Duodenal Stasis Syndrome
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
胸胁不舒，胃脘胀痛连及两胁，恶心呕吐，嗳气频作，心烦易怒，纳食减少，每因情志刺激而诱发，舌质淡红苔薄白，脉弦
Plain-Language Explanation:
- oppressive discomfort in the chest and rib area
- epigastric distension and pain that radiates to both rib sides
- easily experiences nausea and vomiting
- frequent belching
- irritability and tendency to anger
- reduced appetite
- symptoms tend to worsen after emotional stimulation
- pale red tongue with thin white coating
- wiry and tight pulse, indicating liver qi stagnation and liver-stomach disharmony
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
疏肝理气，和胃降逆
Plain-Language Explanation:
- may soothe liver qi and promote smoother qi flow in the body.
- may harmonize stomach function and guide stomach qi downward, relieving upward discomfort.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
胃脘胀满疼痛，不思饮食，嗳腐食臭，呃逆频作，呕吐未消化食物，吐后上腹稍舒，大便稀薄不爽，舌质暗红苔厚腻，脉滑数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- epigastric fullness and pain with no desire to eat
- belching with a foul, rotten-food odor
- frequent hiccups
- vomiting of undigested food, with some relief in the upper abdomen after vomiting
- loose, incomplete stools with a sense of incomplete evacuation
- dark red tongue with thick greasy coating
- slippery and rapid pulse, indicating food stagnation and stomach disharmony
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
消食导滞，化积和胃
Plain-Language Explanation:
- may help digest food, clear stagnation, and gradually ease the distension and discomfort.
- may resolve food accumulation and harmonize stomach function, making the stomach feel more comfortable.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
胃脘痞塞满闷，或胀满疼痛，恶心呕吐，纳呆口黏，口干不欲饮水，大便或溏或秘，舌苔厚腻，脉濡或滑
Plain-Language Explanation:
- feeling of stuffiness or blockage in the upper abdomen, or distension with pain
- may experience nausea and vomiting
- poor appetite with a sticky sensation in the mouth
- dry mouth without desire to drink water
- either loose stools or constipation
- tongue coating appears thick and greasy
- pulse feels soft or tends to be somewhat slippery
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
燥湿健脾，和胃降逆
Plain-Language Explanation:
- may dry dampness in the body and strengthen spleen qi, invigorating the spleen’s transformation function.
- may harmonize stomach function and guide stomach qi downward, alleviating upward disturbance.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
胃脘胀满疼痛，牵及胸胁，嗳气频作，渐至疼痛加重，痛有定处，痛时拒按，甚则痛及后背，或便秘、便血，舌质暗，脉弦涩
Plain-Language Explanation:
- upper abdominal distension and pain that radiates to the chest and both rib sides
- frequent belching and repeated eructation
- pain gradually worsens
- pain is fixed in one location
- pain is aggravated by pressure, instinctively avoiding touch
- in severe cases, pain spreads to the back
- may experience constipation or bloody stools
- tongue color is dark, appearing dull
- pulse feels tight and uneven, like a tense string with a choppy, stagnant quality
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
行气活血，和中降逆
Plain-Language Explanation:
- may promote the flow of qi and invigorate blood circulation, helping qi and blood move more smoothly.
- may harmonize spleen and stomach function, guiding stomach qi downward and relieving upward discomfort.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
上腹胀满、隐痛，喜温，时吐清涎，纳差，倦怠乏力，舌质淡红，苔薄白或白厚，脉沉细
Plain-Language Explanation:
- upper abdomen feels full and distended with dull, lingering pain
- feels better with warmth, generally prefers warmth
- occasionally spits out clear, water-like saliva
- poor appetite and weak desire to eat
- feels tired and fatigued, easily lacks energy for activities
- tongue appears pale red, generally light in color
- tongue coating is thin and white, or thick and white
- pulse feels deep and thin
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
温中散寒，补脾健胃
Plain-Language Explanation:
- may warm the spleen and stomach region, dispel internal cold, and make the body feel warmer.
- may nourish spleen qi and strengthen stomach function, making digestion more powerful and comfortable.
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