February 10, 2019
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【常見都市病】幾乎每個人都經歷過胃痛
#吃胃藥治標不治本
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你是哪一種胃痛？
胃痛，是常見於都市人的症狀之一，中醫稱為「胃脘痛」，是指上腹部近心窩處發生疼痛。經歷過胃痛的人就知道苦況，那種痛可以是隱隱作痛、抽搐著痛、如火燒般痛等等，有時工作太忙咬粒胃藥紓緩一時之痛就算，但你又有細想過胃痛的原因嗎？根據中醫理論，胃脘痛成因其實可細分七種，而最常見的胃痛成因則是以下三種：
食積胃痛 — 突然進食過量，胃部一時間消化不了大量食物，也就是食滯了。
症狀：胃脘脹痛、噯氣、易打嗝、大便不爽或有黏黏便、舌苔厚膩
紓緩茶飲：山楂雪梨茶。山楂9克、雪梨一個去皮切芯切粒，加熱水沖泡15分鐘即可。
注意：山楂味酸，有胃酸倒流或容易胃部不適，不應空肚服用。
脾胃虛寒胃痛 — 平日飲食不節制、多吃生冷以致腸胃虛弱，寒從內生，胃失溫養。
症狀：胃脘經常隱隱作痛、肚餓時特別痛、怕冷甚至伴隨腹瀉
紓緩茶飲：生薑紅糖茶。先將生薑4片拍爛、紅糖2茶匙，加熱水焗約10分鐘即可。
肝鬱氣滯胃痛 — 肝氣鬱結，體內氣血不流暢，通常越忙碌症狀更見明顯。
症狀：胃脘痛而兼脹、胸脇脹滿、噯氣、常嘆氣或有胃酸倒流
紓緩茶飲：陳皮桂花茶。陳皮（剪絲）1塊、桂花3克，加熱水沖泡5分鐘即可飲用。
Which type of stomache do you have?
Stomache is common amongst urbanites and in Chinese medicine, it is related to pain in the upper abdomen near the precordium. Those who suffer through these pains would understand as it can be dull nagging, spastic, or like fire burning. At work you pain take a pain relief to temporarily manage the pain, but have you carefully considered the source of it? Chinese medicine theory has 7 different types of stomach pain and these three below are most common:
Indigestion: from sudden over eating and your stomach cannot digest the volume of food.
Symptoms: cramping and bloating, belching and burping, difficulty passing stool and sticky poo, thick tongue coating
Relieving tea: Chinese hawthorn and pear tea. 9g chinese hawthorn, 1 diced cored and peeled pear, steep all in hot water for 15 minutes.
Note: chinese hawthorn is sour, not suitable for those with acid reflux or prone to abdominal discomfort. Do not consume on empty stomach.
Asthenic cold spleen and stomach- poor dietary habits, frequent consumption of cold and raw food. Cold comes from within, and stomach has lost heat and nourishment.
Symptoms: frequent dull and nagging abdominal pain, especially painful when hungry, aversion to cold which can be accompanied by diarrhea
Relieving tea: ginger tea with brown sugar. Hit on 4 slices of ginger until soft, 2 teaspoon of brown sugar, steep all with hot water for 10 minutes.
Qi and liver stagnation – stagnated liver qi, disruption of qi and blood flow, symptoms become more obvious when busy
Symptoms: abdominal pain and bloating, chest fullness, belching, frequent sighing or acid reflux
Relieving tea: dried citrus peel and sweet osmanthus tea. 1 shredded dried citrus peel, 3g sweet osmanthus, steep all in hot water for 5 minutes
