What to eat when you have stomach pain

Many people suffer from stomach pain, especially some people with chronic stomach problems, which is particularly distressing. Patients must also pay attention to their daily diet, and pay more attention to good digestion. So what food is good to eat when you have stomach pain? When you have stomach pain, you should pay attention to eating light food, and you can drink some millet porridge which is easy to digest. In addition, coriander is a food that has a health-promoting effect on the stomach. Tomatoes, pumpkins, etc. are also ideal choices for patients with stomach problems.

What food to eat when stomach hurts?

1. Boiled water

Although boiled water is inconspicuous, it is indeed very effective in diluting stomach acid and relieving stomach pain. People with cold stomachs often suffer from attacks due to stimulation from cold food. At this time, drinking some hot water or applying a hot water bag to the stomach for a while will have a more obvious effect.

2. Rice porridge with soda

Drinking porridge is indeed good for the stomach, but rice is acidic, so you should add some soda when cooking the porridge. This will not only soften the rice grains and facilitate digestion, but also effectively relieve stomach pain. The temperature for cooking porridge should be over 60℃. This temperature will produce a gelatinization effect. The soft and hot porridge melts in the mouth and is very easy to digest after it goes down the stomach. It is very suitable for people with gastrointestinal discomfort.

3. Osmanthus tea

Osmanthus is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It enters the lung and large intestine meridians. It can be taken orally as a decoction, tea or wine. It has the effects of warming the middle and dispersing cold, warming the stomach and relieving pain, and resolving phlegm and dispersing blood stasis. It has certain effects on loss of appetite, phlegm and cough, hemorrhoids, dysentery, amenorrhea and abdominal pain. Many patients with stomach problems will feel cold and painful in winter. Drinking osmanthus tea at this time can effectively relieve the symptoms.

4. Coriander

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says that coriander "is spicy, warm, fragrant, and can connect the heart and spleen internally and the limbs externally", and has the effect of harmonizing the stomach and regulating the middle. Because coriander has an aromatic smell and a spicy and ascending flavor, it can promote gastrointestinal motility, has the effect of stimulating the appetite and invigorating the spleen, and is very beneficial for regulating human digestive function.

5. Tomatoes

The sour taste of tomatoes is composed of organic acids such as citric acid, malic acid, and succinic acid, which have the effect of eliminating stomach discomfort, relieving stomach pain and gastritis. Drinking 200 ml of tomato juice every day can protect the gastric mucosa very well. If you experience stomach pain on an empty stomach or heartburn after eating greasy food, you can drink a glass of freshly squeezed tomato juice to relieve these symptoms.

6. Pumpkin

Pumpkin contains a lot of pectin, which can protect the stomach wall and reduce ulcers. Pumpkin skin is difficult to digest, so patients with indigestion are advised to peel it before eating. It is easy to cook and can be steamed, cooked into porridge or made into soup. For example, to make millet and pumpkin porridge, soak 100 grams of millet in water for 20 minutes. Peel and cut 300 grams of pumpkin into pieces. Boil the millet for 30 minutes, then add the pumpkin, stir well and continue cooking for 15 minutes.

7. Noodles

People who suffer from stomachache should eat noodles, which can relieve the feeling of stomachache. The most nourishing noodle soup is clear soup. The specific method is very simple. First, add water into the pot. After boiling the water, add some green onions and ginger into the pot, and then put the noodles (preferably hand-kneaded noodles) into the pot. Cook for about a minute or two, and bring the water back to the boil twice. After the pot boils, add some salt to the pot, but don't make it too salty.

8. Potatoes

When raw potatoes are applied externally, they have anti-inflammatory and detumescent effects; after being eaten, cooked potatoes have the effects of invigorating qi and strengthening the body, harmonizing the stomach, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Using potatoes and honey for diet therapy has a good effect on gastrointestinal diseases such as gastric ulcers and gastritis.