Esophagitis treatment method

I believe that most of you have had little contact with esophagitis before. It is not a common disease, but the incidence rate has been increasing recently, which has had a great impact on many of us. Many people are also actively looking for various effective methods for treatment, but most of them have not achieved a good cure. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment can achieve the purpose of treating both the symptoms and the root cause. Let me briefly describe the traditional Chinese medicine treatment method for esophagitis.

Traditional Chinese medicine usually adopts the method of syndrome differentiation and treatment for reflux esophagitis. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, reflux esophagitis is divided into the following types:

Symptoms of emotional distress include pain or burning sensation behind the sternum, which is often triggered or aggravated by emotional distress, as well as abdominal and flank pain, acid reflux, and loss of appetite. The treatment adopts the method of soothing the liver and regulating qi, harmonizing the stomach and relieving counterflow. The prescription is Chaihu Shugan San with modifications: 6 grams of bupleurum, 15 grams of white peony root, 15 grams of cuttlefish bone, 10 grams each of Curcuma, Corydalis, processed Cyperus rotundus, Sophora flavescens, Pinellia, and Citrus aurantium, and 5 grams of liquorice.

Symptoms of spleen deficiency and qi stagnation include a dull burning sensation under the xiphoid process or behind the sternum, fullness in the stomach, loss of appetite, acid reflux or vomiting of clear water, and irregular bowel movements. The treatment uses modified clove and persimmon calyx powder, which is known to invigorate the spleen and regulate qi, warm the stomach and reduce counterflow: 3 grams of cloves, 20 grams of persimmon calyx, 10 grams each of Atractylodes macrocephala, Corydalis yanhusuo, and ginger, 15 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, and Sophora flavescens, and 12 grams of Pinellia ternata.

Symptoms of liver depression transforming into heat include pain behind the sternum or burning pain, acid reflux and belching, irritability, hot head and face, dry and bitter mouth, polydipsia, dry and hard stools, and red tongue. The treatment method of soothing the liver and clearing heat, harmonizing the stomach and relieving counterflow can be adopted. The prescription can be Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder with modifications: 10 grams each of Danpi, Gardenia, Rhubarb, Pollen, White Peony Root, 6 grams of Bupleurum, 20 grams each of Raw Digualou, 30 grams of Lithospermum, and 12 grams of Anemarrhena.

Symptoms of spleen deficiency and stomach heat include burning sensation under the xiphoid process, dull pain and fullness in the stomach, poor appetite, acid reflux, vomiting of clear water, belching, etc. The treatment method is to strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, clear the stomach and reduce counterflow. The prescription is Banxia Xiexin Decoction with modifications: 10 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula, Pinellia ternata, Scutellaria baicalensis, Corydalis yanhusuo, and jujube, 5 grams each of dried ginger, Coptis chinensis, and roasted licorice, 20 grams of cuttlefish bone, and 15 grams of Poria cocos.

Symptoms of Qi deficiency and blood stasis include difficulty in swallowing, pain behind the sternum, fatigue, dull complexion, emaciation, pale tongue, and petechiae on the edges of the tongue. The treatment method is to invigorate qi and nourish yin, resolve blood stasis and disperse nodules. The prescription is Qi Ge San with modifications: 20 grams each of Salvia miltiorrhiza, Poria cocos, and Pseudostellaria baicalensis, 15 grams of Fritillaria thunbergii, 15 grams each of lotus leaf and stalk, 12 grams each of Angelica sinensis and Curcuma aromatica, 3 grams of Panax notoginseng powder, 10 grams of peach kernel, and 10 grams of Corydalis yanhusuo.

Patients with reflux esophagitis should try to maintain an upright position or keep their torso upright after meals. They should also pay attention to reducing abdominal pressure, avoid strenuous activities, and not wear tight clothes or belts. Drink less hot tea or beverages before going to bed, quit smoking, and limit alcohol, acidic and irritating foods, as well as sugar, chocolate, coffee and other foods. For more serious reflux esophagitis, it can be treated in combination with Western medicine. If the combination of Chinese and Western medicine is ineffective, surgical treatment can be considered. In short, by regulating emotions, adjusting to cold and heat, and combining with appropriate treatment, the goal of curing the disease can be achieved.

Learn more about the Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment methods for esophagitis. When we have similar problems ourselves, we can use these methods to solve them in Jingshan. The effect is very good and will not bring us much financial pressure. It is not a very good treatment method. You can also share the above content with more patients and friends.