Cold spleen and stomach should eat less spicy food, cold food and greasy food.
Spleen and stomach deficiency cold is a kind of evidence of deficiency of yang qi in spleen and stomach, which is manifested by pain in stomach and epigastric area (pain occurs in the area of stomach near the heart’s socket), fear of cold, liking warmth, liking pressure, unshaped stools, acid reflux, and so on.
Spicy food is not allowed for cold spleen and stomach. The function of spleen and stomach is relatively poor after cold spleen and stomach, and it may aggravate the discomfort of spleen and stomach after being stimulated by spicy food, such as chili pepper, hot pot, spicy hot food, and so on.
Cold foods such as ice-cream, ice-cold drinks and watermelon may hurt yang qi and aggravate the condition of coldness in the spleen and stomach.
Those with cold spleen and stomach should not eat greasy food, for example, fried food will aggravate the production of phlegm and dampness in the body, resulting in phlegm and dampness stagnation in the spleen and stomach, aggravating the weakness of the spleen and stomach.
Patients with cold spleen and stomach are advised to consult a doctor in time for standardized treatment. For specific dietary precautions, consult a medical professional.