When angry, my stomach swells and I can't eat anything.
When I am sad, I have a bad appetite and can't eat anything.
Feel a stomachache after getting angry ...
Neijing, an ancient medical classic in China, summarizes human emotions into seven kinds, namely, happiness, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock, which are called seven emotions. Injuries caused by seven emotions correspond to five internal organs. Anger hurts the liver, likes the spleen, grieves the lungs, and panics the kidneys.
The clinical guide of Ye Yi's medical record says: "The liver is the source of the disease, and the stomach is the place where the disease spreads", while the liver controls the ascending and descending to coordinate the ascending and descending balance of Qi. When the liver loses its laxative function, it will invade the spleen and cause a series of digestive system diseases.
Digestive system-the sensitive organ of emotional response
Digestive system diseases related to emotions
1. Functional gastrointestinal syndrome
Functional gastrointestinal syndrome is a group of gastrointestinal dysfunction syndrome, which is characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation, often accompanied by insomnia, anxiety, depression, dizziness and headache. Is it chronic or recurrent? Clinically, there is no pathological anatomy or biochemical abnormality that can explain the symptoms, including pharynx, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine and anus.
2. Reflux esophagitis
Reflux esophagitis is an inflammatory lesion of esophagus caused by reflux of stomach and duodenal contents into esophagus, which causes inflammation, erosion, ulcer and fibrosis of esophageal mucosa. Most studies report that patients with reflux esophagitis have abnormal mental and psychological conditions, and find that mental and psychological factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of reflux esophagitis.
3. Chronic gastritis
Mental depression or excessive tension and fatigue can easily lead to pyloric sphincter dysfunction and bile reflux, resulting in chronic gastritis.
4. Peptic ulcer
In a positive and happy emotional state, the gastric mucosa will be congested and red, gastrointestinal peristalsis will be strengthened, and the secretion of digestive glands will be normal, which is conducive to achieving normal digestive function.
When in a negative emotional state such as depression, sadness, disappointment and grief, the gastric mucosa is pale due to ischemia, gastrointestinal activity is weakened, gastric mucosa secretion is reduced, and gastric acid is reduced, which is not conducive to food digestion and absorption.
However, if you are angry and anxious for a long time, the secretion of gastric juice will continue to increase, which will make the acidity in the stomach too high, so that the corrosive effect of gastric juice on gastric mucosa is greater than the neutralization effect of mucus and the self-repair ability of mucosa, which will lead to the onset of peptic ulcer.
5. Allergic bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disease, characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort, accompanied by changes in defecation habits. The attack or aggravation of IBS symptoms is closely related to emotional fluctuation. Anxiety, depression, excitement, fear and other emotional anxiety factors stimulate the body and affect the autonomic nervous function, thus causing changes in the motor function of the colon and small intestine and disorders in secretion function.
6. Ulcerative colitis
The cause of ulcerative colitis is still unknown. People find that psychological factors play an important role in the development of diseases.