More and more people have gastrointestinal problems, sometimes with symptoms patients don’t recognize are related to their gastrointestinal systems. Besides seeing the doctor for the right medicine, some food can also help improve the symptoms. Dr. Lai Jui-Hsin, director of Hanmingtang Clinics of Taipei, noticed that there are more and more patients with gastrointestinal problems in the clinic. She said that some of these symptoms are detected by the patients themselves, while others are difficult to detect. Gastrointestinal symptoms that patients are conscious of include flatulence, hiccups, stomach pain, acid reflux, a burning sensation in the stomach, constipation, and diarrhea. Gastrointestinal symptoms that are hard to detect include chest tightness, chest pain, palpitations, or sleep and mood disruption. Dr. Lai said that many patients in the clinic have chest pain and palpitations caused by the stomach, such as acid reflux. When the acid reflux reaches the middle part of the …