126: Strange disease

Everyone was stunned by what Qin Jiang said.

The netizens in the live broadcast room were even more confused.

“Is there such a thing as Broken Heart Syndrome in this world? That’s unscientific!”

“There is indeed. Modern medicine has long proven that a person’s spirit and thoughts are only controlled by the brain and have no direct connection with the heart.”

“However, studies show that psychological factors objectively influence ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’.”

“To put it simply, Western Medicine cannot prove that a person’s spirit and thoughts affect the heart, but the objective reality is that they do.”

Netizens immediately marveled.

“No wonder Chinese medicine is so impressive. If this so-called Broken Heart Syndrome is explained by the theory of Chinese medicine, it’s much easier to understand, even if it sounds a bit far-fetched.”

“I don’t think we can generalize. Western Medicine has its advantages, and Chinese medicine also has its advantages. Just like we all know that there are acupoints and meridians in the human body, Western Medicine can’t prove it either.”

Qin Jiang was unaware of these arguments among netizens.

He only knew to prescribe the right medicine based on Li Yuan’s condition.

Li Yuan also didn’t expect that after coming to see a doctor, Qin Jiang wouldn’t prescribe any medicine for her, but instead, gave her a dose of spiritual chicken soup.

The most crucial thing was that after drinking this spiritual chicken soup, her heart really stopped hurting!

This was too bizarre!

Li Yuan asked, “Dr., will my illness recur in the future?”

“I’m really scared of the pain. When my chest hurt just now, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.”

“I never want to experience this feeling of a broken heart again.”

Qin Jiang calmly explained, “Generally, people aren’t that fragile, experiencing heartache and a broken heart over a small matter.”

“The reason you are like this is because you were overthinking things and thinking too extremely before.”

“There’s a Daoist saying, ‘Deep affection does not last long’, which means the same thing.”

“Again, not just with idol worship, but also with raising pets, watching movies and TV shows, don’t invest too much emotion into them. You need to learn to control your emotions and let them release slowly.”

“Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—no matter which of these four emotions, if you can’t control them well, they will cause great damage to your body.”

Li Yuan nodded repeatedly as Qin Jiang spoke, indicating that she understood.

Netizens also felt that Qin Jiang made a lot of sense.

“I didn’t expect Dr. Qin to know about Daoism.”

“Brother, the Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory of Chinese medicine originated from Daoism.”

“As the saying goes, Daoism and medicine are inseparable. Many of those itinerant Daoist priests in the past were actually itinerant doctors. This is how the saying ‘ten Daoists, nine doctors’ came about.”

“Then if Dr. Qin’s medical skills are so high, he wouldn’t happen to know magic, would he?”

As netizens chatted, the topic veered off course.

Qin Jiang looked at Li Yuan and asked, “Do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere else?”

After a moment of hesitation, Li Yuan still nodded.

“Dr., I… I actually have had a problem since childhood, but it has never been cured.”

“That is, every time I eat, I feel extremely painful. As long as I swallow something, it hurts a lot.”

As soon as Li Yuan said this, Qin Jiang immediately paid serious attention.

“It hurts a lot when you swallow? Are you afraid of water then?”

Qin Jiang’s first reaction was rabies.

Because when rabies strikes, the most obvious symptom is that the patient will have hydrophobia.

Let alone drinking water, just mentioning the word “water” would make the patient’s throat tighten, as if an invisible hand was choking their neck.

Li Yuan shook her head.

“I’m not afraid of water, it just hurts a lot every time I swallow something.”

“I’ve seen many Hospitals before, but none of them knew what my problem was, nor how to solve it.”

As Li Yuan spoke, she prepared to demonstrate to Qin Jiang on the spot.

She took out a piece of bread, tore off a piece, and put it in her mouth to chew.

Up to this point, everything was quite normal, but when Li Yuan tried to swallow what was in her mouth, Qin Jiang could clearly see her throat distorting and deforming.

It felt as if a huge worm inside was suddenly coiling and twisting together.

Li Yuan’s expression became extremely painful; her face even turned red, and tears streamed from the pain!

Netizens in the live broadcast room were also incredulous when they saw this scene.

“When she swallowed just now, her throat really twisted, right?”

“Oh my goodness, this is the first time I’ve seen something like this. It’s too exaggerated, like a soda can being twisted into a pretzel when swallowing, and then returning to normal after eating.”

“Just looking at her expression makes me feel the pain. This sister is too miserable.”

Qin Jiang couldn’t help but ask, “Since swallowing is so difficult for you, how do you usually eat? Do you just force yourself to swallow?”

Li Yuan smiled bitterly and nodded.

“I can only try to eat liquid food. If I eat solid food like rice, I feel particularly uncomfortable.”

“If it’s something like glutinous rice, it’s even more deadly; I even feel like I’ll suffocate.”

“I’ve also thought about curing this disease, but I’ve really seen many Hospitals, and they never understood why I’m like this.”

It was evident that Li Yuan was in great pain.

“When did you start having this illness? Was it since birth?”

If it was since birth, Qin Jiang would have to consider the issue of congenital genetic defects.

Who knew Li Yuan shook her head and said, “Not really. It was around when I was ten years old.”

“I can’t remember the exact time, because at first, it only hurt a little when I swallowed things, but then it got more and more painful.”

“I even feel like this is somewhat similar to the legendary punishment for gluttonous ghosts, and I had nightmares about it for a long time.”

The gluttonous ghost Li Yuan mentioned was actually a scene from a hell painting.

It said that if a person commits too many killings due to gluttony, after going to hell, someone will put an iron collar around their neck.

Because of gluttony, your stomach will always be hungry.

But because there’s a collar on your neck, every time you want to eat, you can’t swallow it, you can only chew it in your mouth.

This situation was indeed somewhat similar to Li Yuan’s.

She actually wanted to eat a lot of delicious food, but because of this illness, at most she could only taste it and satisfy her craving, but she didn’t dare to swallow the food.

If this illness couldn’t be cured, Qin Jiang felt that she might even go to another extreme later on, evolving into anorexia.

Thinking of this, Qin Jiang said to her, “Open your mouth, I’ll give you an examination.”