Introduction: Fruits are available all year round, but eating too much can be bad for your health. Have you ever felt some discomfort in your stomach after eating? It is recommended that people with "chronic stomach problems" should eat less of three types of fruit.
Kiwis can relieve constipation but cause "heartburn"
Kiwis can relieve constipation and are rich in vitamin C, known as the "king of fruits". However, Zhu Xinyi, Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine at the Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, reminds us that kiwis are cold-natured. Eating too many can damage the spleen and stomach's yang energy, leading to symptoms like abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Furthermore, the large amount of vitamin C and pectin in kiwis can increase stomach acid and加重 the burden on the stomach, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain, acid reflux, and heartburn. These symptoms can worsen in cold weather. During the current cold season, patients with stomach problems (spleen and stomach yang deficiency) should eat fewer or even no kiwis.
Kiwi Cookies
Fresh jujubes are delicious but their skins can irritate the stomach
This is because jujubes have a high fiber content. Consuming a large amount at once can irritate the stomach and intestines, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. Most of the dietary fiber is in the jujube skin, which is thin, hard, and has sharp edges. If the stomach lining is inflamed or has an ulcer, it can exacerbate the pain and discomfort.
Braised Jujubes with Rock Sugar
Hawthorns can stimulate appetite but may easily lead to stones
Many people find hawthorns appetizing and sweet and sour, so it's easy to overeat them. However, Li Bin, Deputy Director of the Department of Gastroenterology at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, advises that people with poor spleen and stomach function should eat less hawthorn, as excessive consumption can lead to stomach stones.
This is because hawthorns are high in pectin and tannic acid. When they come into contact with stomach acid, they can easily coagulate into an insoluble precipitate, which, along with food residue, can form stomach stones. These stones can cause gastric ulcers, gastric bleeding, and even gastric wall necrosis and perforation. However, cooking hawthorns before eating can reduce the effect of tannic acid.
Hawthorn Rolls
Stewed winter dates with rock sugar
Godanpi
Meenies