It's that time of year for sweet potatoes again. Roasted sweet potatoes are a common sight on the streets. Sweet potatoes are a common whole grain, and eating whole grains is good for your health. But what should you do if eating sweet potatoes makes you feel nauseous?
1. Things to note when eating sweet potatoes
The first point is to avoid eating them on an empty stomach. Eating sweet potatoes on an empty stomach increases the chances of acid reflux and heartburn because sweet potatoes themselves contain relatively high carbohydrates, are quite sweet, and increase the likelihood of reflux.
Second, it's best not to eat more than 150 grams of sweet potatoes in a day. Moreover, if you experience acid reflux, you can split this 150-gram portion into smaller servings.
Third, don't eat sweet potatoes with very sweet things. Sweet potatoes are sweet on their own. If you eat them with other sweet foods, the likelihood of reflux doubles. Therefore, try not to eat sweet potatoes with overly sweet foods.
2. Who should avoid eating sweet potatoes
Patients with diarrhea and diabetics should avoid eating sweet potatoes. People with stomach problems should not eat too many to prevent bloating.
3. What to do if eating sweet potatoes makes you feel nauseous
Sweet potatoes contain a substance called "diastase," which can produce a large amount of stomach acid in the human stomach and intestines, causing heartburn, nausea, and vomiting of acid water after consumption. Therefore, it's important to master the correct way to eat sweet potatoes: for example, eat them with rice or flour and control the portion size; eat with some pickles or salty soup; when cooking, steam or boil the sweet potatoes thoroughly to use the steam to destroy most of the diastase; soak raw sweet potatoes in a small amount of alkali, alum, or salt water before cooking them.