Traditional Chinese medicine believes that gastrointestinal heat is related to qi depression and fire, food accumulation and heat (food indigestion and stagnation in the stomach and heat), dampness and heat, etc., which can be regulated by medication.
1. Qi depresses and transforms into fire: it is mainly due to factors such as emotional upset, excessive mental stress and other factors that lead to liver qi stagnation, which can be transformed into fire over a long period of time, resulting in the manifestation of gastrointestinal heat, such as impatience, dizziness, swelling and pain, redness and redness of the face and eyes, bitterness of the mouth and dryness of the throat, and unsmooth bowel movement, etc. Drugs such as Zuojin Pills and Xiaochaihu Granules may be chosen in order to detoxify the liver and the stomach.
2. Food accumulation and heat depletion: mainly due to overeating of fat, sweet and thick flavors, resulting in internal depression of yang qi and accumulation in the stomach and intestines, forming evidence of gastrointestinal heat, manifested as abdominal distension and pain, nausea and vomiting, and loss of appetite, etc., which can be used to strengthen the spleen and eliminate food and induce stagnation and release of heat, such as Baohe Pills and Haojie Oral Liquid.
3. Damp-heat internalization: It is mainly caused by exogenous damp-heat or spleen dysfunction (dysfunction of the spleen’s transportation function), resulting in damp-heat internalization of the bowels, which is manifested as dizziness and heaviness of the head, lack of desire for food and drink, stuffiness in the chest and abdominal distension, and sticky and greasy stools. Can use diarrhea heart soup combined with Lianpuo drink plus subtractions, Hovenia Citrus Guide Pill, etc. in order to strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi, clearing dampness-heat.
It is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to identify the evidence of the use of drugs, do not self-medication, so as not to cause damage to the organism.