Does eating dates hurt your stomach?

There are many foods in life that have two sides. Eating a moderate amount of them is beneficial to our health, but many foods are harmful to our health if we eat too much of them. Dates are something that many people like to eat. So, does eating dates hurt the stomach? This is something that many people are confused about. In fact, eating too many dates will damage the stomach. For some fruits that can damage the stomach, let’s take a look at the detailed introduction below.

Overeating 8 kinds of fruits is very harmful to your health:

1. Jujube:

Eating dates can replenish blood, lower blood pressure and enhance body immunity. At the same time, dates also contain a large amount of vitamins, multiple trace elements and sugars, and their vitamin C content ranks first among all fruits. Although jujubes are good, they should not be eaten too much. Jujubes have a high sugar content and can easily cause grin. Jujubes can easily produce phlegm and dampness, so people with lower abdominal distension and constipation should not eat them. Jujubes are sticky and difficult to digest. Eating too many of them will affect appetite and digestive function. At the same time, date peel can easily damage the stomach, so people with stomach problems should eat less.

Experts remind: Never eat rotten or spoiled dates. In mild cases, it can cause dizziness, while in severe cases it can be life-threatening.

2. Apple:

The juice can stop diarrhea, cure constipation if eaten on an empty stomach, and aid digestion if eaten after a meal. However, apples are rich in sugar and potassium salts. Excessive intake is not good for heart and kidney health. People with coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, nephritis, and diabetes should avoid eating too much.

3. Pears:

It has the effects of relieving cough, resolving phlegm and clearing dryness, and is effective in treating cough, asthma, wind-heat, pharyngitis, etc. Because it is cold in nature, people with weak spleen and stomach, clear saliva in the mouth, and loose stools should eat it with caution. Also, due to its high sugar content, overeating will increase blood sugar, so people with diabetes should eat less.

4. Citrus:

It contains a large amount of carotene, which is converted into vitamin A after entering the blood and accumulates in the body, making the skin yellow, which leads to "carotenemia", commonly known as "orange yellow disease", followed by comprehensive symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and general fatigue.

Experts remind: After suffering from "orange yellow disease", you should eat more vegetable oil and drink more water to accelerate its dissolution, transformation and excretion.

5. Persimmon:

It contains a large amount of vitamin A, C and tannic acid, is rich in nutrients, and has the effects of lowering blood pressure and stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and lubricating the intestines, moistening the lungs and promoting salivation. However, it contains a large amount of persimmon phenol and pectin, which will agglomerate into fibrous lumps when it meets stomach acid, namely "gastric persimmon stones", causing epigastric pain and indigestion.

Persimmon pectin has an astringent effect, so people with constipation should avoid eating it; it should not be taken on an empty stomach, and it should not be eaten with crabs, sweet potatoes, etc., otherwise it is more likely to produce gastric persimmon stones.

6. Pomegranate:

It contains a large amount of fructose and multiple vitamins and minerals. It tastes sweet and warm in nature and is a damp and hot fruit. Pomegranate is effective in treating dysentery, rectal prolapse and pharyngitis, but people with weak constitution, yin deficiency, dryness and heat should eat it with caution. People with the initial stage of diarrhea or dampness and heat should not eat fresh fruit. Even normal people should not eat too much of it, as it can damage teeth and cause anorexia.

7. Water chestnuts and water caltrops:

Many people eat raw water chestnuts by chewing the skin with their mouths and eat raw water chestnuts without peeling the skin without disinfection, which makes them easily infected with ginger worm disease. The body of the ginger worm is thick and looks very similar to cut ginger slices under a microscope. After entering the human body, it parasitizes in the small intestine, causing malnutrition, emaciation and anemia, and is more harmful to children.

Does eating dates hurt your stomach? Although dates are a fruit that is good for your health, eating too much is not good for you, as it will affect your appetite and digestive function. Therefore, even if you like to eat these fruits, you should eat them in moderation and not eat too much at one time, otherwise it will cause stomach discomfort.