Loose stools with food residue

After food is digested, it is usually excreted from the body as feces. Whether the bowel movements are normal also reflects, to a certain extent, whether the human body is healthy. For example, if a person's stool is loose and contains certain food residues, it means that the person may have chronic enteritis. If you suffer from this disease, you must pay more attention to your diet. In addition, chronic enteritis can also be treated through some dietary therapy methods.

1. Causes of loose stools with food residues

Food residues in the stool may be caused by chronic enteritis, which is generally believed in traditional Chinese medicine to be caused by spleen deficiency and indigestion. Intestinal flora imbalance can also cause this situation. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to strengthening the spleen and stomach function, improving digestion and regulating flora. When it comes to regulating the flora, it is better to provide food to the beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract and let them grow and reproduce on their own than to supplement the beneficial bacteria. Stachyose is the food of the beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. Feeding the beneficial bacteria increases their number. The increase in the number of beneficial bacteria can promote gastrointestinal motility and enhance digestion. Of course, it is better to supplement and feed the beneficial bacteria at the same time.

2. Dietary considerations for chronic enteritis

You should pay attention to diet conditioning on a daily basis, quit drinking, eat less spicy, greasy and cold food, eat more light and easily digestible food, eat a balanced diet, eat more vegetables and fruits to increase the intake of dietary fiber and vitamins, etc. If necessary, you can combine medicated diet to strengthen the spleen and stomach:

3. Dietary remedies for chronic enteritis

Soups and porridges are the best for nourishing the stomach and intestines, so for chronic enteritis, you can choose the following therapeutic porridge. Use 60 grams of raw yam, 60 grams of raw coix seeds, 20 grams of dried persimmons, and 15 grams of lentils to cook the porridge. When making it, first cook the coix seeds until they are soft, then add other ingredients, and add seasoning after they are cooked. It can be eaten twice a day.

For patients with chronic enteritis of damp-heat type, it is best to choose 30-45 grams of fresh wet bamboo leaves, 45-60 grams of gypsum, 15 grams of lentils, 1 lotus root, and 100 grams of polished rice, and cook them together into porridge for consumption. Take 2 to 3 times a day. It is especially effective for chronic enteritis caused by damp-heat and persistent diarrhea.

Finally, some soup and dietary therapy recipes are also effective in treating chronic enteritis. For example, you can use 60-90 grams of purslane and 10-12 grams of lentil flowers. Put appropriate amount of water and boil it together, then add brown sugar. Take one dose per day, twice a day. Or use 15 grams of Plantain seeds, boil it into a soup and drink it instead of tea. It is also effective in preventing and treating chronic enteritis.