Chinese medicine experts give conscientious advice: Patients with chronic stomach problems should avoid eating these three kinds of fruits!

Fruits are available all year round, but eating too much is not good for your health. Have you ever found that your stomach feels uncomfortable after eating? It is suggested that some people with "chronic stomach problems" should eat less of these three kinds of fruits.

Three kinds of fruits aggravate chronic stomach problems

Kiwi fruit is good for constipation but can cause heartburn

Kiwi fruit can help with bowel movements and is rich in vitamin C, so it is known as the "king of fruits." However, Zhu Xinyi, deputy chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Zhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast University, reminds us that kiwi fruit is cold in nature and eating too much can damage the yang energy of the spleen and stomach, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.

In addition, the large amount of vitamin C and pectin contained in kiwifruit will increase stomach acid, increase the burden on the stomach, and cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, heartburn, and heartburn. The symptoms will be aggravated when the weather is cold. In such a cold season, patients with stomach problems (spleen and stomach yang deficiency) should eat less or even no kiwi fruit.

Fresh dates are delicious but the skin hurts your stomach

Winter dates are known as natural "vitamin pills". Wang Xingguo, director of the Nutrition Department of Dalian Central Hospital in Liaoning Province, reminds that it is not advisable to eat too many fresh dates, otherwise it will hurt the stomach and intestines.

This is because jujubes are high in dietary fiber, and consuming a large amount at one time will irritate the stomach and intestines, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. Most of the dietary fiber is found in the jujube peel, which is thin and hard, with sharp edges. If the gastric mucosa happens to be inflamed or ulcerated, it will aggravate the pain and discomfort.

Hawthorn stimulates appetite and may cause stones

Many people think that hawthorn is appetizing, sweet and sour, so they eat a lot of it without realizing it. However, Li Bin, deputy director of the Department of Gastroenterology at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, suggested that people with poor spleen and stomach should eat less hawthorn, as eating too much hawthorn may cause stomach stones.

Because hawthorn contains high levels of pectin and tannin, it easily condenses into water-insoluble precipitates after contact with stomach acid, and sticks with food residues to form gastric stones. The stones can cause gastric ulcers, gastric bleeding, and even gastric wall necrosis and perforation. However, eating hawthorn cooked will reduce the effects of tannins.

Foods that nourish the stomach

1. Pumpkin

There has been a pumpkin craze in recent years because it is widely believed that eating pumpkin can help with weight loss and beauty. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "Pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians." It can replenish qi, reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, and relieve pain. The rich pectin it contains can "absorb" bacteria and toxic substances, including heavy metals, lead, etc., and play a detoxification role. At the same time, pectin can protect the stomach from irritation and reduce ulcers.

2. Carrots

Carrots are sweet and mild in nature. Chinese medicine believes that they can "relieve qi and replenish the middle, benefit the spleen and diaphragm, moisten the intestines and stomach, calm the five internal organs, and have the effect of strengthening appetite." The rich carotene can be converted into vitamin A, which can improve eyesight, nourish the mind, enhance immunity, and prevent and treat respiratory diseases. Carotene is fat-soluble, so it is best stewed with meat, and the taste is better.

Elderly people with gastritis often suffer from stomach bloating and discomfort. They can drink a glass of radish juice every morning and evening, either green radish or white radish.

3. Cabbage

Cabbage is mild in nature, sweet in taste, non-toxic, and enters the stomach and kidney meridians. Cabbage is one of the best vegetables recommended by the World Health Organization and is also known as a natural "stomach dish". The vitamin K1 and vitamin U it contains can not only resist gastric ulcers, protect and repair gastric mucosal tissue, but also keep gastric cells active and reduce the chance of lesions. People suffering from gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer can drink cabbage juice every day. They can also mix it with honey and consume it, which can promote the healing of ulcers.