Urban Super Medical Saint

Chapter 42 Heart Disease

"How are the child's bowel movements and urination?" Tang Yiyuan took the pulse, examined the tongue coating, and pressed the child's stomach, then turned to the child's mother and grandmother and asked.

"Both are not very good. The urine is yellow, and the stools are dry. Moreover, he hasn't had a bowel movement for six or seven days now. It's really driving me crazy," the young woman said, her eyes reddening as she spoke.

"Don't worry, it's very normal for children to get sick," Tang Yiyuan reassured her, then followed up by asking, "Does the child usually drink breast milk or formula?"

"I don't produce much breast milk, so he's been on formula since he was three months old," the young woman replied.

"Hmm, have you changed his formula recently?" Tang Yiyuan nodded and asked again.

"Yes, a friend of mine came back from the Netherlands recently and brought some formula with her. She said it was good, so I switched to it. The child liked it and drank even more than usual the first time," the young woman replied.

"That should be the issue. 'Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun' states that children's food should not be excessive, as overeating harms the spleen, and a damaged spleen cannot digest food. The child's stomach and intestines are still fragile. By switching his formula and then consuming so much at once, it likely caused food retention and indigestion. This is quite common, so you need not worry. I will prescribe a medicine to facilitate digestion, clear heat from the stomach, and relieve food stagnation. Just follow the prescription and give it to him a few times, and he should completely recover," Tang Yiyuan said with an understanding nod.

As he spoke, Tang Yiyuan opened the briefcase he carried with him, took out paper and pen, and began to write the prescription in a flourish but failed to notice the hint of disappointment and hesitation on the faces of the two women sitting opposite him.

After a long pause, the young woman hesitated and then said, "Professor Tang, we have also consulted Western and Chinese medicine doctors in Kuiji City before, and they all said the same thing, prescribing medicine for digestion, but it didn't have any effect."

"Oh!" Tang Yiyuan raised his head with a hint of confusion which quickly turned to enlightenment as he smiled and said, "Chinese medicine is different from Western medicine. The combination of each kind of medicine is crucial, and although different Chinese doctors might start with the same intention, the dosage of the medicine they prescribe can vary significantly, producing different effects."

When Tang Yiyuan said this, he did so with great confidence, which was not surprising, as he was a professor at the Jiangnan Province College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a renowned expert in traditional Chinese medicine in Jiangnan Province, holding a towering figure in the traditional Chinese medicine community there. Naturally, an ordinary Chinese doctor's prescriptions could not compare to his.

Having explained, Tang Yiyuan handed over the prescription he had written to the child's mother.

The child's mother thought about it and then apologized with a smile to Tang Yiyuan, thanking him before accepting the prescription.

The older woman still seemed somewhat uneasy, took the prescription, and began to read it. As she did, her expression grew animated, and after hesitating for a while, she said, "This, Professor Tang, could you see if this prescription is the same as the one you've written?"

Saying this, the older woman pulled out a prescription from her bag and handed it to Tang Yiyuan.

Upon seeing it, Tang Yiyuan's face turned red, as the prescription was almost identical to the one he had written. Even with slight variations, based on Tang Yiyuan's years of experience, the effect should not differ much. Moreover, he noticed that the person who had written the prescription was one of his disciples from his early years.

"That's unexpected!" Tang Yiyuan quickly overcame his embarrassment, reviewed the prescription intently, and said, "Did you really follow this prescription and give it to the child, with no effect at all?"

"No effect!" The two women affirmed together, shaking their heads.

"That's strange, these are clearly symptoms of indigestion! Could there be some other hidden illness?" Tang Yiyuan muttered to himself, puzzled.

Engrossed in his own thoughts, Tang Yiyuan didn't realize that the child's mother and grandmother were right across from him. His words alarmed the mother and grandmother so much that one of them burst into tears, while the other started coughing anxiously.

"Professor Tang, do you mean my son might have some serious illness?" the young woman asked tearfully, her tears falling like broken pearls.

"Ah, no, that's not what I meant at all. Please don't misunderstand," Tang Yiyuan quickly realized he had misspoken and hurried to reassure them.

Yet once suspicion takes root, it's hard to eliminate, especially when the child is the apple of the eye for both his mother and grandmother, who were already extremely worried. Tang Yiyuan's words inadvertently made them think the worst. No matter how much he tried to reassure them, both still looked distressed and had red-rimmed eyes.

Ge Dongxu was young and knew his influence was limited; not many would take his words seriously. Moreover, he didn't want to draw attention to himself, so when the two women holding the child approached him, although he noticed something was off with the child and the old lady seemed to have asthma, he didn't pay much attention.

After all, if they were ill, they would naturally see a doctor, and the doctor would take care of them. There was no need for him, a young man, to meddle.

But after Tang Yiyuan's actions, Ge Dongxu found it hard not to pay special attention to the child. He also began to observe the child quietly along with Tang Yiyuan, noting the child's complexion, tongue coating, and eyes, among other things.

Initially, Ge Dongxu didn't want to get involved and knew that given some time, the child would naturally recover. However, seeing that the child was ill and how distraught the mother and grandmother were, he eventually gathered the courage to say, "Actually, the child's problem isn't indigestion or food retention; he has a heart issue."

"What are you talking about, kid? What heart disease could a little child have?" Tang Yiyuan was startled by Ge Dongxu's sudden statement and couldn't help but scold with a frown.

This scolding ignited a defiant pride in Ge Dongxu, who retorted without showing weakness, "Humans are highly intelligent beings. Even a child over a year old, let alone a few months old, has his own thoughts and feelings. Why couldn't a little child have a heart condition?"

Tang Yiyuan was somewhat at a loss for words. He wanted to express anger, but felt it beneath him to argue with a naive young man. Finally, he shook his head and said, "I won't argue with you, your reasoning is flawed."

This response from Tang Yiyuan was obviously a blatant dismissal of Ge Dongxu's presence, which only fueled Ge Dongxu's pride. He glanced at Tang Yiyuan and said, "I won't argue with you either!"

After speaking, Ge Dongxu turned towards the two visibly upset women—understandably upset with his naive statement.

They were already annoyed and this young man was making light of their child's condition. If Tang Yiyuan hadn't already scolded him and if they weren't well-mannered women, they would have berated Ge Dongxu by now.

"Auntie, Grandma, may I ask, what toys does the baby usually play with?" Ge Dongxu, ignoring the women's upset expressions, asked with a smile.

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