Time flies, we are about to usher in the 2015 Spring Festival. In the family reunion, friends gathering and all kinds of entertainment will not be missing big fish and meat, tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea and a variety of snacks. What’s more, when facing the temptation of all this, we should pay attention to what?
First, during the Spring Festival to control the mouth
1, non-vegetarian food should be restrained
Now the standard of living has improved, many people in the daily diet originally ate more meat (chicken, duck, fish and a variety of livestock meat), the festival will eat more, ignoring the importance of vegetables and rice. Although animal food contains nutrients such as protein, vitamin B2, etc. is essential for the human body, but too much meat intake will inevitably increase the intake of satiated fat, may appear hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, etc.. In addition, excessive intake of animal food will also increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, easily causing gastrointestinal dysfunction, and even cause indigestion and diarrhea, etc. As the saying goes, “Fish produces fire, meat produces phlegm, cabbage and tofu keep safe,” and “eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, without a doctor’s prescription” is all about this, so the meat and vegetable mix of the Spring Festival meals should be controlled between 1:2 and 1:3. When choosing meat for holiday dinners, you may want to choose tender and easily digestible “white meat” (chicken, duck, fish) to eat in moderation, when processing as much as possible to remove the skin and subcutaneous fat of poultry.
2.Sticky food not to eat more
Local daily life has the habit of eating rice cakes, holiday is the custom of eating steamed rice cakes, but for those who have chronic gastrointestinal disease, especially the elderly, gastrointestinal motility decline, eating rice cakes, especially steamed rice cakes, baked rice cakes and other viscous food, easy to cause gastric digestive malfunction, delayed emptying, stomach pain, discomfort and other symptoms, at night gastrointestinal peristalsis is slowed, more should not eat.
3, the drink is measured
In the festival, people often have to drink alcohol in order to increase the festive atmosphere. Currently, the medical establishment’s position on alcohol is limited rather than prohibited, this is because medical research has found that moderate alcohol consumption helps cardiovascular health. Chinese medicine believes that wine is very pungent and hot, and a small amount of drinking passes the qi and blood, while excessive drinking burns the spleen and stomach, encouraging the qi and blood to rebel, one is to burden the liver, destroying liver cells and causing alcoholic liver. Secondly, it will affect the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to hemorrhagic gastritis and erosive gastritis. Third, it can easily harm the heart and brain vessels, causing myocardial infarction and cerebral hemorrhage. Excessive alcohol consumption can also cause acute cholecystitis due to excessive bile secretion. Diabetic patients should pay more attention to the issue of alcohol consumption. Patients with well-controlled blood sugar can drink a little with meals, but this caloric intake should be reduced in the diet. Alcohol consumption is generally not recommended for patients on insulin injections and oral sulfonylurea hypoglycemic drugs. Quality alcohol should be chosen to avoid harm caused by fake alcohol. The amount of alcohol consumption should be limited to about 200 ml of beer, about 100 grams of red wine and less than 50 grams of white wine. The gas in carbonated drinks can easily cause gastrointestinal flatulence, and carbonated drinks contain high heat and various additives, which have an impact on bone calcium deposition, teeth, etc. It is not advisable to drink large amounts.
4, snacks to control
In the festival, inevitably have to prepare some snacks such as a variety of cold food, desserts, etc.. Spring weather is cold, and then into the cold food easy to hurt the spleen and stomach Yang Qi, heartburn, upper abdominal distension and discomfort and other symptoms. Sweet into the stomach, such as candy, sweet potatoes, cream cakes and other sweet food easy to trap the spleen and stomach, causing bloating, heartburn, acid reflux, etc., should not eat more, people with stomach problems should pay more attention. Diabetic patients should not consume high-calorie, high-fat sugary foods, such as condensed milk, milk shakes, ice cream, cream ice cream, etc., should not drink fruit juice, sweetened coffee and cola, etc.
5, drugs should not be contraindicated
Some patients with chronic diseases, for the sake of luck, during the Spring Festival to stop taking drugs or even discomfort refused to seek medical attention, these are not desirable. Patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and chronic liver disease undergoing antiviral treatment should remember not to forget to take regular medication, take regular medication and spare emergency drugs when they go out, and not to forget to take regular medication on holidays to induce disease or cause disease aggravation. Patients with hypertension should go to the hospital once they have dizziness, headache, nausea, sudden increase in blood pressure or weakness of the limbs and lack of fluency in speech.
Second, healthy New Year’s Eve to keep in mind
1, light and less greasy
Excessive “adequate” nutrition makes obesity, hypertension, diabetes and other diseases in the population incidence significantly higher, so it is best to pay attention to adjust their diet, more vegetables, soy products and mushrooms and other food, can regulate the taste, lower blood sugar and blood lipids.
2, vegetables are better than good medicine
The festive table is full of rich dishes, and all the meat and fish, however, people often feel fatigue and tiredness, gastrointestinal distension, at this time, less meat and fishy, eat more vegetables, it can lift the body crisis, fresh vegetables are not only rich in fiber, can solve greasy, maintain normal peristalsis, prevent constipation, to maintain the body’s metabolic needs.
