The pace of life is accelerating, many partners have a less regular lifestyle, and there are more and more people with bad stomach at a young age. As the saying goes, “stomach problems depend on treatment in three parts and depend on nourishment in seven parts”.
Many people like to drink porridge or eat noodles, which specific food is more nourishing to the stomach? What else do you need to pay attention to in order to maintain your stomach?
A, porridge and noodles, which is more nourishing stomach?
When it comes to stomach, everyone will think of porridge, that porridge is definitely the best choice, it is very easy to digest. As early as in ancient times, people have already focused on the effectiveness of drinking porridge on the health of the body. Li Shizhen in the “Compendium of Materia Medica” has recorded more than 50 kinds of porridge, he believes: “daily rise, eat a large bowl of porridge. Fasting stomach deficiency, grain gas will be made, the supplement is not fine, and very soft and greasy, and the stomach and intestines, the most diet of good.” It means that every day when you get up early and have an empty stomach, you can drink a big bowl of hot porridge to nourish your stomach and intestines without increasing the burden on your digestive system.
Noodles are one of the staple foods that nourish the stomach. Noodles are rich in carbohydrates, which can provide enough energy, and they absorb a lot of water during the cooking process. 100 grams of noodles will become about 400 grams after cooking, so they can produce a strong sense of satiety. In addition, noodles can stimulate human thinking activities, the human brain and nervous system need a carbohydrate 50% of the food, noodles is the food needed by the human brain. Durum wheat contains B vitamins, which have a stimulating effect on brain cells.
Rice is pasteurized at a high temperature, allowing the starch grains to completely disintegrate so that the grains and water are fused together and boiled into porridge. The stomach does not need too many complicated processes when eating porridge, it can be directly turned into surimi, and after the full action of amylase, it is very easy to digest and absorb, and does not burden the stomach. The reasoning behind noodles for the stomach is similar to that of porridge, the softer they are cooked, the better they are digested.
Stomach eating noodles good or drinking porridge good, depending on the stomach of different people, Chinese medicine believes that the stomach like dry and evil cold, good stomach gas people should eat brown food, pasta, while the stomach gas is weak, it is appropriate to eat fine grains, rice grain is appropriate. If occasionally the stomach is cold, or eat bad stomach discomfort, drinking porridge or eating noodles are good choices, both are nutritious and easy to digest and absorb.
Second, what other foods for the stomach?
The main cause of stomach pain is: poor eating habits such as diet, often eat cold drinks or cold food caused. In addition to the fast pace of life, mental stress, more likely to lead to gastric disease. So need to develop good eating habits, there are patients with stomach cold can eat more pepper pork belly soup, ginger water.
➀ sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes have a “tonic deficiency, benefit energy, spleen and stomach” effect, can make people “long life less disease. Sweet potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, can help stimulate gastrointestinal motility and digestive juices secretion, to protect the stomach. Sweet potatoes are also rich in carotenoids, potassium, iron and vitamin B6 and other nutrients.
➁ Millet
According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, millet has the effect of “treating regurgitation and dysentery, cooking and eating porridge, benefiting the Dantian, replenishing deficiencies and opening the stomach and intestines”. Millet is rich in iron and vitamin B1, and the dietary fiber content is low in coarse grains, and the taste is delicate and easy to digest.
➂ Yam
According to Chinese medicine, yam is flat and sweet in nature, and belongs to the lung, spleen, stomach and kidney meridians. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, yam benefits kidney energy and strengthens the spleen and stomach. Yam contains substances such as amylase and polyphenol oxidase, which help digestion and improve the function of the stomach and intestines.
➃ Ginger
According to Chinese medicine, ginger juice is pungent and warm, and enters the lung, stomach and spleen meridians. According to the Materia Medica, ginger “removes cold, removes phlegm, and opens the stomach”. Modern pharmacological research shows that ginger is rich in ginger spice can stimulate the nerve endings of the digestive tract, causing gastrointestinal peristalsis, increasing the secretion of saliva, gastric juice and digestive juices, thus playing a role in strengthening the spleen and stomach and enhancing appetite.
➄ Pumpkin
Pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It is rich in carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C and calcium, phosphorus and other components, which can strengthen the stomach and eliminate appetite. The pectin contained in pumpkin can protect the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract from the stimulation of rough food and is suitable for people suffering from stomach diseases. Pumpkin can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal motility and help digestion of food.
Third, how to nourish the stomach
The stomach is like a machine that keeps working every day, and the process of digesting food can cause mechanical damage to the mucosa, so maintaining a moderate diet is the key to treating stomach problems.
1, from the work of life, at least three meals a day should be regular and quantitative, set a schedule for themselves, and then strictly comply.
2, the general stomach digestive function is not good, the symptom is to eat a little will be full, a little more will be bloated. Should eat less and more, do not eat two or three hours before going to sleep, otherwise it is easy to affect sleep, if you feel empty stomach can drink more water.
3, people with stomach problems should quit smoking, alcohol, coffee, strong tea, carbonated drinks
4.Soy milk is good, but it is cold and cannot replace milk.
5, other vegetables and fruits food is the body can not be lacking, but the vegetables and fruit peel fiber is more, should not eat more.
6, people with stomach problems should not exercise after meals, it is best to take a break and wait for the food in the stomach to be digested almost before starting to work, or walk slowly.
7, non-acute cases, do not advocate taking drugs, because long-term medication have side effects, and gastric disease is a chronic disease, it is impossible to cure in the short term. If needed, advocate to see a Chinese doctor, Chinese medicine recipes for stomach especially effective.
8, once again, stomach disease is a chronic disease, it is impossible to cure in the short term. The cure is to rely on “nourishment”, not urgent, only from the improvement of lifestyle habits. We all need a good stomach, these habit changes are necessary!
Fourth, what else should I pay attention to in order to maintain my stomach?
1, appropriate exercise
Proper exercise can promote blood circulation in the stomach, promote the digestion and absorption of food, and relieve the discomfort of gastritis.
2, pay attention to the stomach warmth
The immunity of the body decreases in a cold environment, which increases the incidence of gastritis, so pay attention to the warmth of the stomach and add clothing appropriately. You can rub your hands together and massage your abdomen clockwise after meals or before going to bed to promote bowel movement and help digestion.
3, maintain a happy mood
Modern people work under high pressure, often stay up late, the spirit of long-term tension, may lead to the stomach Yin deficiency. Usually keep a happy mood, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, reduce stress, can also help nourish the stomach.
4, cold stomach pain people avoid eating cold, cold food