How to treat gastrointestinal spasms?

Gastrointestinal spasm is actually spasmodic colic, which is a common functional abdominal pain in children. Gastrointestinal spasm must be treated in time. In addition to drug treatment, other therapies can also be tried, such as scraping or acupoint massage.

1. Scraping therapy

Gastric spasm and acute gastritis are both common diseases of epigastric pain in traditional Chinese medicine. The causes of these diseases are similar, all of which are caused by cold evil invading the stomach, improper diet, emotional imbalance, liver qi stagnation, yin deficiency in the body, and external cold. The common pathogenesis of these diseases is qi stagnation and failure to harmonize and descend, so the same scraping method can be used to treat them. The stomach is the sea of ​​water and grain, and is responsible for receiving and digesting water and grain. It should be unobstructed and not stagnant. If the Qi is stagnant and fails to descend, stomachaches will occur frequently. The application of scraping therapy can dredge the meridians, circulate qi and blood, and relieve stomach pain.

2. Acupoint stimulation

Liangqiu point is near the kneecap. When you straighten your foot, a thin, long muscle depression will appear on the outside of your kneecap (towards your little toe). Press hard on the upper part of the depression on the thigh and you should feel a vibration. This is the Liangqiu point. Stimulate this point with acupressure. When applying pressure towards the thigh, the vibration will be stronger. You can press hard with your thumb. The slightest stimulation could not stop the sudden pain in my heart. The key to this situation is: apply pressure so hard that it hurts. Press for 20 seconds each time, rest for 5 seconds and then continue. Repeat this several times and the pain will gradually subside. The effect is truly incredible. However, as mentioned earlier, stimulating the Liangqiu point is only an emergency treatment, and all problems will not be solved just because the pain is relieved. Severe pain in the pit of the stomach is caused by some reason, so it is very necessary to go to the hospital to find out the real cause.

3. Honey treatment

The enzymes contained in honey, such as sucrase, amylase, glucose-converting enzyme, hydrogen peroxide, etc., can increase appetite and aid digestion. In addition to containing all the nutrients in milk, yogurt is also rich in lactic acid, which can break down the lactose in milk into lactic acid and help promote digestion. How to make strawberry honey yogurt: prepare 200g yogurt, 5 strawberries, and 10g (2-3 spoons) of Ji'antang acacia honey. Wash the strawberries, cut them into small pieces, add yogurt and mix well. Finally, sprinkle honey on the strawberry yogurt.