What are the symptoms of a cold stomach and physical weakness?

    The symptoms of a cold stomach and physical weakness generally include sensitivity to cold in the stomach with a preference for warmth, abnormal digestion, changes in stool consistency, general cold intolerance and fatigue, as well as abnormalities in tongue coating and pulse. A detailed analysis is as follows:

    1. Cold sensitivity and preference for warmth in the stomach: The stomach is sensitive to cold stimuli. After consuming raw or cold foods, or being exposed to cold, one may easily experience a cold sensation, dull pain, or distension and pain in the stomach. Symptoms can be significantly relieved by applying heat or drinking warm beverages, while exposure to cold aggravates the symptoms.

    2. Abnormal digestion and diet: Poor appetite, reduced food intake, especially aversion to raw, cold, and greasy foods. After eating, one may easily experience abdominal distension, belching, and some may also experience acid reflux. Food digests slowly, and there is often a feeling of fullness and bloating in the stomach.

    3. Changes in stool consistency: Stools are often loose and unformed, with increased frequency of defecation, especially more pronounced after consuming raw or cold foods. In a few cases, due to spleen deficiency and weak transformation and transportation function, constipation with hard stools and difficulty in defecation may also occur.

    4. General cold intolerance and fatigue: Besides cold sensitivity in the stomach, there is often a feeling of cold throughout the body, cold hands and feet, low spirits, easy fatigue, shortness of breath after physical activity, decreased stamina, and slight exertion leads to a feeling of physical weakness and discomfort.

    5. Abnormal tongue coating and pulse: The tongue coating appears pale, the tongue body is swollen with possible tooth marks along the edges, and the coating is thin, white, and moist. The pulse is typically deep, fine, and weak, with a faint and slow beat felt upon palpation.

    After experiencing symptoms of a cold stomach and physical weakness, one should avoid eating raw, cold, and cooling foods in daily life, choose warm and easily digestible foods more often, and keep the abdomen warm to prevent exposure to cold.