I still remember that in 2017, I was suffering from Helicobacter pylori and chronic gastritis, and I went through a miserable period of treatment. From then on, I began to pay attention to gastrointestinal health. I accidentally read Dr. Li Bo's first popular scientific gastrointestinal book, "The stomach depends on nourishment, the intestines depend on cleanliness." I read it like a story. It was refreshing for me, and I realized that it was originally about diseases. The book can be so interesting.

Later, I became a fan of Dr. Li Bo. In 2020, I read the second book "The Stomach Relies on Nourishment, the Intestine Relies on Clearing 2", and I wrote book reviews for these two books. I read various stories about gastroenterology clinics from Dr. Li Bo's writings, which relieved my anxiety about chronic gastrointestinal diseases. I learned about the relationship between various gastrointestinal diseases and living habits and even emotional stress. I also learned some tips to protect gastrointestinal health. life concept.

"The stomach depends on nourishment, the intestine depends on cleanliness" - a book that reads out the insights of life

"The stomach depends on nourishment, the intestine depends on cleanliness 2" - a story-telling book Health Book

In the past few years, Dr. Li Bo went to Kyoto University in Japan as a visiting scholar to further his studies, and launched the "Fucun Medical Fund Charity Project". After the outbreak of the new coronavirus, he continued to devote himself to anti-epidemic support work, and then Served as a medical volunteer for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games... In addition to such a busy work, Dr. Li Bo still keeps writing. In May this year, he published a new book, the third gastrointestinal science story book - "Regulating Gastrointestinal Diseases and Eliminating All Diseases".

After getting a signed new book from Dr. Li Bo, I am full of joy and looking forward to what new stories there will be. When I opened the book, I was attracted by the beginning -

Bad breath, snoring, love to fart... Aren’t these all common problems around us? Are they all related to gastrointestinal diseases? Most people may not go to the doctor specifically for these minor problems, but they don’t know that there are hidden stories behind them.

"Adjusting the Gastrointestinal System and Eliminating All Diseases" is just like Dr. Li Bo's popular science book style. The story is vivid, the reading is pleasant, the truth is still profound, and the harvest is abundant. Just like different protagonists in the incarnation story, talking to a kind doctor friend. He not only diagnoses your disease, but also analyzes the causes behind the disease in detail. He not only gives you prescriptions, but also teaches you the concept of healthy living.

Between the lines, you can feel the warmth and care everywhere.

Some people may think that it is troublesome enough to go to the hospital to see a doctor and take medicine when we are sick. Why do we still need to read books?

In the past few years, with the widespread use of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine in treating chronic diseases, adjusting living habits, and enhancing human immunity has become increasingly recognized by the public. Know. My personal experience is that many people around me are becoming interested in traditional Chinese medicine, not necessarily because of the treatment of diseases, but to follow the health concept of traditional Chinese medicine.

There is a sentence quoted in the book "Tune the Gastrointestinal and Eliminate All Diseases", an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you want to prevent disease, you have to understand its causes. For example, in the case of "It is not good to be too confident as a person", we learned that eating too fast can easily bring air into the body, forming abnormal gas, thus producing farts. It is also mentioned later in the book that if you eat quickly or eat hot rice for a long time, your risk of gastric cancer and esophageal cancer will be greatly increased. Reading other people’s stories is more convincing.

The benefits of reading don’t stop there. Searching the Internet is convenient, but the fragmented information obtained is often unreliable. Otherwise, why would "Baidu say..." become the most irritating words for doctors? But reading is different. Reading can help you gain comprehensive and systematic knowledge and understand the ins and outs of the disease. After reading this set of gastrointestinal books, you will have basic gastrointestinal knowledge and a basic understanding of the disease. In this way, common sense misunderstandings can be avoided when talking to doctors, and high-quality questions can be effectively asked of doctors, which is more conducive to a harmonious doctor-patient relationship.

Reading has another benefit. Knowledge can reduce anxiety. This is true. For example, I learned about the testing methods, infection routes and treatment methods of Helicobacter pylori from the book. The infected person is like carrying a map, knowing what to do and cooperating with the treatment with peace of mind. Overcoming the psychological uneasiness will also help overcome the physical discomfort during taking the medicine. For another example, when you hear about having a gastroscopy, you will feel uncomfortable and resisted. However, when you learn about the types of gastroscopy and the advantages and disadvantages of each type from the book, you can choose the appropriate one according to the situation, and psychologically eliminate the fear.

"The doctor can cure the disease before it is sick". Reading a good book and then practicing health concepts is the most cost-effective way to avoid diseases. The doctor has written all his hard work and experience in the book, and you can find answers in the book to many questions that you have no time to ask the doctor. Therefore, reading is a very good way to help improve health awareness.

The book says that the gastrointestinal tract is the second brain. The gastrointestinal tract is not only a digestive organ, it is also closely related to the brain and nervous system.

“So angry that I’m so full”, “I’m so angry that my stomach hurts”, “I’m so scared that I urinate”… These all vividly describe the corresponding stress reactions in the human gastrointestinal tract under emotional stimulation. In the book "Tune the Gastrointestinal and Eliminate All Diseases", it is embodied in each user story -

There is a young man who has been diagnosed with indigestion. Indigestion caused by mental factors, including mental stress, anxiety, depression, and even fear, are all triggers.

The book says that 70% of digestive diseases are related to people’s thoughts. The reason is the relationship between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain. Anxiety and tension, long-term suppression of parasympathetic nerves, and gastrointestinal motility will be blocked, which will cause functional indigestion.

