"Uncle, do you usually feel thirsty?"
"Thirsty."
"Do you prefer to drink hot or cold?"
"Cold. Hot... I can't drink."
"Are your bowel movements smooth?"
"Both... not really."
"In what way are they not, could you be more specific? For example, is it incomplete urination, or short and quick?"
"It's like... stops after a little while."
"What color is it?"
"Yellow, with some foam."
"And bowel movements?"
"Oh my, I haven't gone for three... four days."
"Does your stomach feel bloated?"
"Yes, after meals... it lasts a long time."
"Okay, stick out your tongue so I can see, right, stick it out more…"
The tongue is red with a yellow coating.
Observing this uncle's face, it's red, and there's bad breath, with slightly swollen gums, and there's an occasional hiccup sound.
This is clearly an upward reversal of stomach fire.
To regulate this illness is easy to resolve; just need to clear fire and reverse it, harmonize the stomach to stop it.
