Stomach bloating

　　There are many causes of stomach bloating, mainly归结为 two types: one is food stagnation and Qi stagnation caused by overeating, leading to gastrointestinal dysfunction and stomach bloating; the other is liver Qi stagnation, which is caused by emotional stress and leads to gastrointestinal dysfunction.

　　The invasion of cold and damp pathogenic factors into the human body leads to obstruction of the stomach Qi. External exposure to damp-heat causes disturbance in the stomach. Unregulated diet and irregular eating habits lead to long-term damage to the stomach. Emotional disorders, such as excessive worry and anger, can cause Qi to stagnate in the stomach. After stomach surgery, damage to the stomach meridians and depletion of Qi and blood lead to the stomach losing its function. Unsanitary and unbalanced diet, insufficient water intake, or insufficient intake of fiber-rich foods can cause constipation, increasing the possibility of secondary colon cancer. Abnormal daily routines, including irregular meals, can cause the intestines to become either too hungry or too full, leading to abnormal intestinal movements and, in the long run, overburdening the gastrointestinal tract.

　　Poor eating habits. Excessive stress directly affects physiological function, which is abnormal intestinal function. People with rhinitis and nasal allergies often unconsciously breathe through their mouths, inhaling air into the digestive tract, which is also prone to produce bloating, but it is often ignored.

　　Gastrointestinal diseases: Patients with gastrointestinal diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer, gallstones, gastritis, intestinal obstruction, intussusception, intestinal adhesion, and gastrointestinal tumors are also prone to accumulate intestinal gas and cause bloating.

　　Common related diseases of bloating include:

　　Dyspepsia: Some patients have poor physique and show insufficient gastric motility. They often experience bloating in the abdomen due to eating certain irritant foods or difficult-to-digest foods. In addition, imbalanced intestinal flora can easily cause a large amount of gas to accumulate in the intestines, leading to the phenomenon of abdominal bloating.

　　Organic diseases: Such as gastrointestinal tumors, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric prolapse, gastric dilation, and pyloric obstruction, which can all cause gastrointestinal gas accumulation, manifested as abdominal bloating and abdominal gas retention. When there is too much gastrointestinal gas accumulation, patients may feel discomfort in the abdomen, showing belching, bloating, and increased intestinal sounds.

　　Functional diseases: Such as dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome constipation type, neurosis, etc., most of the diseases are serious, and cannot be taken lightly.

　　Gastrointestinal diseases: Such as chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, enteritis, intestinal obstruction, habitual constipation, etc.

　　Gastrointestinal dysfunction: It is manifested as obstacles in the absorption and excretion of gas in the gastrointestinal tract. Due to certain reasons, the motility of the gastrointestinal tract is weakened or disappeared, causing the body's gas to be unable to be excreted out of the body. As the gas accumulates more and more in the body, the phenomenon of abdominal bloating occurs.

　　Excess stomach acid: Excess stomach acid and pancreatic juice can produce carbon dioxide when neutralized, causing bloating and hiccups.

　　Bloating refers to a feeling of fullness and pressure in the upper abdomen. Sometimes, the stomach may appear slightly bulging and bloated from the outside, and even continuous flatulence may occur, which may be caused by bloating. In severe cases, it may even be accompanied by pain, sadness, nausea, and vomiting. The cause of bloating is due to inflammation, reflux, tumor, or changes in gastric juice secretion in the stomach and duodenum, which can slow down the emptying speed of the stomach, causing accumulated food in the stomach to continuously exert pressure on the stomach wall. At the same time, excessive fermentation of food in the stomach produces a large amount of gas, increasing the pressure inside the stomach, causing bloating. Bloating may be a problem with the stomach itself, or it may be a problem with the liver or gallbladder.

　　If bloating is caused by poor gastrointestinal motility, symptoms such as bloating and constipation may occur. This is also caused by a tense lifestyle, lack of exercise, and malnutrition. Please start with exercise, yoga, and nutrition.

　　Prevention mainly starts with diet

　　Drinking a bottle of yogurt every day can maintain the number of bacteria that help digestion in the intestinal tract, even for people who are intolerant to sugar (they will cause bloating and bloating when eating ordinary milk and dairy products). Drinking a cup of mint tea, green tea, or fennel tea after meals helps digestion, and mint tea can also relax the intestinal muscles, helping to pass gas to relieve discomfort.

　　Drinking porridge soup: if there is bloating in the abdomen and burning sensation in the stomach, you can eat rice gruel, barley gruel, or thin glutinous rice porridge, or barley porridge frequently and in small quantities.

　　Drinking some dilute vinegar: if bloating is caused by poor digestion, you can drink two to three times a day of dilute vinegar. Add one tablespoon of rice vinegar to a cup of cold water, mix well and take it. Drinking a cup of lemon water every morning also has a certain effect.

　　More exercise: if there is no serious illness or disease, after the bloating occurs, you should increase physical activity, such as brisk walking, gymnastics, and abdominal exercises.

