Both are hot sellers! But don’t eat them together!

As the weather turns cooler

The popularity of seasonal delicacies such as chestnuts and hawthorns continues to rise

Recently

A netizen posted a medical case on a social platform

He said he ate 10 yuan of hawthorn and 10 yuan of chestnuts in one night.

The initial diagnosis in the outpatient clinic was gastritis and gastric stones.

#Doctor reminds that hawthorn and chestnut should not be eaten together# became a hot search

This reporter visited

Street: Hawthorn and chestnuts often appear together. The reporter came to a snack shop in Xicheng. There were two freezers at the most conspicuous entrance, one for ice chestnuts and the other for frozen hawthorn. "Frozen hawthorn is our new product this year. It used to be fried or frosted." The clerk strongly recommended it to the reporter. When asked whether hawthorn and chestnut can be eaten together, the clerk said: "I'm not sure, it should be OK."

Later, the reporter went to another roasted food store famous for chestnuts. From a distance, the slightly smoky aroma of chestnuts could be smelled. Many citizens were queuing up to buy freshly baked chestnuts, while the clerks were handing out sugar-fried hawthorns to the citizens in line for free. According to the reporter's observation, many citizens would choose to buy chestnuts and hawthorns at the same time. The reporter randomly asked several citizens, and everyone said they didn't know that chestnuts and hawthorns cannot be eaten together. Only one person said, "I've heard of it, but it should be okay to eat less."

Explanation: Tannic acid combines with protein to form stones. So, is it true that hawthorn and chestnut cannot be eaten together? The reporter consulted Zhang Guoqiang, deputy chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology at Wuxi People's Hospital, who said that in fact, it is not just chestnuts. Hawthorn is best not to be eaten with high-protein foods, and should not be consumed in large quantities.

"Hawthorn contains more tannic acid, which can combine with protein to form solid precipitates under the action of gastric acid. Chestnuts are rich in cellulose, starch and a certain amount of protein, which will inhibit gastric motility and stay in the stomach for a longer time. This is why people feel full after eating chestnuts. Tannic acid then condenses with chestnuts to form larger and larger stones, which leads to the formation and aggravation of gastric stones."

Zhang Guoqiang stressed that the elderly, diabetics, gastric surgery patients and other groups with poor gastric motility should be especially careful not to eat hawthorn and high-protein foods at the same time, and the same applies to persimmons. "Stones will cause friction in the stomach for a long time, leading to gastric inflammation and gastric ulcers. If some small stones are discharged into the small intestine, they may cause intestinal obstruction, which is dangerous. Everyone should pay attention to it."

Suggestion: If you have stomach discomfort, you need to seek medical attention in time. During the interview, the reporter learned that similar patients are common in the internal medicine clinic. "I treated a similar patient in April this year. His family has a persimmon tree and eats it every year. He had no symptoms before. Last year, he began to feel bloated and uncomfortable in his abdomen. Later, he had a gastroscopy and found a 10-centimeter stone in his stomach. A patient came two days ago and had a gastric stone of about 5 centimeters. Now is the time when hawthorn, chestnut, persimmon, and crab are on the market in large quantities, and it is also the peak period for gastric stones." Later, Zhang Guoqiang suggested that the patient go home and receive treatment through the "cola therapy" and come back for a follow-up examination a week later. If it becomes smaller and dissolved and disappears, it is the best. If there is no change, further treatment through endoscopy or surgery is required.

Zhang Guoqiang explained that carbonated drinks such as cola can gradually dissolve gastric stones, but this is only for patients with early-stage gastric stones. If the stones have been formed for a long time and are harder, the effect will be minimal.

Some netizens also raised questions: "If you have eaten hawthorn and chestnuts at the same time, can you just drink Coke at home?" In this regard, Zhang Guoqiang said that although this is a simple treatment method, it is not recommended for citizens to use it at home. "Citizens often lack experience in self-diagnosis. If citizens have diseases such as gastric ulcers, drinking a lot of Coke will aggravate the condition. Therefore, if citizens have stomach discomfort, they should seek medical treatment in time and under the guidance of professional doctors."

Now is the season when hawthorn, persimmon, chestnut, crab and other fruits are on the market in large quantities, and they are also the "favorites" of many citizens. For those citizens who like to eat persimmon, hawthorn, black dates and other foods rich in tannic acid, Zhang Guoqiang proposed four "don'ts":

1. Do not eat on an empty stomach; 2. Do not eat in large quantities; 3. Do not eat with acidic fruits, such as oranges, kiwis, etc.; 4. Do not eat with high-protein foods, such as crabs, meat, etc.

Source: People's Daily Online Science Comprehensive Jiangnan Evening News