How to nourish your stomach if you have a bad stomach? Reminder: Stick to these 4 things, and your stomach will thank you!
From food entering the mouth to feces, it mainly depends on the operation of the digestive system, and one of the most important links is the stomach.
The value of the stomach is to further process the chewed food, fully break it, mix it with various digestive enzymes and gastric juices, and lay the foundation for the next step of small intestinal absorption.
But even with the powerful stomach acid in the stomach, the stomach itself is very fragile. Especially under the influence of changes in Chinese diet and living habits in recent years, the incidence of chronic gastric diseases in China is getting higher and higher, and many people are troubled by gastric ulcers, gastritis, erosion and other problems. The more people who have unhealthy eating habits for a long time, the higher the incidence of chronic stomach problems.
So the question is, the stomach is so fragile, how can you protect your stomach?
1. Three meals a day
Many young people have the problem of three irregular meals and one full meal. As everyone knows, the operation of the human stomach and the secretion of gastric acid are rhythmic. If the eating pattern of three meals is broken, the gastric acid may cause damage to the gastric mucosa, and then induce inflammation, ulcers and other diseases.
Therefore, if you want to avoid stomach problems, the first thing you need to do is to fix the eating time of three meals , and keep this rule every day. At the same time, everyone should also adhere to the principle of eating less food. It is best to eat 6-7 minutes per meal . If you eat too much, it will increase the digestive burden of the stomach and cause obesity.
2. Chew slowly
Eating too fast, overeating, etc., will increase the digestive burden on the stomach, making you ingest a large amount of food unconsciously, and eventually develop into problems such as decreased gastric motility, gastric mucosal damage, and obesity .
Therefore, it is recommended that you should chew slowly when eating. During the process of chewing, the food and saliva can be fully mixed together. At the same time, the chewing signal will also be transmitted to the digestive system through the nerves, so that the digestive system can secrete more Digestive enzymes, which not only control the intake of food, but also reduce the burden on the stomach;
3. Pay attention to the temperature of the food
Most Chinese people are accustomed to eating while it is hot, believing that heat can stimulate the taste of food. However, everyone has forgotten that the mucous membranes of the digestive tract are actually very fragile, and the upper temperature limit they can accept is only around 50°C.
When the temperature of the food is too high, exceeding 65°C, it will cause burns to the mucous membranes of the digestive tract . If this is the case for a long time, it will even develop into multiple problems such as peptic ulcer, inflammation and intestinal metaplasia;
4. Do not exercise immediately after meals
This is a cognitive misunderstanding that many people have. They mistakenly believe that exercising immediately after a meal can enhance the peristaltic ability of the gastrointestinal tract and have the effect of losing weight.
As everyone knows, after eating, the blood is mainly supplied to the gastrointestinal tract for digestion. If the activity starts at this time, it will redistribute the blood and affect the normal operation of the gastrointestinal tract.
And in the process of exercise, it will also increase the burden on the stomach and stomach , and even cause problems such as nausea, vomiting, and gastroptosis . Therefore, science suggests that it is best to start a soothing physical activity about an hour after a meal.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone that if a chronic stomach disease has been found during the examination, what you need to do is not only to adjust your life or diet, but to actively cooperate with the doctor to choose suitable drugs to start treatment.
During the course of treatment, relevant review should also be carried out regularly according to the doctor's recommendation to understand the development and recovery of the disease.