Gastrointestinal disease is a common problem for many people, and it can occur at any age. Improper diet can lead to the possibility of gastrointestinal disease. However, it is important to be cautious about what foods to eat to maintain a healthy stomach. Many foods can cause inflammation when consumed. So, are there any foods that can nourish the stomach and reduce inflammation?
Cucumber
Cucumber is a cooling vegetable with a high water content and low sodium. It has various benefits, including clearing heat, relieving irritability, quenching thirst, detoxifying, and promoting digestion due to its high dietary fiber content.
Watermelon
Watermelon has a cool nature and a sweet taste. It is beneficial for the heart, stomach, and bladder meridians. Consuming watermelon in the summer can help eliminate heat, clear heat, quench thirst, and promote diuresis, thus making it an excellent choice for cooling and reducing inflammation.
Mung Bean
Mung beans are one of the five cereals and grains and also a medicinal herb. They have multiple effects, such as clearing heat, detoxifying, relieving heat, relieving irritability, and reducing edema. Mung bean porridge is a popular stomach-nourishing food.
Note: Mung beans are a cool food, so people with weak spleen and stomach should consume them in moderation to avoid abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Job's Tears
Job's Tears is a good food for eliminating dampness and toxins from the body and also has anti-cancer effects. During the rainy and humid summer, many people may experience discomfort due to dampness. Consuming Job's Tears porridge can help treat dampness, promote intestinal and stomach health, reduce edema, and strengthen the spleen and stomach.
Black Fungus
Black fungus has a dry taste and a neutral nature. It belongs to the stomach and large intestine meridians. Black fungus is known as the "blood vessel scavenger". Additionally, it contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, relieve constipation, and aid digestion.
Tremella Pear Soup
Ingredients: Dragon fruit, Tremella, Black fungus, Pear, Rock sugar, Green peas, Goji berries.
Instructions:
1. Soak the Tremella and black fungus in hot water until soft. Rinse them and set aside. Cut the dragon fruit and pear into uniform cubes.
2. Put the cut dragon fruit, pear, Tremella, black fungus, and rock sugar into a pot, add enough water, and simmer over low heat for one hour. At the same time, cook the green peas separately and set aside.
3. Pour the cooked soup into the hollowed-out dragon fruit shell, sprinkle with green peas and goji berries, and serve.
Detoxification effects: Clear heat, resolve phlegm, moisten the lungs, and help smokers and drinkers eliminate toxins.
