Stop fooling yourself! These stomach-nourishing methods are useless! You need these 4 tips to keep your stomach healthy!

Many people have experienced stomach discomfort. The prevention and treatment of stomach problems cannot be separated from the principle of "three parts treatment and seven parts care". How should we properly care for the stomach?

These commonly used stomach-nourishing methods are not reliable!

There are all kinds of tips for nourishing the stomach in life, but are these tips really useful?

1. Should I eat more liquid or soft food to nourish my stomach?

The truth: It may backfire.

The stomach is an organ that "use it or lose it". If you only eat liquid or soft food, your stomach will become weaker and weaker, and your digestive ability will deteriorate. Especially drinking porridge (especially white porridge), which has a single source of nutrition, and drinking too much for a long time may cause symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn.

Therefore, for healthy people, they cannot rely on eating these foods to nourish their stomachs. Healthy eating and balanced meals are more important.

For people with stomach problems, they should not blindly eat more soft food or liquid food. They should follow the doctor's advice according to the specific situation. For example, people with acid reflux may aggravate the symptoms, and diabetics should not eat such food.

2. Can eating steamed bread, soda crackers, etc. regularly nourish the stomach?

The truth: Some of it works, some of it doesn’t.

• Soda crackers: They are alkaline foods. People with acid reflux can eat them appropriately to neutralize stomach acid and relieve symptoms, but they cannot nourish the stomach. Do not consume too much soda crackers. When buying them, check the food ingredient list and buy those with less sodium and fat.

• Steamed bread: Steamed bread is fermented and is less likely to stimulate excessive gastric acid secretion than porridge. After baking, the starch in steamed bread is fully gelatinized and becomes dextrin with a smaller molecular structure that is easier and faster to absorb.

• Alkaline noodles: Because of the improved taste, they can promote appetite in some people. For some people with gastritis or gastric ulcers, they may relieve some discomfort symptoms after meals, but they may aggravate the feeling of bloating.

3. Do I have to avoid spicy food if I have a bad stomach?

The truth: A moderate amount of spicy food can protect your stomach.

Studies have shown that eating slightly spicy food can increase blood flow to the gastric mucosa and have a certain protective effect on the stomach.

• Capsaicin: It can help stimulate the secretion of digestive juices, accelerate gastrointestinal motility, increase appetite, and promote digestion. Studies have also shown that a small amount of capsaicin can also protect our gastric mucosa.

• Ginger: It can warm the stomach. Drinking a bowl of ginger water can relieve symptoms when you have stomach discomfort.

However, it should be noted that the premise for achieving these effects is a small amount! If you eat too much spicy food for a long time, it will damage the gastric mucosa, may cause chronic gastritis, and even increase the risk of gastric ulcers.

In addition, patients with stomach problems should not eat raw onions, ginger and garlic.

Want to have a good stomach,

Pay attention to the following 4 points in daily life

How should we nourish our stomach correctly?

1. Eat regularly and eat a balanced diet

The most important principle for nourishing the stomach is to eat regularly and in a balanced way.

• After getting up: Drink a cup of warm water, which can benefit the stomach and aid digestion.

• Breakfast: Try to finish eating within 2 hours, no later than 9:30, so as not to have insufficient time to digest food due to the close time with lunch, which will increase the burden on the stomach. Breakfast should be rich and balanced, preferably with cereals, potatoes, meat, eggs, milk, beans, and fruits and vegetables.

• Lunch: You can choose to have lunch between 12:00-13:00. The combination of coarse and fine foods (millet, whole wheat, oats, etc.), dry and liquid foods (soup), and colors (foods of various colors).

• Dinner: It is best to eat at least 3 hours before going to bed. Eating too late will not only burden your stomach, but also affect your sleep. Don’t eat too much for dinner, 80% full is appropriate.

When eating, you must chew slowly and carefully, and avoid overeating. At the same time, eat less high-salt processed foods, and try to quit smoking and drinking.

2. Eat small and frequent meals if you feel uncomfortable with your stomach

People with gastrointestinal diseases should try to eat small and frequent meals, and have a snack at 10:30 and 15:30 to replenish energy.

Pay attention to the food content:

• If you have bloating, eat less soy foods;

• If you have acid reflux, eat less chocolate, coffee, sweets, and drink less strong tea;

• People with poor digestive function should avoid eating large amounts of meat and hard and difficult-to-digest foods at one time. They should also avoid the diet mentioned in the above item and eat less spicy and cold foods to avoid increasing the burden on the stomach.

3. Try to choose separate dining

Separate dining can effectively prevent Helicobacter pylori infection. Clinically, chronic gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcers, and even gastric cancer may be related to Helicobacter pylori infection. If separate dining is not possible, try to use public chopsticks and spoons.

4. Don’t lie down immediately after eating

Lying down immediately after eating may cause acid reflux or even reflux esophagitis. For people who have postprandial acid reflux and heartburn, sleeping with a 15-20 cm high pillow at night can help relieve symptoms.

Finally, remind everyone:

Instead of blindly believing in various stomach-nourishing foods, it is better to eat well, exercise properly, and live a healthy life. If you feel any discomfort, seek medical attention in time, and do not listen to folk prescriptions, which will delay the best treatment time.