Garlic
Garlic contains allicin. Eating garlic on an empty stomach can cause strong irritation to the gastric mucosa and intestinal walls, easily leading to gastrointestinal cramps and colic.
Cold Drinks
Eating a large amount of cold drinks on an empty stomach can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract to contract and spasm, triggering gastrointestinal diseases.
For women, consuming a large amount of cold drinks during menstruation can also lead to menstrual irregularities.
Persimmons and Tomatoes
These two foods contain a lot of pectin and tannic acid. When they react with stomach acid, they form a gel-like substance, which can easily lead to stomach stones.
Hawthorn and Oranges
These two foods contain large amounts of organic acids, fruit acids, and hawthorn acid.
Eating them on an empty stomach can cause a sharp increase in stomach acid, adversely irritating the gastric mucosa, leading to a feeling of bloating, belching, and acid reflux.
Tea
Drinking tea on an empty stomach can dilute gastric juice and reduce digestive function. It can also cause "tea drunkenness," characterized by dizziness, fatigue, and unsteady standing.
Milk and 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.
Yogurt
Drinking yogurt on an empty stomach weakens its health benefits. However, drinking it two hours after a meal or before bedtime has nourishing, health-promoting, and digestion-enhancing effects, as well as promoting bowel movements.
Bananas
Bananas contain a relatively high amount of magnesium. Eating them on an empty stomach can have an inhibitory effect on the cardiovascular system, which is not beneficial to health.
Liquor
Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach irritates the gastric mucosa. Over time, it can easily lead to diseases such as gastritis and gastric ulcers.
Additionally, when a person's stomach is empty, their blood sugar is already low. Drinking alcohol at this time can quickly cause hypoglycemia, leading to dizziness, palpitations, and cold sweats. In severe cases, it can lead to hypoglycemic coma.
Sugar
Sugar is a food that is very easily digested and absorbed. Eating a large amount of sugar on an empty stomach causes the body to secrete insufficient insulin in a short period to maintain normal blood sugar levels. This can cause a sharp increase in blood sugar, which can easily lead to eye diseases.