3.Staple food should not be forgotten
During the Spring Festival, most people are accustomed to eat more dishes, eat less or even do not eat staple foods, which is not desirable, food is the main source of carbohydrates, it is involved in the metabolic process of fat, protein, so that the complete oxidation, reduce the generation of toxic substances, but also to provide the body with dietary fiber, so in the taste of delicious at the same time, should be avoided to eat unlimited vegetables, part of the appetite for staple foods.
4, rather than less bite
Gathering family feast is often very rich, rich dishes often make people appetite and “eat support”, resulting in gastrointestinal discomfort and even the occurrence of digestive system diseases, as small as “diarrhea”, burping bloating “acid reflux “The best way to prevent this is self-restraint.
5, drinking alcohol can hurt your body
Drinking alcohol should be limited, holiday drinking should also follow this principle, excessive alcohol can cause damage to the liver, brain, nervous system and digestive system, you can choose light drinks instead, do not drink or drink less sugary drinks, you can drink some hawthorn drinks.
6.Food should be safe
The best meals are ready to eat, choose fresh food ingredients to make, immediately eat not placed, special attention is paid to: not fresh cooked meat system and cold meat and cold dishes should not be eaten; refrigerator food stored in the refrigerator after taking out to thoroughly heated after eating; raw vegetables must be washed; processing food process must adhere to the raw and cooked separate.
7, the diet should be regular
New Year’s diet also pay attention to is on time and on point, do not play and sleep disrupt the normal diet, so that the gastrointestinal discomfort and cause digestive disorders. Every holiday and holiday just spent, there are some people indigestion, physical and mental exhaustion, vacation instead of rest out of the problem, a considerable number of them is caused by improper diet.
8, food spoilage to be careful
Filled too full, not enough exhaust, causing physical convexity of the can lid; high acidity of the food in the can, corrosive iron can walls, resulting in a chemical reaction precipitation of hydrogen gas, causing hydrogen expansion; production process is not strict sterilization, causing bacteria to grow in the can, decomposing food, producing hydrogen, sulfur dioxide and other gases, resulting in corrosive can lid protrusion, which is the most serious case: food spoilage. Therefore, before and after the opening of the can should pay attention to its form and smell.
9, do not eat burnt food
Fresh meat has high nutritional value, burnt jerky, its high molecular protein will split into low molecular amino acids, these amino acids and then after the combination, may lead to the formation of human cells “mutation” of chemicals, affecting health, in addition, the fat of meat can not be completely burned, burnt jerky can produce carcinogenic substances.
10.Be careful to preserve leftovers
When eating the reunion dinner, in order to have a surplus for the year, some families will leave more food overnight, the next year without worrying about food and drink, even if there is no such traditional concept, some families are always in this day, cooking a mountain of seafood, a meal down, there are always many leftovers, how to deal with these dishes? When storing leftovers, do not put it in aluminum containers or pots, because the chemical nature of aluminum is very active, easy to oxidize in the air, the surface of aluminum oxide film, aluminum oxide film does not dissolve in water, but can be dissolved in acidic or alkaline solutions, salt can also destroy aluminum oxide, saltier dishes or soups stored in aluminum containers for a long time, will produce Chemical changes, generating aluminum compounds, which have adverse effects on the body.
Third, dining out needs attention
Spring Festival, many people choose to book a meal in a large hotel, New Year’s Eve, the family in the hotel to eat reunion dinner. At the same time, and friends out to meet inevitably in the hotel meal, the face of these should pay attention to: ① to the hotel meal or friends do not relax, to try to maintain the usual eating habits. ② Consciously choose to eat vegetables, and should avoid eating high-fat, high-calorie, greasy food. ③Try to drink alcoholic beverages as little as possible and replace them with tea. If you must drink alcohol, please do not drink it on an empty stomach. ④Some dishes in restaurants require sugar for flavoring, so if you are a diabetic, be sure to ask the restaurant waiter. ⑤ Eat out and order the right amount of food, do not waste, for the food that can not finish packing to take home, to be stored refrigerated, the time should not be too long, strive to eat the next day, and eat before the full heating.
Four, common diseases to prevent
1, acute gastroenteritis
Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most prevalent diseases during the holiday season, commonly known as “diarrhea”, characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea. Most of the pain around the navel, with paroxysmal colic, causing the feeling of defecation, abdominal pain slightly reduced after defecation. The diarrhea is mostly dilute watery stools containing undigested food residues, and generally seven or eight times a day, up to a dozen times. Most patients have hyperactive bowel sounds, and severe patients have a low fever.
In order to prevent acute gastroenteritis, people should pay attention to the following things during the holiday season: first
The first thing is to avoid overeating and drinking less alcohol; secondly, don’t eat spoiled food, food should be fully heated before eating overnight; and secondly, avoid consuming certain foods that can easily trigger your own allergies.
2, acute pancreatitis
The current national diet is usually heavy, fat, protein content, and the Spring Festival is the biggest festival of the year, excessive greasy food concentrated on the table, coupled with the stimulation of alcohol, can cause pancreatic edema, inducing a very dangerous acute pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis is a condition caused by obstruction of the pancreatic ducts, sudden increase in pressure within the pancreatic ducts, and a lack of blood supply to the pancreas.
Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas caused by obstruction of the pancreatic duct, sudden increase in pressure in the pancreatic duct and inadequate blood supply to the pancreas. The syndrome is characterized by nausea and vomiting, accompanied by abdominal distension, abdominal pain and fever. In severe cases, high fever, bruises on the abdomen or a sudden drop in blood pressure, clammy skin, cold hands and feet, and unresponsiveness may occur.
The common causes of acute pancreatitis are improper diet, overeating, especially eating
The common causes of acute pancreatitis include improper diet, overeating, especially eating fatty foods and drinking alcohol. Patients with gallbladder stones and biliary tract diseases must avoid eating and drinking during the holidays, and drink less or no alcohol. In addition, people with hyperlipidemia, low-fat diet, adhere to the lipid-lowering drugs, control lipids in the normal range, to a certain extent, can prevent acute pancreatitis.
3, cardiovascular disease
Clinical studies have shown that cold, overeating, alcoholism, emotional excitement and overwork are all cardiovascular disease triggering factors. During the Chinese New Year, these factors can be found everywhere, which can multiply the risk factor of cardiovascular disease in patients and high-risk groups.
Prevention of cardiovascular disease requires attention to the following points.
First, eat a light diet, less spicy and other stimulating foods, avoid overeating, and eat less greasy food. Try not to smoke, and stay away from second-hand smoke. Drink alcohol in moderation, so as not to cause the onset of organ overload.
Second, keep a calm mind and avoid great sadness and joy. Life should be regular, do not watch TV, play computer, play mahjong for a long time to avoid overwork. For playing cards, chess and other competitive recreational activities, be sure to control the time can not be long, intensity can not be large, to maintain a good mood state. Patients with coronary heart disease should remember to take their medication regularly and not to forget to take their medication routinely because of the change in lifestyle, which may cause angina or myocardial infarction and thus endanger their lives.
Third, the Spring Festival holiday is a good time to travel, but some patients should not travel. Patients with unstable angina or within three to six months after a stroke; patients with unstable blood pressure, especially those with blood pressure above 180/120 mm Hg, should not travel. Patients with coronary artery disease should be prepared with common medicines and first-aid drugs to avoid accidents if they travel.
Fourth, most elderly people have the habit of waking up early to exercise, in the cold winter, the elderly should pay attention to warmth in the morning, eat some snacks and drink warm water before exercise, elderly people with a history of cardiovascular disease should carry with them emergency drugs, if necessary, you can take nitrate drugs in advance to prevent coronary spasm.
In addition, constipation should be prevented, to keep the bowels open, constipation can cause rapid fluctuations in blood pressure, inducing myocardial infarction. It should also be noted that shopping at the mall during the holiday season should not stay long, unventilated environment and crowded conditions can easily induce coronary heart disease.
V. Patients with digestive system diseases should remember carefully
1, pay attention to the combination of labor and avoid excessive emotional excitement
During the Spring Festival, due to the gathering of friends and relatives or excessive entertainment, resulting in many people’s physical and mental changes, neglecting the work and rest time and their physical condition, which can easily induce disease activities or serious complications. For example, patients with peptic ulcer show symptoms of bleeding such as vomiting blood or black stool, and patients with cirrhosis show symptoms such as liver coma or acute liver failure. Therefore, it is important for patients to ensure adequate sleep, reasonable rest and a stable state of mind every day.
2, do not overeat, avoid excessive smoking and alcohol
When friends and relatives gather during the Spring Festival, pay attention to diet, do not overeat, and limit oily food appropriately. Some people are eating from early to late during the holidays, some people are drinking from early to late, a lot of alcohol, these are unscientific diet, which can lead to lesions in the gastrointestinal system such as indigestion and peptic ulcer activity. Binge drinking leads to gallstone disease, acute pancreatitis is higher than the incidence of weekdays. Young people should not drink to excess, excessive alcohol consumption can lead to acute celiac hemorrhagic gastritis, which in severe cases can lead to nausea, vomiting, vomiting blood and some other gastrointestinal symptoms. The usual peptic ulcer and gallstone disease, pancreatitis, various liver disease patients should pay more attention to a reasonable diet. The intake of wine should be moderate, do not drink alcohol on an empty stomach.
3, pay attention to dietary hygiene, avoid unclean diet
The incidence of acute gastroenteritis during the Spring Festival is higher than usual, the main reason is to eat unclean food, especially seafood. During the holiday season meals due to excessive leftovers, meals are not fresh or taken out of the refrigerator for direct consumption without strict heating, resulting in nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever and other symptoms in those who eat them.
4, abandon the traditional bad habits, avoid taboo
During the Spring Festival, many old patients are influenced by traditional habits and are reluctant to take medication during the festival, stopping the long-term medication on their own, resulting in relapse or aggravation of the disease. For patients, it is important to follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication on time and not to stop it at will. Regardless of the disease, once serious symptoms such as vomiting blood, black stool, severe abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, impaired consciousness, etc., should immediately go to the hospital, should not avoid the disease, so as not to delay the disease, resulting in serious consequences.