There are many considerations when using food to alleviate stomach pain and bloating. First, it is important to understand the types of stomach pain and bloating, such as spleen and stomach deficiency-cold, damp-heat obstruction, liver qi attacking the stomach, and stomach damage due to diet. Different types require different dietary therapies. So, what are some recommendations?
Pepper Lamb Soup
Ingredients: 150g lamb, 10g pepper, 6g tangerine peel, 15g ginger, salt, light soy sauce, and vegetable oil as needed.
Instructions:
1. Wash the lamb and cut it into pieces. Rinse the pepper and tangerine peel. Slice the ginger.
2. Heat the pan and add some vegetable oil. Once hot, add the lamb pieces and stir-fry until fragrant.
3. Add the pepper, tangerine peel, ginger, and lamb to the pan. Add enough water.
4. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1-2 hours. Season with salt and light soy sauce.
Effect: The combination of lamb, pepper, ginger, and tangerine peel can warm the middle and regulate qi, dispel cold, and relieve pain. This soup is suitable for patients with stomach pain and bloating caused by spleen and stomach deficiency-cold. People with damp-heat constitution should use it with caution.
Ginger and Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 15g ginger, 25g red dates, and an appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Instructions: Wash the ginger and chop it. Remove the pits from the red dates and wash them. Put both ingredients into a pot and add enough water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes after adding brown sugar.
Effect: Ginger warms the stomach, stops vomiting, and invigorates the spleen. Red dates nourish the spleen and blood. Brown sugar nourishes the blood and generates body fluids. Therefore, this dietary therapy is suitable for stomach pain and bloating caused by stomach cold or spleen and stomach deficiency-cold.
Coix Seed and Red Bean Porridge
Ingredients: 80g coix seed, 80g red beans, and rock sugar to taste.
Instructions: Wash the coix seed and red beans, then soak them in a bowl until soft. Then put them in a pot and add enough water to cook into a porridge. Serve warm or cold.
Effect: Coix seed is cool in nature and can invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness. Red beans invigorate the spleen and stomach and promote diuresis. This dietary therapy is suitable for stomach pain and bloating caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach. It is not suitable for people with deficiency-cold and yin deficiency constitution, as well as pregnant women and women during menstruation.
Tangerine Peel and Poria Tea
Ingredients: 5g poria, 2g tangerine peel, and 3g green tea.
Instructions: Put the poria and tangerine peel (both are Chinese herbs and do not need to be washed) directly into a pot with water and soak for 10 minutes. Then bring to a boil over high heat and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Pour the liquid into a cup, add the green tea, and warm it up before drinking.
Effect: Tangerine peel regulates qi, poria invigorates the spleen and promotes diuresis, and green tea clears heat and eliminates dampness. This tea can clear damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, relieve stomach bloating, and is suitable for stomach pain and bloating caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach. It is not suitable for people with deficiency-cold constitution.
Buddha's Hand and Glutinous Rice Porridge
Ingredients: 200g glutinous rice, 30g Buddha's Hand, and rock sugar to taste.
Instructions:
1. Wash the Buddha's Hand and tear it into pieces. Put it in a pot with enough water, then bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, then strain to keep the liquid.
2. Cook the liquid, washed glutinous rice, and rock sugar together into a porridge. Serve warm in the morning and evening.
Effect: Buddha's Hand can regulate qi, transform phlegm, soothe the liver, invigorate the spleen, and relieve pain. This porridge is suitable for stomach pain and bloating caused by liver qi attacking the stomach, poor diet, and blood stasis. It is not suitable for women during menstruation or pregnancy.
Pumpkin Porridge
Ingredients: 100g glutinous rice, 150g pumpkin.
Instructions:
1. Peel and wash the pumpkin, then cut it into small cubes. Add enough water to a pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
2. Add the glutinous rice and pumpkin cubes. Boil, then simmer over low heat until the rice is soft and porridge-like.
Effect: Pumpkin is rich in carotene and vitamin C, which can invigorate the spleen and prevent gastritis. It is suitable for people with stomach pain and bloating caused by poor diet.
Tips
1. Before using dietary therapy, it is important to understand one's own physical condition. This can be consulted with a doctor to ensure effective regulation.
2. The above dietary therapies have certain contraindications, so it is important to pay attention and not use them if they are not suitable.
3. Stomach pain and bloating are just symptoms, and the disease itself may be more complex. In the presence of other complications or uncontrollable conditions, medical treatment should be sought!
