To protect the patient’s privacy, Qin Jiang drew the curtain.
Then he took out the silver needles and began to apply the acupuncture, following the knowledge given by the system.
As soon as Qin Jiang inserted the first needle, Gong Zhuang, lying on the bed, let out a loud yelp.
“Doctor, that can’t be right, should acupuncture hurt?”
Qin Jiang said calmly, “Normally, acupuncture definitely shouldn’t hurt.”
“But right now, you have severe congestion down there. Never mind acupuncture, just touching it with a hand would cause pain.”
Hearing Qin Jiang’s explanation, Gong Zhuang suddenly understood and nodded.
He had thought Qin Jiang’s medical skills were lacking.
As needle after needle was inserted, Gong Zhuang immediately felt a different sensation.
Before, it felt like a swollen finger, with all his attention focused on that ‘finger.’
But now, that swollen feeling disappeared, replaced by a comfortable sensation of fluid flowing back into his body.
Soon after, Gong Zhuang found himself returning to normal.
Gong Zhuang was thrilled.
“A miracle doctor! Doctor Qin, you’re amazing!”
“Doctor Qin, is this one treatment enough?”
Qin Jiang said casually, “I’ll also prescribe you some medicine to consolidate the effect.”
“Within this month, you won’t be able to get erect down there. This is a normal phenomenon, don’t be nervous.”
Hearing this, Gong Zhuang’s face instantly turned pale.
“A whole month?”
He was a young, strong guy. Not being able to get it up for a month would be the death of him!
After removing the needles from Gong Zhuang, Qin Jiang went into the pharmacy and prepared over a dozen packets of traditional Chinese medicine for him, instructing him to take them on time.
Seeing Gong Zhuang cured so quickly by Qin Jiang, Jiang Xiu suddenly blushed and said, “Doctor, could you examine me too? My… my stomach hurts terribly.”
Actually, when Qin Jiang first saw Jiang Xiu, he had already noticed her complexion wasn’t right.
Now that Jiang Xiu had spoken up, Qin Jiang naturally decided to handle her case as well.
Qin Jiang looked at Tang Ping.
“Mr. Tang, would it be alright to wait a bit longer?”
Tang Ping quickly smiled and said, “No problem, Doctor Qin. Attend to them first, I’m in no hurry.”
After getting Tang Ping’s consent, Qin Jiang had Jiang Xiu sit in front of him.
Qin Jiang first examined Jiang Xiu’s facial features, then asked her to stick out her tongue to check her coating.
“You have a gastrointestinal issue, right? Been a bit constipated recently?”
Jiang Xiu, blushing, nodded.
Her boyfriend, Gong Zhuang, also had a strange expression.
Seeing their reactions were off, Qin Jiang felt puzzled.
Were they hiding something from him?
“Alright, place your hand here.”
Jiang Xiu obediently placed her hand on the pulse diagnosis pillow.
As soon as Qin Jiang felt her pulse, his confusion deepened.
“You have some qi deficiency and blood deficiency, but it’s not a big problem, just needs some regulation.”
“What’s strange is that your spleen and stomach functions seem pretty normal, so why the constipation?”
Qin Jiang couldn’t figure this part out.
Jiang Xiu glanced at the camera nearby and asked softly:
“Doctor, is constipation a serious illness? What happens if you’re constipated for a long time?”
Qin Jiang patiently explained, “Waste from the body is best expelled as soon as possible.”
“There’s an old saying: ‘To avoid death, keep the intestines clear of waste.'”
“This shows how important timely excretion is for our health.”
“If you’re chronically constipated, too much waste accumulates in your body, affecting your liver and kidney functions.”
“If your liver and kidneys are impaired, then you’re basically done for.”
Jiang Xiu hadn’t realized that something as seemingly minor as constipation could be so serious.
Qin Jiang inquired further, “You mentioned stomach pain earlier? Which part hurts?”
Jiang Xiu pointed to a spot.
Qin Jiang reached out to feel it.
The moment he touched it, his eyes widened.
“Why is it hard?”
Jiang Xiu hemmed and hawed, unable to explain clearly for a long time.
Qin Jiang asked in a serious tone, “Don’t avoid the doctor due to fear of the disease. Tell me, have you eaten something you shouldn’t have?”
Under Qin Jiang’s persistent questioning, Jiang Xiu finally told the truth.
“It’s like this, Doctor. Actually, I have binge eating disorder.”
“I’ve always loved eating, from morning till night.”
“It was somewhat manageable the first couple of years, but in the last six months, I feel it’s getting worse and worse. So I thought of finding a way to fix it.”
Qin Jiang asked, “What method? Medication?”
Jiang Xiu shook her head. “Medication didn’t work for me. Later, I had gastric sleeve surgery.”
Hearing this, Qin Jiang broke out in a cold sweat.
“You have binge eating disorder. Getting your stomach shrunk without understanding the cause isn’t very useful.”
Binge eating disorder is a psychological illness, primarily a problem with the patient’s nerves and psychology, leading to an uncontrollable urge to eat.
This is especially obvious when alone late at night.
Alone in the evening, feeling bored, lonely, or anxious, one starts frantically snacking.
Essentially, it’s related to mental stress.
Young people nowadays face various pressures, and many like to relieve stress by eating.
Little do they know this coping mechanism can easily turn into binge eating disorder.
Jiang Xiu nodded with a bitter smile.
“I didn’t understand before either. I thought my desire to eat was just a strong appetite, so I considered stomach reduction.”
“After the surgery, I found it didn’t help much. So I tried another method.”
“I… I bought some ‘diet beads’ online, but after swallowing them, they won’t come out, which is why I’m constipated.”
As she spoke, Jiang Xiu took a box from her handbag to show Qin Jiang.
Qin Jiang opened the box and his eyes widened.
The box contained small beads the size of a thumb, covered in a rubbery skin, likely a material similar to gelatin capsules.
Qin Jiang poked a hole in the skin with his finger. The small bead inside shimmered.
Qin Jiang was shocked.
“You call this thing a ‘diet bead’? These are just steel balls!”
Seeing Qin Jiang’s alarm, Jiang Xiu explained beside him, “These are stainless steel. They won’t rust inside the human body.”
“What! You swallowed these things? How many did you swallow?”
Qin Jiang couldn’t comprehend it; he was utterly astonished.
Did people really believe this thing could help with dieting?
Jiang Xiu said somewhat awkwardly, “I bought two boxes in total. Fifty per box. I’ve already swallowed one box.”
Hiss!
Even the experienced Qin Jiang couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath.
Swallowing these one by one was outrageous enough, but you swallowed them a whole box at a time?
Qin Jiang reached out to feel Jiang Xiu’s stomach again.
When he moved his hand slightly from side to side, he could indeed feel the sensation of the steel balls colliding inside.
Qin Jiang looked at Jiang Xiu and said, “You are truly daring, and also incredibly lucky.”
“Having so many small steel balls in your stomach without causing an intestinal obstruction.”
“Come with me, I’ll get an X-ray for you.”
