Nourishing the stomach means clearing and nourishing the stomach yin. The method for treating stomach dryness and fluid damage, as well as insufficient stomach yin. Symptoms include burning pain or discomfort in the stomach, easy hunger, dry stools, dry mouth and throat, red tongue with little coating, and fine pulse count. In fact, dietary therapy can nourish the stomach, which is a blessing for friends with poor gastrointestinal health. So, do you know how to nourish the stomach? Below, I will share with you some tips for nourishing the stomach.
1. Emotional Damage to the Stomach
According to the Huangdi Neijing, a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacopoeia, "excessive thinking can lead to a depressed temperament, and if left untreated for a long time, it can damage one's health and cause abnormal digestion." This indicates that tension, anxiety, and other factors can affect the function of the spleen and stomach. The practice of thinking while eating and bringing business negotiations and work meetings to the dining table is not advisable. In addition, chewing slowly is an important principle for nourishing the stomach.
2. Self massage
Appropriate self massage can help improve gastric function. If you self massage the epigastric area twice a day, morning and evening, with both hands overlapping, and rub the upper abdomen in clockwise and counterclockwise directions for 30-50 times each, it can improve gastrointestinal motility and immune function.
3. Exercise and strengthen the stomach
Appropriate exercise has the function of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen. The simplest stomach nourishing exercise occurs in our mouth - stirring the saliva with our tongue every morning and swallowing it, which has the effect of generating saliva and stomach. Regularly moving the toes can have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. When moving the toes, one can stand or sit with both feet flat and close to the ground, shoulder width apart. The toes should be held and relaxed continuously for 60 to 90 times, creating alternating stimulation of the foot meridians. This action can be performed barefoot or in soft flat shoes, and can be repeated multiple times a day.
4. Warm Hot Soup
Hot soup water flows along the digestive tract to the stomach, causing damage to the digestive tract and gastric mucosa, providing opportunities for gastric ulcers and chronic gastritis.
V. Frequently drinking Congee
thin, soft and warm Congee is a good food for nourishing the stomach. Drinking Congee once a day is the most affordable and simple way to nourish the stomach. For different people and different constitutions, some medicinal materials can be added to porridge. Eating milk and oatmeal Congee for breakfast can nourish the stomach and spleen; Have millet porridge for dinner to warm the stomach and calm the nerves.
VI. Eating more fresh vegetables
High fat diet such as various meats is not only a risk factor for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes, but also a risk factor for gastric cancer. The important factor in the occurrence of gastric cancer is gene mutation. Many carcinogens, such as aflatoxin and benzo [a] pyrene, are lipophilic substances that dissolve in lipophilic enzymes, and high-fat foods can cause a large amount of lipid substances to deposit in cells and tissues. Vegetables, fruits, and other vegetarian foods contain a large amount of antioxidant components such as vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E, which can promote the freshness and youthfulness of cells, resist the attack of cancer cells, and regulate cell differentiation to prevent gastric mucosal degeneration and necrosis. Stomach nourishing staple food is very important, it requires a combination of coarse and fine grains, with both coarse and fine grains complementing each other in nutrition, which is beneficial for health.
Seven, three parts treatment, seven parts nourishment
The stomach is nourishing, and if there is a disease, only medication should be taken without paying attention to nourishing the stomach. The effect is slow and difficult to cure. Other diseases are treated with three parts medicine and seven parts nourishment, while stomach diseases should be treated with one part medicine and nine parts nourishment. Be sure to pay attention to your dietary and lifestyle habits, and it's best to eat less medicine. General Western medicine has the effects of controlling gastric juice and reducing inflammation, but it also has certain shortcomings. I think it is best to treat with a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. It is best to use Western medicine while also seeking treatment from traditional Chinese medicine, as it can completely cure the condition. Adjusting traditional Chinese medicine can have good effects.
8. Eat small meals frequently
People with poor digestive function, especially those who will feel full after eating a little more at night, may also have difficulty falling asleep due to stomach bloating. Therefore, it is recommended to eat less and have more meals. If it is not yet dinner time, you can supplement some food, but it should not be too much. Remember that this is not dinner, and dinner should still be eaten normally.
Food should be mainly soft and loose, and some more resilient and refreshing things should not be eaten too much because they are the most difficult to digest. Not drinking after meals can also increase the digestive burden on the stomach.
Nine, Pay Attention to Taboos
The most important thing to avoid for stomach diseases is to quit smoking, alcohol, coffee, strong tea, and carbonated drinks. Do not eat food that is too cold, too hot, too hard, too spicy, or too sticky, and avoid overeating. Quit smoking and alcohol. Other vegetables and fruits are essential for the human body, so they should be consumed in sufficient quantities. But it's best to cook it a little softer before eating. Vegetables and fruit peels have a relatively high fiber content and can be consumed in moderation, but not too much as they are difficult to digest. Fruits and vegetables can be consumed in moderation. Although soy milk is good, it is cold in nature, and milk is also cold in nature. People with stomach problems should try to eat less or avoid it as much as possible. Fried Rice, barbecue and other hard foods, rice cakes, Zongzi and other glutinous rice products, all kinds of desserts, cakes, fried food and ice food, fruits with high acidity, such as pineapple, diced willow, orange, etc., taken after meals, will not have too much stimulation for patients with ulcers, so it is not necessary to prohibit eating.
10. Eat after meals
As the saying goes, "Take a hundred steps after a meal and live to ninety-nine." However, it is not advisable to take a hundred steps immediately after a meal. Especially for people with stomach problems, it is not advisable to exercise after meals. From the perspective of digestive physiology, the stomach is in a full state after meals, and it is necessary to ensure sufficient blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract for initial digestion. Taking a break after meals can ensure that the gastrointestinal tract receives more blood supply. Immediately taking a hundred steps can delay the secretion of digestive fluids, disrupt the normal digestion of the stomach, and easily trigger stomach diseases.
11. Avoid Impatience
When experiencing discomfort in the stomach, it is not recommended to take medication unless it is acute, as long-term medication can have side effects, and stomach disease is a chronic disease that cannot be cured in the short term.
If necessary, it is recommended to seek treatment from traditional Chinese medicine, as their effective remedies are particularly effective in nourishing the stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment based on syndrome differentiation can eliminate dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach, inhibit gastric acid secretion and neutralize gastric acid, quickly repair the gastric mucosa, enhance spleen and stomach function, and achieve the goal of complete cure. Gastric disease is a chronic illness that cannot be cured in the short term. As the saying goes, "Three parts of stomach disease treatment and seven parts of nourishment". Seven parts of nourishment should be carried out on the basis of three parts of treatment. The best way to cure a disease is to rely on "nourishment". It cannot be rushed out, but can only be obtained from improving lifestyle habits. All require a good stomach, and changes in these habits are necessary. Starting from daily routines, at least three meals a day should be scheduled and quantified. It is best to set a schedule for oneself and strictly follow it.
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