Stomach bloating and hiccups can be treated by pressing the acupoints of Neiguan, Zhongguancun and Shusanli, and it is recommended that they be operated under the guidance of a doctor.
1. Neiguan: Located in the anterior region of the forearm, 2 inches above the transverse stripe on the distal part of the palm side of the wrist, between the tendon of the palmaris longus and the tendon of the radial flexor carpi radialis. It is mainly used for treating heart pain, chest tightness, tachycardia or bradycardia, stomach pain, vomiting, eructation (hiccups), stroke, hemiplegia, vertigo, migraine, insomnia and so on.
2. Middle epigastric region: located in the upper abdomen, 4 inches above the umbilicus, on the anterior midline. It is used for treating stomach pain, abdominal distension, nausea (lack of appetite, reduced food intake), vomiting, acid swallowing (swallowing acid from the stomach that rushes up to the mouth and throat), eruption, and noma (a kind of chronic disease of children, which is manifested as emaciation, abnormal eating and drinking, abdominal distension, and sparse and yellowish hair, etc.).
3. Foot Sanli: Located on the lateral side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the calf’s nose, 1 transverse finger outside the anterior ridge of the tibia, on the line between the calf’s nose and Xiexi. The main treatment for stomach pain, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, lower limb impotence paralysis (lower limb weakness, numbness and pain), carbuncle (breast redness, swelling and pain, poor milk discharge, and ultimately the formation of suppurative disease) and so on.
Patients with stomach bloating and hiccups are advised to seek timely medical attention to identify the cause and carry out targeted treatment.