Category: Digestion and Gut Health
Constipation and Sweating: Why Laxatives Make the Problem Worse
Classical Chinese Medicine identifies two distinct constipation patterns — fluid-depletion constipation from excess sweating and intestinal heat constipation. The wrong treatment for each can accelerate… Read more →
Hernia: Why Classical Chinese Medicine Targets Abdominal Gas Pressure, Not Just the Bulge
Classical Chinese Medicine reads hernia as lower yin deficiency plus trapped abdominal gas — not primarily a blood stasis issue. Learn why 90% of cases… Read more →
Gallstones: Why the Real Pattern Is Pressure, Not Just Cholesterol
Most gallstones reflect a Shaoyang pressure pattern in Classical Chinese Medicine. Surgery removes the stones but rarely fixes the environment that grew them. Read more →
Migraines Explained: Why the Cause Often Sits in Your Abdomen, Not Your Head
Chronic migraines rarely start in the head. Classical Chinese Medicine traces them to abdominal blockage and pressure rebound — and explains what actually clears them. Read more →
I Have Tried Everything for My Gut Problems — How Is Chinese Medicine Different?
Chronic gut problems — IBS, persistent bloating, alternating constipation and diarrhoea, nausea, or a digestive system that simply never feels settled — are among the… Read more →
Why Does My Stomach Feel Bloated After Almost Every Meal?
Persistent bloating — especially the kind that builds throughout the day regardless of what you eat — is one of the most misunderstood digestive complaints… Read more →
Why Won’t My Chronic Cough Go Away? — The Stomach Connection in Chinese Medicine
A chronic cough that worsens when lying down and did not respond to antibiotics is likely coming from your stomach, not your lungs. Accumulated stomach… Read more →
Why Am I Always Bloated After Eating? — A Chinese Medicine Explanation
Post-meal bloating that happens immediately and consistently is not about food intolerance — it is a thermal energy deficit in your digestive system. Classical Chinese… Read more →
Chinese Medicine vs Antacids for Acid Reflux Perth
Nexium, Somac, and Losec are among Australia’s most prescribed medications — and for many Perth patients, a daily PPI has become habit rather than targeted… Read more →
Hernia Support With Chinese Medicine — Addressing Qi Sinking and Muscle Tone
Hernias are typically managed surgically — and surgery is often the right choice. But classical Chinese medicine has an important complementary role: supporting the Qi-deficiency… Read more →
