What kind of medicine is effective in treating digestive disorders?

In fact, there is no "best" universal medicine for digestive disorders. The effect of all medicines must match your specific triggers and symptoms to be effective. If it is not symptomatic, others may take miracle medicines, but you may not be able to use them at all.

Last week I met a young girl who works in the new media. She rushed to hot spots for half a month and ate takeaways that were heavy in oil and salt. She was so bloated that she couldn't eat at first, and then started to lose weight every two days. She took Jianweixiaoshi tablets for two days to no avail. She went to the hospital for a gastroscopy and colonoscopy, and there was no problem. It was a typical digestive disorder. The doctor prescribed trimebutin with Bifidobacterium triple live bacteria. After three days of eating as required, her bowel movements became normal, and most of the flatulence disappeared.

When I help my friends sort out this kind of problem, the first thing I ask is never what medicine to take. I first ask if I have eaten randomly recently, if I have been anxious about staying up late, what are the specific symptoms, and whether I have had any examinations to rule out organic problems such as ulcers and gastroenteritis. After all, if there are problems such as inflammation and polyps, just taking medicine with conditioning functions will definitely be useless. If you have eaten too much at a party recently, and you feel overwhelmed by the heavy oil and spicy food, and then you keep having acid reflux and belching, your stomach is as bloated as a small rubber ball, and every burp smells like the barbecue you ate the day before, then medications that supplement digestive enzymes are quite suitable, such as Aspergillus oryzae pancreatic enzyme tablets, compound digestive enzymes, etc. After taking it for a day or two, you can feel the gas in your stomach go down, and you will not feel tightness in your chest. If it is not caused by overeating, but because you have a stomachache when you are anxious to catch up on a project, or you are unable to defecate for several days, and have a dull pain in your stomach, and a colonoscopy has not found any problems, it is mostly due to a disordered gastrointestinal motility rhythm. In this case, taking digestion tablets is basically useless. Trimebutine, which is commonly used in clinical practice, has two-way regulation. Whether it is constipation due to too fast gastrointestinal movement or too slow movement, it can slowly get it back on track. Several of my audit friends around me have this when they are rushing for the annual review. There are also many people who have taken antibiotics for a period of time before, which destroyed the beneficial bacteria in the intestines. They either have diarrhea or constipation. At this time, it is enough to supplement the probiotics appropriately. There is no need to take other medicines. After a week or two, the bacteria will slowly recover and the symptoms will disappear naturally.

Nowadays, there is quite a controversy on the Internet about the conditioning of Chinese patent medicines. Some people say that it is due to IQ tax, while others say that they have been taking Western medicine for more than half a year and have not adjusted it well. After drinking Xiangsha Yangwei Pills for two months, they feel much better. My own experience is that it really depends on your physical constitution. For example, if you are usually more afraid of cold than others, and you will have stomachache and diarrhea when you drink iced milk tea or touch something cold, and if the syndrome is deficiency of the spleen and stomach, taking some warm Chinese patent medicine is indeed more comfortable than taking Western medicine, and it is less likely to relapse. But if you usually fall in love with fire, have bad breath and constipation, and then take warm Chinese patent medicine blindly, the more you eat, the worse it will be.

Having said that, I have to mention that digestive dysfunction is ultimately a matter of “seven points of nourishment and three parts of cure.” I met a young man before. After he was diagnosed with a functional disorder, the doctor prescribed medicine. He turned around and went to drink a cold beer, saying that he had medicine anyway, but he had another problem within three days of recovery. Think about it, the gastrointestinal tract is originally caused by your irregular diet and rest, and medicine is just a crutch to help it pass. You can't just rely on a crutch and still be strong, right? If the symptoms last for more than a week, it is best to go for a check-up first to rule out organic problems instead of taking medicine blindly and delaying things.