Stomach pain is a common problem for modern people. Many people tend to take painkillers when they have stomach pain, but taking medication can only provide temporary relief and cannot solve the underlying problem. The best treatment method is actually through regular conditioning. If you want to cure stomach pain, you should start with food therapy. Below, I will introduce several food therapy recipes for stomach problems.
Recipe 1: Stir-fried Pumpkin
Ingredients: 750-1000g tender pumpkin, 50ml vegetable oil, a pinch of salt, a small amount of chopped green onions.
Instructions: Wash and finely slice the tender pumpkin with the skin on, and let it dry in the sun for half a day. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, add the pumpkin slices and stir-fry over high heat for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt, stir-fry a bit more, and then add the chopped green onions. Stir-fry for another moment before serving.
Benefits: Pumpkin is warm in nature and has a sweet taste. It has anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, tonifying, detoxifying, and anti-ulcer effects. The pectin in pumpkin can protect the gastric mucosa from strong stimulation caused by rough food, making it an effective treatment for chronic gastritis.
Recipe 2: Jujube and Poria Paste
Ingredients: 1g dried ginger, 30g jujube, 10g Poria cocos, 500g flour, 300g sugar, yeast (for making dough).
Instructions: Put the dried ginger, jujube, and Poria cocos in a pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and then simmer for 20 minutes. Strain the liquid and set aside. In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, and yeast together, and then add the medicinal liquid and enough water to make a dough. Let the dough ferment, then shape it into cakes. Steam the cakes over high heat for 15-20 minutes. Consume one cake daily as breakfast.
Benefits: Suitable for chronic gastritis.
Recipe 3: Ginger and Jujube Soup
Ingredients: 120g ginger, 500g jujube.
Instructions: Wash and slice the ginger, and cook it together with the jujube until they are done. Eat this soup three times a day, consuming around 10 jujubes and 1-2 slices of ginger each time. Serve the soup warm with meals. The soup will become sweeter after several uses.
Benefits: Invigorates the spleen and warms the stomach. Suitable for chronic gastritis of the spleen and stomach deficiency and cold type.
Recipe 4: Caraway Porridge
Ingredients: 30g fried caraway, 200g glutinous rice.
Instructions: Put the caraway in a cheesecloth bag, tie it up, and boil it in water for half an hour or 40 minutes. Remove the bag, add cleaned glutinous rice and enough water, and cook until done. Season with salt and monosodium glutamate. Consume in the morning and evening.
Benefits: Invigorates the spleen, stimulates appetite, promotes qi circulation, and relieves pain. Suitable for stomach pain, chronic gastritis, and poor appetite.
Recipe 5: Cinnamon Rice Porridge
Ingredients: 1-2g cinnamon powder, 100g glutinous rice, sugar to taste.
Instructions: Grind the cinnamon into fine powder. Put the glutinous rice and sugar in a pot with water and cook until it becomes a thin porridge. Add 1-2g of cinnamon powder to the porridge, bring to a boil again, and then remove from heat. Consume the porridge on an empty stomach during breakfast and dinner.
Benefits: Warms the middle Jiao and invigorates the stomach. Effective for chronic gastritis of the spleen and stomach deficiency and cold type.
