Many women love beauty and pursue a slender figure, often eating a large amount of fruit on an empty stomach to replace meals. They don't realize that eating too much of certain foods on an empty stomach can cause significant damage and irritation to the stomach, especially for those with a sensitive stomach. In severe cases, it can even lead to gastritis. Therefore, one must be especially careful when choosing foods. Be sure not to consume too much of the following foods on an empty stomach:
Fruits
Bananas: Because bananas contain a large amount of magnesium, eating a lot of them on an empty stomach can cause a sharp increase in magnesium levels in the blood, disrupting the balance between magnesium and calcium in the body. It also has an inhibitory effect on the cardiovascular system and is not conducive to health.
Pineapple: It contains very strong proteolytic enzymes. Eating it before a meal can easily cause damage to the stomach wall.
Hawthorn: It is sour. Eating it on an empty stomach can increase the feeling of hunger or cause stomach pain. Additionally, hawthorn contains a large amount of organic acids and fruit acids. Consuming it on an empty stomach can cause a sharp increase in stomach acid, adversely stimulating the gastric mucosa and leading to bloating, acid reflux, and a feeling of fullness. For people with stomach diseases, such as gastritis and gastric ulcers, it is even less suitable to eat hawthorn on an empty stomach.
Oranges: Orange juice contains a lot of sugar and organic acids. Eating oranges on an empty stomach can irritate the gastric mucosa, causing bloating and acid reflux. It's best not to eat oranges on an empty stomach.
Persimmons: The pectin and tannic acid in persimmons will react with stomach acid to form stones, which can easily cause symptoms like nausea and vomiting. In severe cases, it can lead to gastric ulcers or even gastric perforation. It is best to eat them after a meal.
Drinks
Milk, Soy Milk: These two foods contain a large amount of protein. When consumed on an empty stomach, the protein is "forced" to be converted into heat energy and is consumed, failing to provide nutritional benefits. The correct way to drink them is to consume them with foods containing flour, such as pastries or biscuits, or to drink them two hours after a meal, or before bedtime.
Tea: Because tea contains caffeine and other alkaloids, drinking tea on an empty stomach can easily lead to excessive absorption of caffeine in the intestines, which can cause symptoms of excitement in some people, such as palpitations, dizziness, weakness in hands and feet, and a dazed mind. People who are not accustomed to drinking tea, especially those who drink it on an empty stomach in the morning, are more likely to experience these symptoms. This is known as "tea intoxication." Once this occurs, it can be relieved by sucking on candy or drinking some sugar water. Compared to younger people, the digestive systems of the elderly are more fragile. Middle-aged and elderly people with stomach or duodenal ulcers should not drink tea on an empty stomach, especially strong tea. Excessive tannic acid can irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, worsening the condition, and some may also experience indigestion or constipation. Drinking tea in the morning, especially on an empty stomach, can cause serious harm to the body.
Alcohol: If you drink spirits with an alcohol concentration of over 40% on an empty stomach, it can lead to a severe deficiency of amino acids and folic acid in the body. Alcohol also inhibits the absorption of methionine and folic acid, which can easily lead to colon cancer. At the same time, drinking on an empty stomach significantly increases the blood alcohol concentration, amplifying the harm of alcohol to the body. Experts emphasize that people over 35 should not drink strong alcohol on an empty stomach, which is also the best way to prevent liver diseases.
Cold Drinks: Consuming a large amount of frozen foods on an empty stomach can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract to go into spasms. Over time, this can lead to an imbalance in various enzyme-catalyzed chemical reactions, inducing gastrointestinal diseases. It can also cause menstrual irregularities in women during their period.