Teenagers’ poor appetite is commonly due to spleen and stomach disharmony, including spleen and stomach qi deficiency, spleen and stomach yang deficiency, spleen and stomach qi stagnation, and dampness and heat internalization, etc. It can be adjusted by medication, acupuncture, etc., please follow the doctor’s instructions.
1. Spleen and stomach qi deficiency syndrome: vague pain in the stomach, bloating, worse after eating, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, belching (belching), fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), etc. Commonly used medicines include tonifying Zisheng Pill and tonifying Zhongyiqi Pill. Acupuncture can be performed on acupoints such as the foot Sanli, the middle epigastric region, and the stomach yu.
2. Yang deficiency of the spleen and stomach: the main manifestations are cold pain in the epigastric region, warmth and pressure, vomiting of water, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, undigested food in the stool, and short urine; commonly used medicines include Pili Zhong Wan (附子理中丸), and so on. Acupuncture and moxibustion can be applied to the mid-epigastric region, Shenque, and Ashansanli points.
3. Spleen and stomach qi stagnation: the main manifestations are bloating in the stomach and epigastric region and abdomen, hunger, poor appetite or bloating after eating, hiccups, bowel sounds, irregular stools or unshaped stools, etc. Commonly used medicines include Muxiang Shunqi Pill. Acupuncture can be used on acupoints such as Ximen, Taichong, and Shusanli.
4. Dampness-heat internalization syndrome: abdominal distension and fullness, nausea and vomiting, sticky and greasy mouth, loss of appetite, heavy limbs, sticky and greasy stools, short and yellow urine, etc.; commonly used medicines include Ganlu Disinfecting Pill and Zhongman Fenxie Pill. Acupuncture points such as Yin Ling Quan, Nei Ting, and Zhong Zhi Cao can be used.
Different drugs have different contraindications and adverse reactions, if you need to use drugs, please use under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly self-medication. Acupuncture should be operated by professional doctors, please go to the hospital if necessary.