Water chestnuts are a very healthy and nutritious food. There are currently no incompatible foods. However, when eating water chestnuts, due to their cold nature and rich fiber content, you need to avoid eating too much of them with the following foods: For example:

1. Foods rich in oil

Water chestnuts are cold in nature and will reduce the digestive function of the spleen and stomach. If you eat a large amount of water chestnuts and then eat some food rich in oil, , difficult-to-digest foods can easily lead to indigestion, so it is usually not recommended to eat large amounts together.

Common foods rich in fat include: pig trotters, pig fat, pig skin, fried foods, butter, poultry skin, etc.

2. Cold food

Water chestnuts themselves are cold in nature. After eating, the cold air in the body will increase, which will act on the spleen, stomach and intestines, reduce the digestive function of the spleen and stomach, and also increase the digestive function of the spleen and stomach. Due to the smoothness of the intestines, if you eat a lot of cold food after eating water chestnuts, the cold air in your body will be stronger, and you will easily suffer from indigestion, diarrhea and other physical discomforts.

Common cold foods include: okra, seaweed, mung beans, oysters, crabs, grapefruit, watermelon, water chestnuts, etc.

Extended information:

Warm reminder:

Water chestnuts should not be eaten raw, because water chestnuts grow in mud, and there may be more bacteria attached to the skin and inside. and parasites, so they must be washed and cooked thoroughly before eating, and cooked water chestnuts are sweeter.

Water chestnuts are raw and cold foods, which are not suitable for people with spleen and kidney deficiency and blood stasis.

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