International Stomach Protection Day: Love your stomach and love your body. In the future you will be grateful to yourself for loving your stomach today.

The pace of life is fast, the three meals are irregular, the work and rest schedule is reversed, working and drinking at social gatherings, and no physical examinations are done on time...

These seem to be the standard requirements for being a qualified worker, and are tacitly accepted by many contemporary middle-aged and young people.

I don’t know whether it can help you complete the task successfully, I only know that it will damage your gastrointestinal health.

The latest global cancer burden data released by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) show that the number of cases of gastric cancer in my country in 2020 was 450,000, of which 370,000 were deaths from gastric cancer.

Do you think stomach cancer is far away from you?

Did you know that 80% of Chinese people suffer from stomach problems to varying degrees?

Do you know how many of the 80% of Chinese people can clearly understand their stomach problems and pay relevant attention to them?

Maybe you think that stomach bloating and stomach pain are just trivial things at the moment, but years later, you may regret that you ignored them.

Gastrointestinal health is closely related to the body's nutritional supply and immune system. Only by taking good care of your stomach can you stay away from diseases. In order to raise people's awareness of gastrointestinal health protection, the International Natural Medicine and Health Engineering Research Association and the World Health Management Alliance have designated April 9 of each year as "International Stomach Protection Day."

As the 16th "International Stomach Protection Day" approaches, let us learn the correct rules for stomach care!

Stomach-nourishing foods do not nourish the stomach

When it comes to stomach-nourishing foods, most people's first reaction is noodles, white porridge, stomach-nourishing biscuits, etc. Indeed, eating these foods will make the stomach feel warm and comfortable, but in fact these foods cannot help us nourish the stomach. Especially foods like noodles and white porridge that contain a lot of carbohydrates, they do not have any special ingredients that can improve gastrointestinal function and treat stomach diseases, but are easier to digest and reduce the digestive burden when the stomach is uncomfortable. However, long-term intake will affect the digestive function of the stomach and intestines, causing the digestive function of the stomach and intestines to weaken, and it is also easy to cause malnutrition.

If you already have stomach problems, don't try to rely on so-called stomach-nourishing foods to heal your injured stomach.

Protein and vitamins are the true love of the stomach

If you only take in carbohydrates and have a single diet for a long time, your stomach and intestines will only use it and then lose it, and your digestive function will become weaker and weaker. If you want to maintain an "invulnerable" stomach, balanced nutrition is the best way. In fact, our stomach and intestines like foods that are high in high-quality protein and vitamins the most. Eggs, lean meat, seafood, fruits, vegetables, etc. are all good choices.

To nourish your stomach, you must first cultivate your habits

Eating habits are closely related to gastrointestinal health. Most people's stomach problems are caused by bad eating habits. If you don't want to be tortured by bloating and stomach pain, then please start to develop good eating habits from now on. For example, eat three meals on time and in fixed quantities, chew slowly, and don't overeat. Eating three meals on time and in fixed quantities will reduce the symptoms of stomach discomfort aggravated by gastric acid secretion; chewing slowly will allow you to slowly feel the fullness of food in your stomach, rather than bloating and belching caused by gulping down; not overeating is to reduce the burden on the digestive function of the stomach and reduce the occurrence of stomach discomfort.

The stomach does not like strong flavors

Spicy, greasy, high-salt, and high-sugar foods are all flavors that the stomach doesn't like. These foods will increase the digestive burden of the stomach and cause discomfort, and even damage the gastric mucosa, causing diseases such as gastric perforation and gastric bleeding. Especially high-salt foods such as smoked and pickled foods. These foods have too high salt content and are easily converted into nitroso compounds in the body, increasing the risk of gastric cancer. If you want to have a peaceful stomach, you must give up your heavy taste buds, eat a light diet, and try to choose fresh food.

Emotions can also affect gastrointestinal health

An ancient book says: "All of them are caused by joy, anger, worry and fear, and then the stomach qi is not working. Then, labor and eating are followed, and the vitality is damaged." This means that bad emotions such as anger, depression, and worry are easy to induce or aggravate stomach diseases. For example, common gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer, functional dyspepsia, etc. are all caused by adverse effects. So in daily life, try to maintain an optimistic and positive attitude, worry less, worry less, cultivate yourself more, and gastrointestinal diseases will naturally stay away from you.