Diet for people with stomach pain
Eating too much also hurts, being too hungry also hurts… So how to eat without pain is a question that people with stomach pain always wonder about.
Cabbage, onions... are foods suitable for people with stomach pain.
Foods that reduce gastric secretion
Dr. Le Kim Hue - Head of Communication Department, Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Center said, protective foodsgastric mucosaand reducing gastric juice secretion is the key to help people with stomach pain treat the disease, which is divided into three groups:
Foods that reduce gastric acid secretion:cabbage, beans, pumpkin, carrots, green onions, sweeteners (honey, sugar, cookies), vegetable oils (oils made from seeds: sunflower oil, sesame oil, rapeseed oil, soybean oil…).
Foods that neutralize gastric acid and heal ulcers:milk, eggs, lean meat, fish, shrimp, young vegetables, especially cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, radish, mustard greens...), ginger, bananas, watermelon, cucumber, palm fruit...
Foods that protect the stomach lining from gastric juice absorption:cassava, sticky rice, tapioca flour, bread, biscuits...
Foods to avoid are mainly foods that increase stomach acidity such as: sour fruits (oranges, grapefruits, lemons, tamarinds), pickled eggplant, vinegar, fermented rice, some types of mushrooms, concentrated meat and fish sauces, chili, garlic...
In addition, it is necessary to avoid foods that can damage the protective mucosal layer, requiring the stomach to contract and crush a lot, such as: hard foods, high-fiber vegetables, hard green fruits (star fruit, guava, mango, apple, etc.), meat with lots of cartilage... Not to mention these foods take a while to reach the stomach, acid will be produced while the stomach is empty, accidentally increasing the amount of acid in the stomach. Limit eating processed foods that are difficult to digest and contain a lot of salt: ham, sausage, bacon, cold cuts, sausages...
As for drinks, do not use carbonated drinks or coffee. Instead, choose herbal tea, filtered water or milk.
Eat cooked food, chew thoroughly, and divide into many meals.
According to Dr. Le Kim Hue, the most general principle is to eat cooked, mashed foods, increase steaming and boiling, limit stir-frying, divide into many meals, do not eat too much and do not let your stomach be empty.
If affectedstomachacheIn case of emergency, do not eat rice but eat porridge and soup for 24 - 48 hours to let the stomach heal. Divide into five meals. Morning: a bowl of green bean porridge, lunch: a bowl of potato and meat soup, midday: 200ml soy milk + 50g biscuits, afternoon: a bowl of egg porridge, evening: 200ml milk.
With chronic gastritis, due to poor digestion and difficulty absorbing food, it is necessary to pay attention to eating more nutritious foods. At this time, the patient changes the porridge and soup diet to rice. Divide into four meals.
During meals, you should only drink 100 - 200ml of soup or water, because if it is too dry, the food will be difficult to digest because digestive enzymes cannot penetrate.
On the contrary, eating too much soup will make the stomach bloated, digestive enzymes diluted, and digestion worse. Avoid eating soup with rice because the food will not be chewed thoroughly, increasing the burden on the stomach. After eating, you should not lie down immediately, run or jump or start work because it will increase the amount of blood to the stomach and the ulcerated stomach will be more seriously damaged.
According to Women Online - NT
