Symptoms of stomach fire and cold

Stomach cold caused by gastrointestinal inflammation is also called gastrointestinal cold. The symptoms of gastrointestinal cold are very similar to those of gastroenteritis. Some patients have no experience and are easily confused and receive incorrect treatment. Therefore, it is very important to correctly understand the symptoms of gastrointestinal colds and treat them accordingly to recover. So, what are the symptoms of stomach and intestine cold? Let’s take a look below.

The main cause of gastrointestinal colds comes from external stimuli and other factors, and it occurs more frequently when the weather changes from cold to warm. This is due to the irritation of the stomach and intestines by cold air, coupled with abnormal living habits and poor diet. Gastrointestinal colds are different from gastroenteritis. The main difference is that patients with acute gastroenteritis often have a history of unclean food, severe nausea and vomiting, and the vomitus often has a pungent odor, but generally do not have fever symptoms. Many people often mistakenly treat gastrointestinal cold as acute gastroenteritis at the beginning of its onset.

Clinical manifestations

The most common causes of "gastrointestinal cold" are viral infections and allergic reactions to food. Once bacteria and viruses invade the throat and cause inflammation, they will be swallowed into the stomach and intestines along with saliva, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. The symptoms are as follows:

1. Vomiting

When pathogens or other toxic substances enter the stomach, the stomach muscles are stimulated to contract and the stomach contents are expelled from the body.

2. Diarrhea

It is mainly because the gastrointestinal tract is irritated and secretions increase significantly, affecting the absorption function, causing excessive water in the intestinal cavity, and intestinal peristalsis also increases, so the stools discharged are loose stools.

3. Abdominal pain

The pain is felt because the intestinal peristalsis is twice as fast as normal, or the mucosa on the intestinal wall becomes red, swollen and painful due to inflammation.

treat

1. Rest

Treatment is mainly based on rest. On the one hand, patients should rest more to reduce physical exertion and enhance the body's ability to fight the disease. On the other hand, the gastrointestinal tract should be given sufficient rest.

2. Symptomatic treatment

The main focus is on rehydration, antidiarrhea and maintaining electrolyte balance. If dehydration symptoms occur, intravenous fluid therapy can be given. If vomiting continues after fasting and not drinking water, further symptomatic treatment such as stomach protection and antiemetic treatment is required. People with severe diarrhea can take antidiarrheal drugs. For cold symptoms such as fever, symptomatic supportive treatment such as antipyretic and physical cooling should also be given.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine

The use of Huoxiang Zhengqi tablets and Huoxiang Zhengqi water has better effects. For children suffering from gastrointestinal colds, they can take some Chinese medicines that can help digestion, relieve constipation and relieve symptoms at the same time, such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Pills, Jiawei Baohe Pills, Zhupo Houzao Powder, etc. If the child has severe abdominal distension, abdominal pain and vomiting, he can first take Simotang oral liquid to stop vomiting and digestion, and then take other medicines about half an hour later. This will have a better effect.

3. Food therapy

Under normal circumstances, there is no need to worry about nutritional deficiencies when dieting for about a week. You can also learn from the experiences of some patients: use hunger therapy appropriately, but replenish more water. It is best to let the patient drink more salt and sugar water, at least 500 ml per day. In addition, it can also be treated and prevented through food. Ginger is warm in nature, so try to eat it raw and avoid frying it.