Symptoms of damp-heat in the stomach and intestines of women

Female friends should not only pay attention to the maintenance of external skin, but also pay attention to the maintenance of the internal body. Women's bodies are inherently weaker, so they must maintain the yin and yang balance of their stomachs and intestines to avoid a series of gastrointestinal diseases. Especially for women who live in a humid and hot environment for a long time, they must pay attention to removing moisture and air. If a woman has a problem with dampness and heat in the stomach and intestines, what symptoms will appear in her body?

What are the symptoms of gastrointestinal damp-heat?

1. Indigestion

Indigestion is mainly divided into functional dyspepsia and organic dyspepsia. Functional dyspepsia belongs to the categories of "abdominal distension", "stomach pain" and "noise" in traditional Chinese medicine. The disease is in the stomach and involves organs such as the liver and spleen. It should be treated based on syndrome differentiation and methods such as strengthening the spleen and stomach, soothing the liver and regulating qi, and digesting food and relieving stagnation.

2. Stomach pain and bloating

Pain in the upper and middle abdomen after meals, or nausea, vomiting, or a feeling of food indigestion, the illness may have lasted for a long time; the pain is regular, such as after catching a cold, getting angry, or eating irritating food. This condition could be a stomach ulcer.

3. Constipation and bad breath

Constipation-type functional gastrointestinal disease is mainly manifested by dry stool, abdominal swelling and pain, and intestinal cramps. The main cause of bad breath is due to improper diet, excessive consumption of spicy food, excessive work and other unhealthy lifestyles that lead to spleen failure and weakened gastrointestinal function, which prevents food from being digested normally in the intestines, causing stagnation and heat, and forming bad breath through the mouth and nasopharynx.

4. Diarrhea and bowel sounds

Abdominal pain and diarrhea may occur after improper diet or exposure to cold, and may be accompanied by vomiting, chills and fever. This condition may be acute gastroenteritis or acute dysentery.

5. Loss of appetite

Loss of appetite is seen in acute or chronic gastritis, gastric cancer, tuberculosis, uremia, heart failure, hepatitis, cirrhosis, chronic adrenal insufficiency, anorexia nervosa, side effects of chemotherapy drugs, etc.

6. Gastrointestinal spasms

The illness is caused by cold evil invading the stomach, irregular diet, emotional imbalance, liver qi stagnation, yin deficiency in the body, and external cold. If the Qi is stagnant and fails to descend, stomachaches will occur frequently.

7. Nausea and vomiting

Stomachache, abdominal distension, belching, acid regurgitation, nausea and vomiting, vomiting of undigested food, pain relieved after vomiting or flatulence, heavy breath, uncomfortable bowel movements; thick and greasy tongue coating, slippery or wiry and slippery pulse.

8. Other symptoms

In addition to the above symptoms, there are other symptoms such as heartburn, hiccups, feeling of pressure, stomach acid, stomach congestion, stomach cold, stomach heat, anorexia, and intestinal rumbling.

How to treat stomach dampness and heat?

1. Diet adjustment

Eat bitter foods such as bitter melon, almonds, bitter herbs, kuding tea, celery, buckwheat, kale, nasturtium, etc.

2. Eat less greasy food

Greasy, overly spicy food, or eating too much at once which causes the stomach and intestines to be unable to digest in time. If you accidentally eat too much food that is difficult to digest, it may cause gastrointestinal problems. When the stomach and intestines are digesting food, because the food is difficult to digest, it causes food to accumulate in the stomach and intestines, leading to the occurrence of damp heat. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid overeating, eat less greasy food, and eat less tobacco and alcohol in daily diet.

3. Take medicine to regulate your body

Heat is positive and should be treated with cooling drugs; dampness is negative and should be treated with warming drugs. Therefore, everyone's situation is different. You must take medicines in moderation and avoid taking medicines blindly, as this may worsen the condition. It is best to go to the hospital for a check-up and follow the doctor's advice.

4. Good work and rest habits

Generally speaking, after 11 pm is the best time for our body to detoxify, but detoxification can only be done normally during deep sleep. Therefore, you must pay attention to your daily routine and avoid staying up late. Otherwise, the toxins in your body cannot be excreted in time and will accumulate in the stomach and intestines, causing dampness and heat. Over time, this will lead to indigestion and problems with nutrient absorption.

5. Exercise

Exercise can promote gastrointestinal digestion. If the blood is more active, there will be less congestion. Keeping the body in motion can promote digestion, so that toxins in the body can be discharged in time.

The above is the relevant information about gastrointestinal damp-heat. I hope it will be helpful to you.