When stomach pain and flatulence occur, many people choose to swallow a stomach pill, thinking that the problem can be solved by suppressing the excessive stomach acid. However, stomach medicine only neutralizes stomach acid, and long-term use not only harms the stomach but also affects the functioning of various organs. The Chinese medicine doctor pointed out that too much stomach acid represents poor blood circulation in the stomach and intestines, resulting in food retention for too long, the natural secretion of excess gastric acid, to improve the stomach and intestinal Qi and blood to start with, in order to always keep the stomach and intestines healthy.
According to the IMS data, last year, Taiwanese people ate a total of more than 2.2 billion pieces of stomach medicine, of which the acidophilus medicine up to more than 1.7 billion pieces. Dr. Sheng-Pu Lee, a Chinese medicine doctor, observed that usually when western doctors prescribe painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, they will take the initiative to prescribe gastric drugs to patients, or patients are afraid of taking drugs to hurt the stomach, they will also ask doctors to prescribe gastric drugs, thinking that eating western drugs with gastric drugs can take care of the stomach. But is it really necessary to take stomach medicine? That’s not true.
Dr. Sheng-Pu Lee said, in fact, some of the stomach medicine is a mixture of heavy metal alumina or magnesium oxide products, long-term use will hurt the stomach and the occurrence of kidney and liver disease, and even affect the functioning of the brain, will appear to think things are not flexible, long-term accumulation, the fear of increasing the chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
“Stomach acid is the first doorway to kill bacteria! Dr. Sheng-Pu Lee further explained that stomach acid can kill bacteria and molds in food; and stomach medicine is an acidifier, long-term use will make stomach acid become less, but lead to poor gastrointestinal bactericidal function, resulting in an increase of H. pylori, but also increase the risk of gastrointestinal lesions, skin allergies and other diseases. Moreover, modern people have bad eating habits and like to eat rice with soup, or eat with drinks. The digestion of food requires fermentation and decomposition in the gastrointestinal tract to deliver nutrients to the liver and then to all organs of the body through liver decomposition. If the stomach is overly hydrated, food fermentation will become poor, causing food to remain in the stomach for too long, which will easily secrete too much stomach acid, resulting in stomach pain, gastric distention, acid reflux, and even mitral and tricuspid valve prolapse, as well as middle-qi discomfort.
Dr. Sheng-Pu Lee emphasized that from a Chinese medicine point of view, the stomach digests food to produce heat, the small intestine absorbs nutrients as “nourishing blood”, and the large intestine eliminates waste and produces “Wei Qi”. Adequate qi and blood from the stomach and intestines can promote blood circulation, so that “clear qi rises and turbid qi falls”. If the circulation of qi and blood in the stomach is good, food will not be stagnant in the stomach, and stomach acid will not be excessive or refluxed; therefore, to treat excessive stomach acid, flatulence and stomach pain with Chinese herbal medicine, apply medicine that makes the stomach and intestines smooth. As long as the intestinal Qi is smooth, there is no problem of excessive stomach acid.
As for the normal diet and living how to maintain the gastrointestinal? Dr. Sheng-Pu Lee suggested that gastrointestinal maintenance is the first thing to chew slowly, daily diet should be fully chewed, so that saliva filled food, help food digestion, gastric acid is also regulated, and to develop a regular exercise habit, blood oxygen is sufficient to drive the gastrointestinal blood circulation, naturally have a healthy and pain-free gastrointestinal.
Originally from: Healthnews.com.tw
Healthnews/ Reporter Geng-Ru Guo reports 2014/10/15
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