Stomach heat is stomach fire, the long-term danger of long-term stomach fire is real fire or transformed into virtual fire, resulting in prolonged condition, stomach distension, dry vomiting and eructation (hiccups), stomach and epigastric pain and other symptoms.
Stomach fire refers to the appearance of heat due to hyperfunction of the stomach, which is mostly caused by the depletion of gastric yin in long-term illnesses, external heat, emotional disorders, and poor dietary preferences. Clinically, solid fire is more common, manifesting as dry mouth, bitter mouth, bad breath, liking cold drinks, acid reflux and heartburn, burning pain in stomach and epigastric region, easy to be hungry, constipation, short and yellow urine, bleeding gums. It can be treated with formulae such as Huan Yin Decoction.
If left untreated, it will deplete yin fluid and turn into deficiency fire, manifesting as stomach distension, worsening pain in stomach and epigastric region, self-consciousness of hunger but eating less, accompanied by dry vomiting and eructation, mild cough, and red tongue with little moss.
The real fire type of stomach fire can usually be cured by timely treatment; if the long-term stomach fire is not timely treatment, from real to virtual, the condition will be delayed, and need to carry out long-term conditioning.
Stomach fire should be timely consultation, under the guidance of the physician for treatment, do not self-medication, to avoid causing adverse consequences.