Why do I have stomachache sometimes

Stomach pain is something that everyone has experienced. When you have a dull pain on the left side of your stomach, you don’t know what caused it. In fact, many times it is because you failed to pay attention to some things in your daily life that this happens. So what are the causes of stomach pain?

Abdominal pain, a disease name in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is one of the common clinical diseases, which can be caused by many reasons. The basic pathogenesis is unfavorable Qi movement of the internal organs, malnutrition of the internal organs, blockage of Qi and blood in the meridians, and pain due to blockage. The differentiation guidelines are cold, heat, deficiency and excess. The disease is located in the abdomen, and the affected organs include the liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, bladder, large and small intestines, etc. Clinically, we should distinguish the severity of cold and heat, the amount of deficiency and excess, and the depth of qi and blood according to different symptoms, and take "unblocking" as the treatment principle. If it is excess, attack it, and if it is deficiency, supplement it. If it is hot, cool it, if it is cold, heat it, and if it is stagnant, unblock it. Depending on the changes in the pathogenesis, we can use both cold and heat, or attack and supplement at the same time, and flexibly prescribe prescriptions and medications.

1. Abdominal pain refers to pain below the epigastric region and above the pubic hair line as the main symptom. The nature of the pain varies. If it is caused by external factors, with sudden severe pain and obvious accompanying symptoms, it is acute abdominal pain; if it is caused by internal injuries, with a slow onset and lingering pain, it is chronic abdominal pain.

2. Pay attention to the causes of abdominal pain and symptoms related to the internal organs and meridians. If the intestines are involved, it may be accompanied by diarrhea or constipation; cold stagnation in the liver meridians may cause pain in the lower abdomen, which may pull the testicles; damp-heat in the bladder may cause abdominal pain pulling the anterior genitals, dribbling urination, and burning pain in the urethra; pain caused by ascaris is often accompanied by noisy saliva and comes and goes; abdominal pain caused by blood stasis often has a history of trauma or surgery; abdominal pain caused by Shaoyang disease with both external and internal symptoms may extend to the waist and back, accompanied by chills, fever, nausea and vomiting.

3. Based on gender, age, marital status, the relationship with diet, emotions, cold, onset experience, and other associated symptoms, it is possible to identify which organs are affected and clarify the nature of the pathology.

So there are still many reasons for stomach pain, and the ones mentioned above are only a small part of them. Don’t think that this is a common problem and ignore it. Many times some diseases become unsolvable because you don’t pay attention to them at the beginning, so everyone must pay attention.