Easy-to-digest fruits include:
(1) Pineapple: When you are overeating, eating some pineapple can help digestion and relieve constipation.
(2) Apple: sweet in taste, mild in nature and slightly cool in nature. Not only does it have anti-cancer effects, it can also promote brain development and enhance memory. Apples have the effects of promoting body fluids, relieving heat, and appetizing. They are rich in fiber, which can promote digestion and intestinal wall peristalsis and reduce constipation.
(3) Fig: It is the best among fruits. It is rich in organic acids and various enzymes. It has the effects of clearing away heat and moistening the intestines, aiding digestion, protecting the liver and detoxifying.
(4) Papaya: Papaya contains papaya enzyme, which helps to decompose and accelerate protein absorption, and can relieve indigestion and gastritis. Papaya is also a good food for strengthening the spleen and stomach and treating stomachache. Papaya is cold and is not recommended to be eaten on an empty stomach. Especially those with cold stomach and weak body should not eat too much, otherwise it will easily lead to diarrhea. Edible papayas are mostly produced in the south and can be eaten raw or cooked as vegetables and meat.
(5) Pomegranate: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the sweet pomegranate has the effect of promoting body fluids, quenching thirst and moisturizing dryness, while the sour pomegranate can treat abdominal pain, diarrhea and other diseases. In addition, pomegranate contains tannic acid, vitamin C, citric acid, malic acid and other substances that help digestion and lower blood lipids, and have certain effects on regulating the gastrointestinal tract. Pomegranate seeds are not easy to digest. People with weak stomachs can chew the seeds and then spit them out.
Easy-to-digest vegetables include:
(1) Cabbage: Northerners prefer to eat cabbage, while southerners eat relatively less cabbage. Cabbage contains a lot of crude fiber, and the taste of cabbage may not be that delicate. However, there are also many famous cabbage dishes such as vinegar cabbage. The main function of crude fiber is to help intestinal peristalsis to aid digestion, and it can also help prevent constipation.
(2) Tomatoes: As an exotic food, tomatoes have too many benefits. In addition to beautifying the skin, tomatoes also have a strong digestive function. Lycopene in tomatoes can effectively promote digestion and help diuresis. Lycopene can also help inhibit the growth of fungi and prevent oral diseases.
(4) Barley malt: Barley is actually used as a digestive medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also a plant that can help digestion. Not only can it aid digestion, but it can also help promote the healing of gastrointestinal ulcers.
Foods that are difficult to digest include:
(1) Fried foods: Fried foods such as fried chicken nuggets and French fries are inevitably rich in oil and fat. , and the accumulation of these two substances in the stomach will cause disease. Grease produces a substance called "acrylic acid" at high temperatures, which is difficult to digest. Nutritionists say that if you already suffer from gastroenteritis and other diseases, you should pay special attention to eating less oily and fatty fried foods, otherwise it will cause some uncomfortable symptoms, such as nausea and diarrhea.
(2) Spicy food: Chili can irritate the inner wall of the esophagus, causing a nasty heartache after eating and increasing the burden on the stomach. Even if you want to add some sour cream to make it cooler, you still get the same kick. Moreover, adding things like sour cream can cause other side effects.
(3) Chocolate: Eating a lot of chocolate will not only bring excess calories, but people who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease have experienced the uncomfortable stimulation caused by eating chocolate. This is because chocolate can cause the lower esophageal sphincter to relax, causing gastric acid to reflux and irritate the esophagus and pharynx.
(4) Citrus juice: Acidic drinks can irritate the esophagus, irritate the sensory nerves, and the stimulated area will become red and swollen. If you drink a large glass of citrus juice first thing in the morning, it will increase the acidity in your gastrointestinal tract. If you drink sweet lemonade with a high concentration of fructose at this time, you should be more careful, because excessive sugar intake can cause diarrhea.