Chronic Abdominal Pain · Middle Jiao Deficiency-Cold Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Abdomen

Pattern Overview

Middle Jiao Deficiency-Cold is a chronic pattern in abdominal pain, characterized by chronic functional pain with autonomic dysfunction, dull pain, fatigue, cold limbs, relief with warmth, and poor appetite. The core pathogenesis is Spleen-Stomach deficiency with Cold, leading to reduced GI motility, impaired tissue nourishment, and chronic pain.