　　Therapeutic recipes: chicken gizzard skin decocting yeast, orange peel tea, myrtle wine, hawthorn sprout soup, etc.

　　Stomach bloating is a blockage in the elimination of gases in the gastrointestinal tract. In the normal situation, most of the abdominal gases are absorbed by the intestinal wall blood vessels and exhaled from the lungs. Some diseases may cause intestinal wall blood circulation to be obstructed, affecting the absorption of intestinal cavity gases, thereby causing abdominal bloating. Inhaling air, eating while talking, or poor eating habits may lead to excessive air intake, causing intestinal bloating. Due to certain reasons, the intestinal peristalsis function may weaken or disappear, so the gases in the intestinal cavity cannot be expelled from the body, causing abdominal bloating. Food fermentation: in the normal situation, there are a large number of bacteria in the lower end of the ileum and ascending colon. If the food residue stays in this part of the intestine for too long due to some reason, it can be fermented by bacteria, producing a large amount of gas, causing abdominal bloating.

　　Routine checks usually include blood, urine, and stool routine, biochemical examination. Gastric juice and bile analysis. Abdominal imaging examination, endoscopy, and other more specialized examinations include hydrogen breath test, gastrointestinal pressure and motility measurement, colonic transit test. Stool smear bacterial detection, gastrointestinal hormone measurement, and other tests. If considered related to gastrointestinal diseases, corresponding examinations should be conducted, such as thyroid hormone, blood sugar, and detection of various immunological indicators.

　　Common dietary health methods for stomach bloating include:

　　Tangerine Red Cake: 10 grams of fresh tangerine peel, crushed into fine particles and soaked in sugar, then mixed with flour to make cakes. It is suitable for lack of appetite, poor digestion, and copious phlegm cough.

　　Cardamom Steamed Buns: 6 grams of cardamom powder sprinkled into an appropriate amount of flour, then steamed and cooked into buns. It is suitable for abdominal distension and lack of appetite.

　　Jujube Benefit Spleen Cake: 30 grams of jujube, 10 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 gram of dried ginger, and 10 grams of chicken gizzards. First, boil and simmer to extract the juice, then mix the juice with 500 grams of flour and an appropriate amount of sugar to make a cake. It is suitable for poor appetite and loose stools.

　　Yam Rice: Yam, lotus seed, glutinous rice, and mung bean, each 30 grams, washed and chopped, lotus seed peeled and kernel removed, then cooked until soft, and then cooked with glutinous rice to make rice. It is suitable for spleen deficiency diarrhea and lack of appetite.

　　Amomum and lotus root powder: 5 grams of amomum, 2 grams of Sanqi, 30 grams of lotus root powder, and an appropriate amount of sugar. Grind amomum and Sanqi into fine powder, mix well, and it is ready. Suitable for abdominal bloating and nausea.

　　Never eat too much food at once, or suddenly change your eating habits and quantity, as this is easy to cause changes in the gastrointestinal tract and lead to bloating. The main cause of bloating is still poor digestion of the gastrointestinal tract. At this time, in addition to eating less regular meals, nutritional snacks can be consumed with food that is nutritious but does not burden the gastrointestinal tract. You can also drink more herbs that regulate the spleen and stomach, such as herbal tea that tonifies the spleen and stomach.

　　Western medicine treatment should be appropriate:

　　1. The simplest way to deal with diarrhea and bloating is to immediately swallow activated carbon tablets because activated carbon can stop diarrhea and effectively absorb excessive gas, quickly eliminating bloating. However, it must be noted that do not take it with other medications because the carbon tablets will also adsorb drug components and reduce the efficacy. In addition, carbon tablets should not be used frequently as they can also absorb useful nutrients.

　　2. When suffering from indigestion and bloating, you can take some lactic acid bacteria preparations like yeast tablets regularly.

　　3. When feeling bloated, you can buy Shixiang Wan from a Chinese medicine shop. For abdominal bloating caused by heavy dampness, greasy coating, and undigested food accumulation, you can take Baikui Tiaozhong Wan orally.

　　The following types of drugs have a good effect on reducing gastrointestinal bloating:

　　1. Prokinetic drugs, such as Metoclopramide, can enhance the emptying of food from the stomach, and relieve abdominal distension.

　　2. Microecological preparations, such as Peifeikang, Changle, and Zhengchangsheng, can improve the intestinal flora and reduce abdominal distension (but do not take them with antibiotics or adsorbents at the same time to avoid affecting the efficacy).

　　3. Take adsorbent gas drugs before meals, such as activated carbon,西甲硅油, etc.

　　4. Compound digestive enzyme preparations, such as Pidet (enteric-coated anazomide tablets), are widely used drugs in clinical practice. They can supplement enzymes, promote digestion and absorption, and quickly relieve symptoms of abdominal distension, making them a new type of compound preparation. The pancreatin and cellulase contained in this medicine can help the body digest three major nutrients and rough foods rich in cellulose, promote digestion and absorption, reduce the putrefaction and gas production in the intestines, improve symptoms of indigestion, and relieve abdominal distension.