Stomach disease is a common digestive disorder that causes a lot of inconvenience and pain to patients. In recent years, with the improvement of living standards and changes in dietary structure, the incidence of gastric diseases has also shown an increasing trend year by year. In this context, the protection of stomach health has become the focus of attention.
When reminding patients to protect their stomachs, doctors also emphasize the need to reduce the consumption of four foods, which are more irritating to the stomach and can easily lead to the occurrence and aggravation of stomach diseases.
First, doctors warn patients to cut back on spicy foods. Spicy food refers to foods that contain spicy ingredients such as chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and ginger, such as stir-fried meat with chili peppers, spicy hot pot, etc. These foods can irritate the gastric mucosa after consumption, resulting in excessive gastric acid secretion, causing stomach pain, heartburn and other uncomfortable symptoms.
In addition, spicy foods can also aggravate the inflammatory response of the stomach and make stomach problems worse. Therefore, reducing the intake of spicy foods is essential to protect stomach health.
Secondly, doctors advise patients to reduce the consumption of greasy foods. Greasy food refers to foods that contain a lot of oil, such as fried foods, stir-fried vegetables, etc. After eating, these foods will increase the burden on the stomach, increase the secretion of gastric acid, and cause symptoms such as stomach bloating and stomach pain.
Moreover, greasy foods can also cause gastrointestinal peristalsis to slow down, affecting the digestion and absorption of food, which in turn leads to the occurrence of stomach problems. Therefore, reducing the intake of greasy foods can help reduce the burden on the stomach and protect stomach health.
In addition, doctors also remind patients to reduce the consumption of overly cold foods. Supercooled food refers to food that is too cold, such as ice cream, cold drinks, etc. These foods, when consumed, can irritate the gastric mucosa, causing blood vessels in the stomach to constrict, affecting the digestive function of the stomach.
Moreover, supercold food will also slow down the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, affect the normal digestion and absorption of food, and easily lead to the occurrence of stomach problems. Therefore, reducing the intake of supercooled foods can help protect the normal function of the stomach.
Finally, doctors emphasize that patients should reduce the consumption of irritating foods. Irritating foods refer to foods that contain irritating substances, such as coffee, strong tea, tobacco and alcohol.
These foods can irritate the gastric mucosa after consumption, leading to an increase in gastric acid secretion, causing stomach pain, heartburn and other uncomfortable symptoms. In addition, irritating foods can also damage the gastric mucosa and make stomach problems worse. Therefore, reducing the intake of irritating foods is very important to protect stomach health.