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This article, written by a practicing TCM physician, discusses the symptoms of a cool stomach and explores whether it indicates deficiency or cold, based on TCM theories and clinical experience.

Title: Understanding the Body's "SOS Signals": Is It Deficiency or Cold in the Stomach?

Author: Tang Yulan, a Practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine Physician (Apprenticeship) (Practice License Number: 341431381000002) This article is written by Dr. Tang Yulan, based on classical theories of traditional Chinese medicine and clinical experience, and is intended for popular science reference only. The practice qualifications can be publicly verified on the official website of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China.

> "When the vital energy is strong within, external pathogens cannot invade." — "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic"

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When the body feels cool in the stomach and a desire to cover it with hands, this is actually a signal of insufficient vital energy and internal disturbance by cold. The stomach is known as the "Sea of Grains and Vegetables," preferring warmth and loathing cold. When it sends out such a "SOS," we should...

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