink it before meals, it may make the stomach worse. If it is a tonic medicine, it is best to take it before meals, because if you take it after meals, it will have little effect. Therefore, when taking some Chinese medicines, you need to understand your own condition, because the severity of the disease varies, and the Chinese medicine used is also different.

Nowadays, more and more people like to take western medicine, because it is fast and effective. In this busy era, speed is more and more important, so when they are sick, they just solve their illness hastily. However, they don’t know that if they take too much western medicine, it will produce some side effects, while Chinese medicine will not.

Although Chinese medicine has a relatively slow adjustment speed, it does not cause much harm to the human body. Even if it is not targeted at a certain disease, it will not cause harm to the body. When taking Chinese medicine, people should pay special attention to their diet. When taking Chinese medicine, do not eat spicy food.

When taking Chinese medicine, do not eat anything random, because you cannot eat bamboo shoots while taking Chinese medicine, because bamboo shoots contain foods that are resistant to Chinese medicine. If you eat bamboo shoots after taking Chinese medicine, it may cause mild poisoning in serious cases.

If there are pregnant women or children, it is best not to drink Chinese medicine indiscriminately, because pregnant women have relatively poor resistance, and if they drink Chinese medicine during pregnancy, it may have adverse effects on the fetus. Do not drink cold food while taking Chinese medicine.

From the above, it can be seen that Chinese medicine for regulating the stomach and intestines is best used under the guidance of a doctor. Some need to be taken before meals. For example, some cold medicines are best taken after meals. If taken before meals, it is easy to cause stomach problems to worsen. When gastrointestinal dysfunction occurs, in addition to timely treatment, it is best to pay more attention to diet and eat more easily digestible foods.