Today’s eating habits have caused many people to have a weak spleen and stomach. Some people are skinny, some are fat and weak, some have loss of appetite, and some have a sallow complexion... These are all manifestations of a weak spleen and stomach. Weakness of the spleen and stomach affects the body's qi and blood and affects digestion and absorption.

1. Symptoms of spleen and stomach weakness

Spleen and stomach weakness is a traditional Chinese medicine term. The meaning of spleen and stomach deficiency is relatively general, including TCM syndromes such as spleen deficiency, spleen yang deficiency, spleen failure to control blood, qi stagnation, stomach yang deficiency, stomach qi deficiency, stomach yin deficiency, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. ?

1. The course of the disease is long, and the diarrhea may be mild or severe, or may only appear when it occurs. The stool is thin, tasteless, and contains indigestible food residues. Soft, rotten, and sticky stools are symptoms of spleen dampness, indicating abnormal digestive function.

2. Eating too much can easily lead to diarrhea, bloating, and stomach discomfort. This is also one of the symptoms of weak spleen and stomach.

3. Usually loss of appetite, pale complexion, and fatigue. ?

4. If the tongue coating is white and thick, it appears smooth. If there are obvious teeth marks, it means there is a problem with the body's function. If the tongue coating is rough or thick, yellow and greasy, it means there is dampness and heat in the body, and the spleen and stomach are not very healthy, so you need to pay attention.

5. Feeling uncomfortable when getting up early. When we get up in the morning, if we feel chest tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness and brain swelling, it means that our spleen and stomach function is relatively weak.

6. 90% of obese people are weak. Physical weakness is caused by weakened spleen and stomach functions of the body.

2. What to eat if the spleen and stomach are weak

1. Sorghum

Sorghum is warm in nature and can protect the spleen and stomach very well. Therefore, it is good at strengthening the spleen and stomach and warming the spleen and stomach. The effect of dispersing knots. It is especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach who are prone to indigestion.

2. Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus has a sweet and mild taste. It enters the spleen, stomach, and heart meridian, and has the effects of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, tonifying deficiency, anti-cancer, and tonifying kidney essence. It has a good therapeutic effect on diseases such as loss of appetite, diarrhea, gastric and duodenal ulcers, neurasthenia, dizziness, etc.

3. Red dates

Red dates have a very good blood-enriching effect, but did you know that red dates can also be used to nourish patients with weak spleen and stomach? Red dates contain a large amount of carbohydrates, trace elements and vitamins, etc. Eating more every day can play a very good role in nourishing the spleen and stomach.

4. Taro

Yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which are beneficial to the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. Whether you have spleen yang deficiency or stomach yin deficiency, you can eat it.