So, when the stomach gets hot the tongue gets red, or at least it can get red. Not every case of stomach heat gives rise to a red tongue. If you've come to this page, then you've got one of many possible digestive symptoms of Stomach heat. The Stomach is connected to the mouth and the Large Intestine is connected to the anus. What effects the Stomach will often have an effect on the Large Intestine.
Constipation is a likely outcome of heat in the Stomach.
The heat dries up the fluids in the Large Intestine which are necessary to lubricate the poo-poo leading to constipation. Other symptoms of Stomach heat include bleeding gums, that's because of the fact that the acupuncture meridian that goes through the stomach also enters the gums. The heat from the stomach rises within the stomach meridian and causes the blood to kind of boil out of the capillaries in the gums. As mentioned in the beginning of this article, stomach ulcers due to h-pylori bacteria often manifest as Stomach heat. Acupuncture can help to get all that stuff that is arising from the stomach into your mouth to go downward again like its supposed to do.