Following are the main patterns related to the conditions of stomachache:
1. Pattern of Liver Qi Invading Stomach
Main symptoms: swelling pain in the stomach, pain attacking the ribs, frequent belching, pain attacks due to emotion, thin and greasy tongue coating, floating pulse.

2. Pattern of Excessive Heat in the Liver and Stomach
Main symptoms: burning pain in the stomach, irritability, pantothenic acid, dry mouth and bitter taste, red tongue, yellow coating, rapid and floating pulse.

3. Pattern of External Evils Invading the Stomach
Main symptoms: burning pain in the stomach, aversion to cold, prefer to hot water, thin and greasy tongue coating, floating pulse.

4. Pattern of Loss of Appetite
Main symptoms: Fullness in the stomach and intestine, poor appetite, vomit, difficult to defecate, thick and greasy coating.

In TCM, a disease or a symptom might be caused by one pathogenic factor, even two or three pathogenic factors. When diagnosing a disease or a symptom, TCM doctors must follow the principle of "Syndrome Dfferentiation", and then "Suit the Remedy to the Case". In order to gain a more definite and valuable diagnosis, it's important and necessary for the doctor to learn the detailed health information of the patient, including his/her disease duration, age, sex, height, weight, family history, urine, stool, diet, sleep, sweat, energy, mood (emotion), as well as the tongue conditions and the palm conditions, etc. If you would want our expert to create a TCM diagnosis, you're welcome to contact us.