Children with strong stomach fire can be regulated by medication, which includes medicine for clearing stomach fire, nourishing yin and stomach, etc. Children should follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.
Stomach fire, mostly related to diet, can be manifested as pain in the stomach and epigastrium, dry mouth and thirst, vomiting, short urine, constipation and so on. Stomach fire can be divided into real and virtual, and real fire is the most common in clinical practice.
1. Medicine for clearing stomach fire: rhubarb, gypsum, coptis and other medicines are the main ingredients. It is used for constipation, mouth sores, gum swelling and pain caused by stomach fire. Often accompanied by burning pain in the stomach and epigastric region, refusing to press, thirst for cold drinks, eliminating grain and good hunger (eating a lot and also easy to be hungry) and other symptoms.
Commonly used proprietary Chinese medicines include Rhubarb Pills for Clearing the Stomach and Compound Ox-Huang Pills for Clearing the Stomach. Because of the bitter and cold nature of the Chinese medicine contained in the medicine, it is easy to hurt the stomach, and should not be taken for a long time.
2. Nourishing Yin and Stomach Medicine: Taking Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Ophiopogon, Dendrobium Officinale, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati and other medicines as the main ingredients. It is used for stomach pain caused by insufficient stomach yin (insufficient yin fluid in the stomach) and internal fire. It often manifests as vague pain in the stomach and epigastric region, hunger, dry mouth and throat, and five heartburns and heat (heat in the hearts of the two hands and two feet, and self-consciousness of the heart and chest being irritated and hot) and other symptoms.
Before use, note that caution should be exercised for people with deficiency cold stomach pain. Those with chronic diseases such as heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, etc. should take it under the supervision of a physician. Commonly used proprietary Chinese medicines include Yin Deficiency Stomachache Granules and Sen Mei Nourishing Stomach Granules.
Children with strong stomach fire should go to the hospital in time to receive treatment, so as not to seriously affect their daily life due to stomach fire, do not blindly treat themselves, so as not to delay the condition or cause adverse reactions.