The Right Way to Eat: Relieve Your Digestive Tract of Stress.

Introduction: Many popular foods are not suitable for everyone, but we can easily be tempted by them. For example, people prone to indigestion should avoid beans, yet they find it hard to resist the delicious taste of braised pig's trotters with soybeans; they want to eat fried foods but suffer from gastrointestinal diseases. For these situations, the following guide will teach you how to eat the hardest-to-digest foods, so you can say goodbye to the stress on your stomach!

1. Beans

Beans are notorious for causing indigestion. The oligosaccharides in beans, such as stachyose and raffinose, are fermented by intestinal bacteria, which produces gas. This, in turn, leads to symptoms like belching, rumbling, bloating, and abdominal pain. Patients with severe peptic ulcers should not consume bean products, as they are high in purines and can stimulate gastric acid secretion. Patients with acute or chronic gastritis should also avoid bean products to prevent stimulation of gastric acid secretion and gastrointestinal bloating.

Solution:

Cooking beans in soup form can aid digestion. The added water helps to break down the large amount of fiber in beans. Additionally, gradually incorporating bean foods into your diet will slowly increase the body's demand for the enzymes needed to digest beans, avoiding any adverse side effects.

Tomato and Pea Soup

2. Raw Onions and Garlic

Onions and garlic are packed with various nutrients that are highly beneficial to health, such as protecting the heart. However, they can also cause gastrointestinal discomfort, such as gas and abdominal cramps.

Solution:

Nutrition experts suggest using a mixed method of raw and cooked when eating these foods. This way, you can absorb the nutrients without suffering from negative effects like gas.

3. Broccoli and Cabbage

Broccoli and cabbage are leading members of the "cruciferous" vegetable family. They are not only rich in vitamins and dietary fiber but also have anti-cancer and anti-aging effects. However, even though they are rich in fiber and various nutrients, these vegetables can have some "side effects." High-fiber vegetables can help expand the stomach's capacity, easily leading to a buildup of excess gas in the intestines.

Solution:

The solution is simple. Just blanch them in hot water before eating to soften them, which will neutralize the sulfur compounds that cause gas. Therefore, these two vegetables are best suited for cold salads and stir-frying.

Broccoli with Black Fungus Salad

4. Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Potatoes are a low-calorie, high-protein food containing various vitamins and trace elements, known as an ideal diet food. However, mashed potatoes with cream or cheese are not as good as they seem. In the United States, 30 to 50 million people are lactose intolerant. If you are one of them, creamy mashed potatoes are not for you. Adding milk, cream, or cheese to mashed potatoes can make your stomach very uncomfortable.

Solution:

It's best not to buy pre-made creamy mashed potatoes. At home, you can easily make plain mashed potatoes with fresh potatoes by steaming or boiling them, without any added ingredients.

5. Fried Chicken Chunks and French Fries

Fried foods like chicken chunks and French fries are inevitably high in oil and fat. These two substances can easily accumulate in the stomach and cause illness. Oil produces a substance called "acrylamide" at high temperatures, which is difficult to digest.

Solution:

To satisfy your cravings, you can get a delicious taste without frying. For example, if you want the crunchy texture of fries, eating salty potato chips is unhealthy. Instead, look for other ways to make potato slices, such as baking instead of frying.

Homemade Baked Fries

6. Citrus Juice

Acidic drinks can irritate the esophagus. Many people like to drink a large glass of citrus juice in the morning to refresh themselves, but this increases the acidity in the stomach. This is especially true if you are drinking sweet lemonade with a high concentration of fructose, as excessive sugar intake can cause diarrhea.

Solution:

Citrus juice is rich in vitamin C and suitable for regular consumption. As long as you choose the right time to drink it, you don't have to worry about irritating your esophagus. The best time to drink acidic juices like citrus juice is with a meal or between meals.

Tomato and Citrus Drink