Don't worry if you're overstuffed. Seven post-meal remedies to help with digestion.
Eat a pear after a barbecue
South Korean scientists found that eating a pear after consuming grilled foods is a healthy dietary choice. Grilled foods, after being smoked and charred, produce carcinogens like benzopyrene. Pears, especially pear juice, are rich in anticancer compounds that can eliminate or expel these carcinogens, thereby protecting the gastrointestinal tract from harm to some extent.
Drink ginger brown sugar water after eating crab
From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, crab meat can cause symptoms like stomach pain, diarrhea, and vomiting in people with a weak spleen and stomach, especially those with chronic gastritis. The solution is to drink a cup of ginger brown sugar water after eating crab. Ginger is warm in nature and can enhance and accelerate blood circulation, stimulating gastric acid secretion, which complements the cold nature of crab meat. Brown sugar, like ginger, has the effect of warming the stomach and dispelling cold. The combination of the two provides a better warming effect for the stomach.
Greasy meal? Eat a walnut
If your meal is particularly greasy, eating a walnut afterwards is highly beneficial. The special amino acids in walnuts help reduce the damage caused by high-fat foods to arterial blood vessels, keeping them soft and flexible and preventing hardening. Most notably, walnuts are even more effective than olive oil; no matter how high your cholesterol level is, walnut kernels can help maintain the softness and elasticity of your arteries.
Eat fruit after instant noodles
It is recommended to cook instant noodles, as this allows for better water absorption and is easier on the digestive system. Additionally, eating some fruit after consuming instant noodles, such as apples, strawberries, oranges, or kiwis, can compensate for any deficiencies in vitamins and minerals.
Eat a persimmon if you have chronic bronchitis
Persimmons have the effects of clearing heat, moistening dryness, and resolving phlegm to stop coughs, making them one of the more ideal health fruits for patients with chronic bronchitis. Eating a persimmon after a meal can have a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on coughs.
Drink some yogurt after a hot pot
The broth in a hot pot is very hot, especially in a spicy hot pot, and can be irritating to the gastrointestinal tract, easily damaging the mucous membranes. The solution is to drink some yogurt after a hot pot to protect the gastrointestinal mucosa. Yogurt contains lactic acid bacteria, which can acidify the intestinal cavity, inhibit the growth of spoilage bacteria, and reduce their toxin-producing effects in the intestines, thus preventing symptoms like diarrhea and abdominal pain.
For indigestion, eat pineapple or papaya
If you often experience indigestion, you can eat some pineapple after a meal. Pineapple contains a special protease that breaks down protein in the stomach, supplementing the body's insufficient digestive enzymes and aiding digestion. Pineapple also contains fiber, which can also have a certain effect on constipation. The rich papain in papaya helps with the digestion and absorption of meat protein.