STOMACH & LI (Zang-Fu Pathomechanisms)

Question 1

General STOMACH signs & symptoms:

Answer 1

More LOCALLIZED than Spleen symptoms…
* Pain/discomfort in the “stomach duct”
* Indigestion, fullness, “clamoring stomach”
* Poor appetite

Question 2

COUNTER-FLOW of Stomach Qi

Answer 2

• Nausea
• Vomit
• Regurgitation
• Burping
• Retching

What should be going DOWN is coming UP ↑↑

Question 3

Major Stomach Patterns (list/overview):

Answer 3

• STOMACH (QI) DEFICIENCY COLD - cold signs, ST pain worse on empty stomach
• STOMACH YIN DEFICIENCY - dry lips/mouth, constipation, “deficiency gloms” in stomach duct
• STOMACH FIRE - internal excess heat (hard stools, rapid hungering, epigastric pain, bad breath, tooth ache…)
• DAMP HEAT Obstructing the Stomach and Spleen - damp heat signs + painful distention/oppression, loss of appetite, foul smelling stools…
• FOOD STAGNATION - food & food qi STUCK (aversion to food, belching, painful bloating, relief after BM)

Question 4

Major Large Intestine Patterns (list/overview):

Answer 4

• Large Intestine DAMP HEAT: general damp heat signs + diarrhea w/ foul smelling stool, abdominal pain unrelieved by defecation, burning sensation, “damp heat dysentery”

~ UC/Chron’s