1, massage Zusanli
Location: located in the depression below the knee, outside the calf tendon.
Indications: low gastric acid secretion, slow digestion, abdominal distension and food accumulation, and stomach discomfort immediately after meals.
Massage Zusanli point hard, and you will feel pain extending to your toes. Massage 10 minutes after meals every day can relieve stomach discomfort.
Step 2 massage the upper abdomen
Location:
(1) Shangwan point, located in the upper abdomen, on the anterior median line, 5 inches above the umbilicus;
(2) Zhongwan point, located in the upper abdomen, 4 inches above the umbilicus;
(3) Xiawan point, located in the upper abdomen, on the anterior midline, 2 inches above the umbilicus.
Indications: epigastric pain, abdominal distension, acid regurgitation, vomiting, hiccup, dyspepsia and bowel sounds.
Massage the upper, middle and lower abdominal acupoints gently for five minutes respectively, which has certain effect on preventing and treating various gastrointestinal discomfort.
3. Massage Liangqiu point
Location: when the knee is stretched hard, the depression of the tendon protrudes. From the lateral end of the kneecap, about three fingers above are also acupoints.
Indications: stomach spasm, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc. Massage this acupoint can relieve it.
Press with your fingers to stimulate this point. When pressing in the thigh direction, the vibration is strong, so you can press hard with your thumb. Press for 20 seconds each time, rest for 5 seconds and then continue, and repeat this several times until the discomfort subsides.
4. Massage four acupoints
Location: Select the midpoint of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th metacarpal stripes (1 and 2).
Indications: It has miraculous effect on stomach discomfort symptoms such as epigastric pain, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, dyspepsia and hiccups.
Squeeze the above four positions with your thumb until the discomfort in the stomach is relieved or disappeared.
5, massage the inner light.
Location: On the connecting line between Qu Ze and Daling, the wrist is 2 inches wide, between the palmar longus tendon and the flexor carpi radialis tendon.
Indications: It can be used to treat stomach diseases such as stomachache, vomiting and hiccup.
When you have stomachache or nausea and want to vomit, pressing Neiguan point with your hand can quickly relieve the symptoms of stomach discomfort.
6, massage Tianshu point
Location: located in the abdomen, in the horizontal umbilical cord, 2 inches beside the anterior midline, where the rectus abdominis and its sheath are located.
Indications: Abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, dysentery and other gastrointestinal diseases.
Pressing Tianshu point by hand can relieve constipation, regulate qi, relieve stagnation and help digestion. Its application is mainly to treat gastrointestinal diseases.
7. Dietary principles of stomach diseases
Light: A light diet is the most nourishing for the stomach. A light vegetarian diet is good for digestion and absorption, not only for the recovery of sick stomach, but also for prolonging life. Fresh vegetables and whole grains are vegetarian and stomach-strengthening products. In diet, porridge is loved and valued by people. Jincheng in Qing Dynasty said: "Eating rice porridge in the morning is the best way to relax the stomach and produce body fluids, which greatly supplements people."
Less sperm: sperm means that people with gastrointestinal problems should not eat coarse grains and foods rich in crude fiber, especially patients with indigestion. Patients with gastrointestinal bleeding need to eat liquid food without residue. Less, how much is moderate, good food is good, and the diet should be less than dinner; Eat less hard and indigestible things; Eat less meat and greasy things; Eat less corrupt things; It is advisable to eat less dry and fragrant things.
Gentleness: refers to chewing slowly. In the process of fully chewing food, saliva will be secreted in large quantities. Saliva contains a lot of enzymes, which can help digest various nutrients in food. After saliva enters the stomach, it forms an ideal protective layer on the stomach wall, which greatly reduces the damage to the stomach wall. In the process of chewing food, the enzymes secreted by gastrointestinal tract and pancreas will also increase greatly, which will promote the digestion and absorption of food.
Fresh and clean: fresh, one refers to eating fresh vegetables and fruits in moderation; The second is to eat fresh food, not stale and overnight food, including some pickled food; The third is to eat more fresh food. People who are addicted to cleanliness and gastropathy should prevent food from being contaminated by pathogenic bacteria and parasites, pay attention to the selection, preparation and preservation of food, and the cleanliness and hygiene of utensils.
Tenderness: The temperature is moderate, and a hot diet is harmful to the esophagus and stomach. Eating too many cold fruits and vegetables also hurts the stomach. Things that should be soft, hard, fried, tough and half-cooked are difficult to digest, and even hurt the stomach, causing bleeding or erosion. Reasonable cooking can soften connective tissue of meat and cellulose of plants, break starch grains of plants and facilitate digestion and absorption.