What is hypogastric prolapse? Hypogastric prolapse is a common disorder in which the entire stomach moves downward in position. Under normal conditions, the human stomach is mostly in the shape of an oxbow, located in the upper part of the abdominal cavity, below the left side of the diaphragm. Due to the abdominal pressure formed by the smooth muscles of the stomach and the lumbar back muscles, the lowest point of the stomach does not exceed 2 horizontal fingers (about 3 cm) below the umbilicus when a person is upright. However, if the stomach becomes fishhook-shaped from a bull’s-horn shape due to relaxation of the muscles and ligaments of the stomach or lower abdominal pressure, the stomach hangs down to the lower part of the abdominal cavity, and even the upper boundary of the stomach is lower than the umbilicus, which is called gastric prolapse. The causes of gastric prolapse The causes of gastric prolapse are related to the physique, and patients with a thin and weak physique are more common, with a higher incidence in women. Mainly due to weak endowment, lack of exercise in general, especially dietary disorders, overeating, or internal injuries, excessive labor and other reasons are most closely related. Women who have more children, or suffer from wasting diseases, as well as those who have incisional hernia in abdominal surgery, are prone to the relaxation of abdominal wall muscles, the disappearance of fat, and the lowering of negative pressure, which causes the position of the stomach to shift downward, leading to gastric prolapse. Gastric prolapse manifestations and pathogenic characteristics Gastric prolapse belongs to the category of “gastric retardation” in traditional Chinese medicine. Due to the change of the normal position of the stomach, it can cause various digestive symptoms, such as poor digestion, feeling of fullness and pressure after eating, belching or acid reflux, or reeling sounds in the stomach and intestines, and constipation. After eating, there is often a feeling of abdominal traction and lumbar pain, and even walking a little faster after eating, that is, the pain in the stomach and stomach caused by the violent traction of the ligaments and mesentery that fix the internal organs. However, the pain of hypogastric prolapse mainly manifests as cramping pain. It increases when standing and exerting, and can be significantly reduced or disappeared when lying down. This is the main characteristic of the onset of gastroptosis. In addition to Chinese and Western medicine treatment, Tui Na treatment has unique efficacy. Tui Na is a treatment using specific techniques of Chinese medicine on the abdomen and back of the patient and specific points on the limbs, which is painless and fast, and can generally be cured in one or two courses of treatment. Can also be self-massage at home, the method is as follows: 1, the patient supine position, with palm massage method in the abdomen in a counterclockwise direction to operate the treatment, time about 10 minutes. Then use the finger rubbing method to press the abdomen of the turtledove point (abdomen is under the sword protrusion), the central hypochondrium point (4 inches above the navel), Tianshu point (2 inches next to the umbilicus), Qihai point (1.5 inches below the umbilicus, about 2 horizontal fingers), each point pressed for 1 minute. 2, the two hands overlap, from the lower abdomen up to push, while with the palm vibration method while holding vibration, round trip several times. 3.Press and rub the bilateral feet Sanli (3 inches below the outer knee eye, 1 inch outside the tibia), Sanyinjiao (3 inches above the inner ankle, the rear edge of the tibia), and Blood Sea points (2 inches inside the upper edge of the patella) for 1 minute each. Preventive care for gastric prolapse 1.Don’t eat too much at each meal, and when you feel hungry 2 to 3 hours after a meal, you can eat less food; 2.You can take gastric rejuvenation or martinoline before meals to promote gastric motility and help the stomach empty; 3.Meats, fats and oils should not be eaten too much. Do not eat too much fat, porridge will also cause stomach distension; 4, keep the bowels open, once a day to solve; 5, after meals can walk, can sleep in the recliner, read the newspaper, etc.. 6, when sleeping at night, it is advisable to raise the upper body 20 degrees to reduce acid reflux into the esophagus and improve sleep quality.