With increasing life pressures, more and more people are suffering from stomach problems. Many of these stomach ailments are caused by unhealthy eating habits. Therefore, healthy eating habits are essential for maintaining good health, and correct dietary concepts add crucial elements to our well-being. Developing healthy eating habits in daily life is key to having a healthy body.
What fruits are not suitable for people with stomach problems to eat in large quantities?
Kiwifruit can relieve constipation but may cause heartburn.
Kiwifruit, known as the "King of Fruits" for its laxative properties and high vitamin C content, is cautioned by Dr. Zhu Xinyi, Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University. Dr. Zhu warns that kiwifruit is considered cooling in traditional Chinese medicine, and excessive consumption can damage the spleen and stomach's yang energy, leading to symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. Furthermore, the high vitamin C and pectin content in kiwifruit can increase stomach acid and burden the stomach, causing symptoms like abdominal pain, acid reflux, and heartburn, which can worsen in cold weather. Therefore, during this cold season, patients with stomach problems (spleen and stomach yang deficiency) should eat less or avoid kiwifruit altogether.
Fresh dates are delicious, but the skin can irritate the stomach.
Jujubes are known as natural "vitamin pills," but Wang Xingguo, director of the Nutrition Department at Dalian Central Hospital in Liaoning Province, warns that fresh jujubes should not be eaten in excess, as this can harm the stomach and intestines. This is because jujubes are high in dietary fiber, and consuming a large amount at once can irritate the stomach and intestines, causing discomfort. Most of the dietary fiber is found in the jujube skin, which is thin, hard, and has sharp edges. If the stomach lining is inflamed or has ulcers, this can worsen pain and discomfort.
Hawthorn can stimulate appetite but may lead to kidney stones.
Many people find hawthorn berries appetizing and deliciously sweet and sour, so they can easily overindulge. However, people with weak spleens and stomachs should eat less hawthorn berries, as excessive consumption may lead to stomach stones. This is because hawthorn berries are high in pectin and tannins, which easily coagulate into water-insoluble precipitates upon contact with stomach acid. These precipitates can then bind with food residue to form stomach stones, which can cause stomach ulcers, stomach bleeding, and even stomach wall necrosis and perforation. However, cooking hawthorn berries reduces the effects of tannins.
Seven Fruit-Based Medicinal Dishes with Appetizing and Anti-Nausea Effects
Orange decoction: Take an orange, soak it in water to remove the sour taste, add honey and decoct into a soup to drink frequently.
Sugarcane and ginger juice: Take sugarcane juice and add a small amount of ginger juice, then drink it frequently and slowly.
Decoction of pomelo peel: Boil pomelo peel in water and drink the decoction for several days.
Loquat leaf honey: Wash loquat leaves, lightly roast them over a fire to remove the fuzz, add water and simmer to extract the juice, then mix with honey and consume.
Ginger Rice Soup: Add a few drops of fresh ginger juice to rice soup and drink frequently.
Milk and Chive Salad: Boil milk, then add a small amount of chopped chives before serving.
Perilla, Ginger, and Tangerine Peel Drink: 9 grams of perilla stem, 6 grams of ginger, 10 jujubes, 6 grams of tangerine peel, and 5 grams of brown sugar. Simmer in water and drink the liquid as tea, 3 times a day.
