In most cases, the spleen and stomach are silent “old cattle”, you generally do not know his presence, even when you are hungry and uneven, eating cold and spicy food, he will try to adjust to keep the spleen and stomach normal operation, however, when the damage exceeds the limit of his tolerance, the function of the spleen and stomach will be affected, and produce disease. To avoid this, we can take care of the spleen and stomach by adjusting our diet, living, exercise habits, and regulating our emotions in four directions. 1, diet: warm, cooked, soft and light, rice and noodles are better than meat and vegetables; stop when hungry and full, chew and swallow well. Diet is very important for the spleen and stomach. If food and the way of eating can meet the needs of the spleen and stomach, it will have the effect of protecting the spleen and stomach, but if the diet cannot meet the needs of the spleen and stomach, it will harm the spleen and stomach. So what are the needs of the spleen and stomach? From the perspective of protecting the spleen and stomach, rice and noodles are easy to digest and should not be too little, while meat and vegetables and other indigestible foods can be eaten in moderation; for people with a weak spleen and stomach, the diet should be soft and rotten, with staple foods being the mainstay, cold and hard foods, greasy and spicy foods should be avoided; leftovers and pickled foods are stimulating to the stomach and should be avoided; food should be warm, but not too hot; tobacco and alcohol Increase moisture and heat, damage the spleen and stomach, should be avoided; tea and coffee should be avoided for patients with stomach pain and acid reflux, but some black tea has the effect of warming the stomach and helping digestion, some patients with food accumulation and dampness can drink appropriately after meals. From the meal size, the normal spleen and stomach should be slightly full, should not be too hungry and too full, people with a weak spleen and stomach should not be hungry, hungry when drinking when full stop, using the method of eating less and more meals, not only to ensure nutrition, but also not too much to increase the burden on the stomach and intestines. From the point of view of eating habits, first of all, advocate three regular meals a day, should avoid a long time hunger, so do not eat breakfast or do not eat dinner is not good, if less activity after dinner, you can reduce the dinner meal, eat easy to digest light food; secondly, to chew slowly, in the process of full chewing, food can be ground finer, at the same time, in the extended eating process, the body can also secrete sufficient saliva and digestive enzymes, which helps the swallowing and digestion of food and nutrient absorption, and reduces the burden on the gastrointestinal tract; in addition, you can enter less soup before and during meals, which helps the gastrointestinal tract to digest and absorb food, some nutritionists believe that this can reduce the occurrence of esophagitis, gastritis and other diseases. 2, careful living: not work when hungry, regular food sleep well. People’s living habits unknowingly affect the spleen and stomach, regular sleep, in line with the four seasons and pay attention to the combination of work and rest are very important to the spleen and stomach. Overworking will deplete the body’s vital energy, and the spleen will work twice as hard to replenish the vital energy, which will lead to weakness of the spleen, especially when hungry, the spleen has no energy and becomes weak, so if you force yourself to work, it will damage the spleen and stomach even more, and among people who are on a diet, some people tend to exercise vigorously when they are hungry, which is dangerous and should be avoided. Therefore, in order to protect the spleen and stomach, we should pay attention to the combination of work and rest. The natural environment and climate of human life affects the human body all the time, so we must adopt methods to protect ourselves in accordance with the laws of nature. For example, according to the different seasons to increase or decrease clothing and choose different activities, according to the seasonal deployment of diet, spring warm, diet can be cool, autumn dry, diet should be moist, winter cold, diet should be warm. In addition, sufficient sleep can relieve fatigue and replenish vital energy, thus nourishing the qi of the spleen and stomach; and the muscles of the whole body can be relaxed during sleep, the physiological activities of the intestines and stomach are reduced to the lowest point, and the spleen and stomach can be fully rested; sleep also helps digestion, therefore, some patients with chronic stomach diseases tend to feel relief from stomach distension in the morning, and the symptoms of the stomach are the lightest. In addition to the above, if you want to protect the spleen and stomach, you need to be careful when taking medication. Too much medicine or taking antipyretic drugs, hormonal drugs, Chinese herbal medicines for clearing heat and detoxifying drugs, blood activating drugs, etc. may harm the spleen and stomach and should be taken with particular caution. 3, smooth emotions: too much anger stomach gas knot, thinking about the spleen and stomach injury. Emotions also have a great impact on the spleen and stomach, we may all have this experience, when we are concentrating on thinking often will be mindless meal, when we are angry, will also have a bad appetite, is often said to be “full of gas”, then experienced people will often wait for the emotions to calm down before eating, otherwise it may fall down spleen and stomach disease. Chinese medicine believes that thinking hurts the spleen, excessive thinking will deplete the blood and qi, which affects the function of the spleen and stomach, causing loss of appetite, bloating and diarrhea, etc.; and anger hurts the liver, which also affects the function of the spleen and stomach, resulting in stomach fullness and distension, lack of desire to eat, belching, vomiting, etc., which is called “liver gas offending the stomach” in Chinese medicine. Many patients with chronic spleen and stomach disease are aggravated by emotional problems, so relax, maintain a good mood, avoid excessive emotional stimulation, is the root of the maintenance of the spleen and stomach, if you are angry, we should pay attention to not strong food, so as not to appear qi stagnation disease evidence. 4, diligent exercise: exercise strong spleen and stomach, slow labor efficacy. Overwork is a harm to the spleen and stomach, but no exercise is not desirable, we may have this experience, after eating stomach distension, activity can be relieved, loss of appetite, after exercise will have appetite, appropriate exercise can promote digestion, improve appetite, and can strengthen the spleen and stomach, for spleen and stomach disease is an important adjunct treatment means. So, can patients with spleen and stomach disease choose to do any physical exercise, how long is appropriate, and when is the right time to exercise? We believe that patients with spleen and stomach disease for physical exercise, should not choose too intense exercise program, because intense exercise can aggravate the spleen deficiency, but should be slow aerobic exercise is more appropriate, such as jogging, walking, swimming, tai chi, dancing, etc., can play a role in promoting digestion, strengthening the spleen and stomach; exercise time should be based on their own situation, to half an hour to an hour is appropriate, too short to achieve the exercise Too short can not achieve the effect of exercise, too long is easy to be too fatigued, harming the righteousness, weak people should be gradual, gradually increase the time, should not be rushed; exercise time can be chosen after half an hour to an hour after meals, spleen and stomach disease patients should not be hungry when exercise, patients with gastric prolapse should be 2 hours after meals for exercise. Exercise to strengthen the spleen is not a one-day effort and requires long-term persistence and perseverance.