Main causes of gastrointestinal malabsorption

Gastrointestinal malabsorption is mainly due to improper dietary habits and natural aging, such as a preference for cold foods, overheated foods, and a lack of fiber intake due to eating too much meat and fried foods. Bad dietary habits can cause the body's ability to secrete digestive enzymes to decline, resulting in the nutrients in the food can not be absorbed by the body and digested, thus increasing the burden on the intestinal tract.

There is also another reason for mood and stress, which can disrupt the normal functioning of our stomach and intestines, and eating too quickly and without a regular diet is also one of the reasons for poor intestinal absorption.

Chinese medicine rehabilitation physiotherapist recommended

a glass of fruit and vegetable juice every day. It's best to drink it early in the morning before meals to promote bowel movements and help with bowel movements. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamin D, which is a necessary component to promote intestinal absorption of calcium. Drink some yogurt every day, fermented milk is to establish the growth and reproduction of beneficial intestinal bacteria, but also can promote intestinal absorption, so for friends with poor stomach is a good choice.

Suggested combinations of fruit and vegetable juices are plums + yogurt, grapefruit + pineapple

Plums are rich in water content and have the effect of thirst quenching, diuretic and antidiarrheal; at the same time, its natural proteins can also eliminate fatigue; and lactic acid bacteria in yogurt can increase the normal peristalsis of the intestines and stomach and promote digestion.

Grapefruit can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, and the protein hydrolysis enzymes in pineapple can promote the digestion and absorption of protein foods. This fruit juice is very helpful for people with poor intestinal absorption.

People with poor stomach and intestines also need to supplement enzymes, B vitamins and zinc in time.

Enzymes Many natural foods are rich in enzymes, but often because of high-temperature cooking is damaged, The most representative fruits are papaya and pineapple, both of which can help protein-based food digestion, to help heal the stomach and improve gastrointestinal function.

B vitamins can be involved in energy metabolism and help digestion of fats and proteins,common foods are milk, oats, wheat germ, walnuts, sesame seeds, almonds, etc., which are good choices of nutrients for those who suffer from poor gastrointestinal health.

Zinc? Common foods include soybeans, walnuts, and sesame seeds