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Chronic indigestion
Even a small meal sits heavy,
and the pit of your stomach feels blocked.
A bloated stomach, a burning chest.
We help your gut move again so you can feel at ease.
Digestive Clinic
Have you lost the joy of eating?
The endoscopy says nothing is wrong,
but you still hurt and feel blocked up.
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Acid reflux
Sour fluid comes up, your chest burns,
and it feels like something is stuck in your throat.
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Irritable bowel
Your belly fills with gas and hurts,
and diarrhea and constipation keep alternating.
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Damjeok (a hardened stomach)
Your stomach feels stiff and sluggish,
and your whole body feels heavy and tired.
Special Diagnosis System
Stomach problems get better when the gut starts moving again
An endoscopy is good for checking inflammation or ulcers inside the stomach, but it can't tell you how well your stomach moves or whether it's working properly.
Most cases of stress-related gastritis and functional dyspepsia come from reduced stomach motility: food builds up, and the waste it produces (damjeok) makes the outer wall of the stomach stiff and hard.
At 당당한의원 대구수성점, we use abdominal diagnosis to find hardened damjeok around the pit of the stomach and the navel by hand, and pulse diagnosis to assess how much your stomach's energy has weakened.
The root of treatment is loosening the stiff stomach and warming a cold belly, so your stomach can move strongly on its own again.
Specialized diagnosis system
Core Solution Core principles for getting
Core principles for getting
your stomach moving again
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Restoring stomach motility
We help digestion by bringing back the movement rhythm of a tired, stalled stomach.
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Clearing damjeok (waste)
We work to break down and clear the hardened waste built up on the outer wall of the stomach.
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Treating inflammation and repairing the lining
We calm inflammation in the esophagus and stomach and help the damaged lining recover.
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Calming the autonomic nervous system
We settle the stomach's nerves, made sensitive by stress, to help prevent relapse.
Care matched to your symptoms
Even with the same indigestion, treatment differs depending on the cause.
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A blocked feeling in the stomach
and frequent indigestion
Main Symptoms
- • Bloating after meals
- • Frequent burping
- • Pain when pressing the pit of the stomach
Diagnosis Pattern
Weak stomach (gastric atony), food stagnation
Recommended Treatment
Herbal medicine to improve stomach movement
It encourages the stomach to move, easing the heavy, stuck feeling and helping digestion.
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Sour fluid coming up
and heartburn
Main Symptoms
- • Burning chest pain
- • A lump-in-the-throat feeling
- • Dry cough
Diagnosis Pattern
Liver-stomach disharmony, acid reflux
Recommended Treatment
Herbal medicine to reduce acid and protect the lining
It helps regulate stomach acid and treats inflammation of the esophageal lining.
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A cold belly with frequent
diarrhea or constipation
Main Symptoms
- • Diarrhea after cold foods
- • Gurgling sounds in the belly
- • A constant mild ache in the belly
Diagnosis Pattern
Spleen-kidney yang deficiency, cold intestines
Recommended Treatment
Herbal medicine to strengthen the bowels
It warms the intestines to help normalize bowel movements and improve absorption.
당당한의원 대구수성점 Digestive Treatment Program
Treatment that works on the root of how your stomach functions.
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Personalized herbal medicine
One-on-one tailored herbal medicine that loosens a stiff stomach,
improves motility and treats inflammation.
improves motility and treats inflammation.
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Large moxibustion
It sends warmth deep into the belly
to increase blood flow to the stomach and drive out cold.
to increase blood flow to the stomach and drive out cold.
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Pharmacopuncture
Herbal extracts are injected at acupoints linked to the stomach
to stimulate stomach function directly.
to stimulate stomach function directly.
Your doctor
Director Dr. Jihun Kim
I see patients whose tests came back normal but who still don't feel right. I check the state of the body through abdominal diagnosis (pressing on the belly), tongue diagnosis and pulse diagnosis, and I record what I find as numbers so we can compare at the next visit.
With pain, I don't look only at the spot that hurts. I look for the cause in the way your feet meet the ground, the balance of your jaw and the way you walk. When I explain a treatment plan, I also tell you which study, in which journal, it's based on. I believe evidence only counts as evidence if you can check it yourself.
Treatment Process
How treatment works
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Abdominal and pulse diagnosis
We press on the belly directly to find where damjeok is
and how hard it has become.
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Finding the cause
We look for the root cause of your indigestion,
such as a weak stomach, damjeok or stress.
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Focused treatment
With herbal medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion,
we focus on restoring stomach function.
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Changing eating habits
We help you change eating habits that strain the stomach
to help prevent relapse.
Frequently asked questions
Q. My endoscopy was clear, so why does it hurt?
A. An endoscopy shows inflammation or ulcers in the lining, but it can't see how the stomach moves or damjeok. A decline in function may be the cause.
Q. Will it come back after treatment?
A. When stomach function recovers and eating habits improve, the chance of it coming back drops considerably. Steady care after treatment is still important.
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Q. Will I never be able to eat flour-based foods again?
A. It's best to avoid them during treatment, but once your stomach function recovers, having them now and then is fine.
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