Eating these 6 foods on an empty stomach makes it easy to eat stomach stones .

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-01-28

There are stones in the body.

It has become a common disease that bothers many people, as the saying goes, "disease comes from the mouth", and the formation of stones has a lot to do with diet, especially gastric stones

What is the relationship between food and stones?Experts explainHow stomach stones are "eaten".And give a list of taboosHow gastric stones are "eaten".

Gastroliths can occur at any age, and autumn and winter are the seasons when many fruits are ripe, making it the season of high incidence of gastrolithiasis. Studies have confirmed that eating on an empty stomachHawthornBlack datesPersimmonsMangoTeaWineExcessive consumption of 6 kinds of foods will increase the acidity of gastric juice, which is the main predisposing factor for the occurrence of gastric stones. Gastric stones can cause symptoms such as stomach discomfort, pain, nausea, vomiting, etc., and in severe cases, they may lead to complications such as peptic ulcers, bleeding, and gastric perforation.

According to different ingredients and **, gastric stones can be divided into four types: plant-based, animal-based, medicinal, and mixed. Among them, the most common is vegetable gastric stones, and persimmons are the most common cause, also known as "gastric persimmon stones". "Stomach persimmon stones" are stomach stones formed by eating too much unripe persimmons. Persimmon contains a thing called tannin, and when people eat persimmons that are not ripe enough, the tongue has an astringent feeling, which is tannin. It can be combined with protein to form tannin protein that is not easily soluble in water, and precipitate in the stomach, while tannin protein, gum and pectin can bind persimmon cores, vegetable and plant fibers together, and slowly form gastric persimmon stones in the stomach, ranging in size from dates to goose eggs.

Not all acids can cause stones, and some foods don't cause stomach stones. For example, drinking lemon water does not cause stones, although stones are mainly calcium oxalate in terms of composition, but the oxalic acid content in lemons is not high. Moreover, the calcium citrate tetrahydrate formed by the combination of citric acid and calcium in lemon can be slightly soluble in water, and citric acid can also promote the absorption of calcium, iron, zinc and other mineral elements.

Avoid eating according to the composition of the stone

There are more than 30 kinds of stone components grown in the human body, and there are more than a dozen main stone components. According to the different chemical compositions, it can be roughly divided into five categories: calcium oxalate stones, calcium phosphate stones, uric acid stones, magnesium ammonium phosphate stones and cystine stones. Except for magnesium ammonium phosphate stones, which are caused by urinary tract infections, that is, infectious stones, the other four are caused by metabolic disorders and are metabolic stones.

Patients with calcium oxalate stones: It is recommended to avoid foods high in oxalic acid such as spinach, parsley, asparagus, plums, and strong teaPatients with uric acid stones: Eat less foods with high purine content, such as seafood, animal offal, beer, mushrooms, beans, etc., because uric acid is converted from purines;Patients with calcium phosphate stones: It is not advisable to drink all kinds of carbonated drinks, etc.;Patients with cystine stones: Meat, eggs, peanuts and legumes should be strictly limitedPatients with magnesium ammonium phosphate stones: It is necessary to pay attention to personal hygiene, prevent urinary tract infection, be active after infection**, and have regular check-ups.

Doctors give a list of people at high risk

There are also high-risk groups for gastric stones, such as:People with atrophic gastritis, diabetes or chronic kidney disease, people who are bedridden for a long time or have little activity, people who have oral diseases, decreased chewing function, people who have undergone surgery, people with changes in the anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract, and people who take drugs that may slow the contractility of the stomach, are high-risk groups of vegetable gastric stones, especially need to be avoided.

Gastric stones are trapped in the gastric pouch, which on the one hand will occupy the volume of the gastric pouch and affect the flow and digestion of foodOn the other hand, it will constantly rub against the stomach wall, which can easily damage the gastric mucosa and cause gastric ulcers to reverse. Some stomach stones pass through the intestine and may cause intestinal obstruction if they are too large. However, the early symptoms of gastric stones are often difficult to distinguish and are felt by most peopleBloating, stomach pain, nausea and vomitingWait. Therefore, people with the above symptoms should see a doctor in time and communicate carefully with the doctor in order to detect the condition as soon as possible. The prevalence of gastric stones is low, so there is no need to worry too much. Once found, non-surgical**, endoscopic lithotripsy, and surgical lithotomy** can be used. Prevention of stones,The most important thing is to pay attention to your diet Xi habitsTry to avoid eating fruits containing tannic acid on an empty stomach or in excess, and eat no more than 2 persimmons a day, let alone raw persimmons, or with acidic, high-protein foods. Daily water intake, normal adults drink at least 2000 ml a day, and do not hold urine. Control oil and salt, light diet, mainly high-protein and high-vitamin foods, and reasonably supplement all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits.

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