? Irritable bowel syndrome is also a typical intestinal disease that is closely related to psychological factors. When people are under stress, the brain causes gastrointestinal peristalsis to speed up or slow down, causing diarrhea or constipation. According to the book, more and more diseases, such as brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, have been found to be related to gastrointestinal motility and intestinal flora. This also fully shows that the gastrointestinal tract and the brain are inseparable.

What’s even more incredible is that when parents’ control and attention are too high, it will also affect the child’s digestive function. The more controlling the parents are and the more they interfere, the more serious the child's indigestion may be.

The relationship between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain is so close, so sometimes it is not necessary to treat physical diseases, but to cure heart diseases and heal emotions.

"I wish you a good meal, a good bowel movement, and a sound sleep." This is such a simple wish for life. It happens that the simplest things like eating and sleeping trouble many people.

It is not easy to have healthy stools. Some people have constipation, while others have loose and unformed stools. The book refers to healthy stools as "brown gems." If you get precious "brown gemstones" every day, you can have free thoughts and happy emotions.

The book also teaches us the "three things to look at" to identify stool. Look at the color, look at the toilet paper, and look at the laboratory tests, so that we can grasp the disease status of the body at the first time. Especially for people with blood in their stools, a simple judgment can tell whether it is superficial hemorrhoids, intestinal disease, or more distal gastrointestinal bleeding.

These are also the wisdom of life. The traditional Chinese medicine saying "If the breath goes in and out, the divine mechanism will disappear; if the breath goes up or down, the energy will become isolated and in danger", it talks about the metabolism of the human body.

"If the stomach is not in harmony, you will have trouble sleeping." The ancient Chinese medicine saying has long explained that the health of the digestive system will also affect sleep. If you eat too much or too little, the body's yin and yang will be out of balance, resulting in insomnia and dreaminess. If the gastrointestinal condition is not good, the thoughts will not stop, the nerves will be excited, and it will be difficult to fall asleep. In the story of "being tortured by gastrointestinal disease and being unable to sleep all night", the author gives treatment plans based on different symptoms such as difficulty falling asleep, waking up early, and excessive dreams, as well as the method of "nourishing the stomach to help sleep".

Sleeping and eating may seem ordinary, but they are actually important life events that determine the quality of happiness. Having a healthy gastrointestinal system, smooth excretion, and good sleep quality also means letting go of many troubles in life. This echoes the title of the book "Tune Up the Stomach and Eliminate All Diseases".

4. Why do we suffer from "modern dampness syndrome"?

Dr. Li Bo explained "heat" in his first book "The stomach relies on nourishing the intestines and relies on clearing up", and he also explained "moisture" in his new book "Regulating the intestines and stomach and eliminating all diseases". These are abstract concepts in Chinese medicine. However, Dr. Li Bo uses the dialectical thinking of Western medicine combined with the knowledge of modern medicine to explain in a vivid and easy-to-understand manner.

He compared "getting angry" to the process of the body's immune system fighting against pathogens. If the pathogens are eliminated during this fierce confrontation, you will not get sick, otherwise the "getting angry" will get worse. . This confrontation can occur anywhere in the body. If the battlefield is in the mouth, the consequence of defeat will be acute oral ulcers.

"Moisture" is a kind of turbid gas in the body that is not discharged in time. This turbid air travels in the meridians of the internal organs. If it stays for too long, it will affect the normal functions of the internal organs.

Overeating, heavy-flavored food, high stress, lack of exercise... are all causes of moisture. When moisture is blocked, people will feel light-headed, drowsy and weak in limbs, have a loss of appetite, and have loose stools. Before modern people can pursue poetry and distance, they have already suffered from "modern dampness syndrome".

In the book, there is a "young girl who has not been cured for a long time". She continued to see a doctor and took medicine but failed to achieve the effect, and the "moisture" in her body became more and more serious. The doctor looked at her circle of friends and discovered that she was treating her illness while maintaining a lifestyle of staying up late and eating and drinking. It was only after the doctor gave her a face-to-face lecture that she suddenly realized what she was doing. Therefore, regulating the gastrointestinal tract requires adjusting diet and living habits so that the "fire" in the body becomes balanced and the "moisture" has no place to stagnate. For the "modern dampness syndrome", the book gives a comprehensive solution, and also thoughtfully includes "Fucun Strengthens the Spleen, Resolves Dampness and Lightens the Body Tea".

In the postscript, a special patient is mentioned who was planning to give up her fetus because she suffered from atrophic gastritis. It was the doctor's professionalism that gave her confidence, and it was the doctor's compassion that resolved her pain. Heartbroken, she finally decided to give up the surgery and chose to give birth to the child. This is a warm story about the relationship between doctors and patients.

This book tells many stories around different groups of people. The knowledge of disease prevention, the confidence to defeat the disease, and the peace and optimism at the end of the disease are all in each story. Every bit of the book reminds us that after a busy life, we should temporarily put down our mobile phones, chew slowly and have a good meal; after a fast-paced work, we should exercise and have a peaceful mind. This not only regulates the gastrointestinal tract, but also heals the body and mind.

I not only learned health knowledge from Dr. Li Bo's first two books, "The Stomach Relies on Nourishing the Intestine and Relies on Clearness", but I also read insights and reflections on life.

And this new book, "Adjust the Gastrointestinal and Eliminate All Diseases", allowed me to further understand that a good intestines and stomach is the foundation of a good body, a switch that connects the brain and emotions in two directions, and is the code to eliminate all diseases in the body. Understanding this can not only help yourself, but also help those around you. This is a must-read health book for families.