Why does eating too many plums cause stomachache?

Many people like to eat plums, but it should be noted that eating too many plums can cause harm to the body. It can easily cause stomach pain or affect normal gastrointestinal digestion. And if you eat too much, it may also cause problems with getting angry.

1. It is true that plums are harmful to the human body. Sun Simiao said: "Don't eat too much, it will make people weak." "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan" states: "Do not eat too much, as it will damage the spleen and stomach." The Sui Xi Ju Diet also states that "eating too much will produce phlegm, help dampness and cause malaria, and people with spleen deficiency should especially avoid it." It has been confirmed in real life that eating too many plums can make people feel uncomfortable such as false heat, brain swelling, etc. Plums that taste bitter and do not sink in water are poisonous and should not be eaten. Eating too many plums will cause phlegm and damage teeth. Patients with weak constitutions should eat less plums.

2. The general population can eat:

1. It is especially beneficial for people with fever, thirst, tuberculosis, bone steaming, liver disease ascites, teachers, actors with hoarseness or aphonia, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.

2. Plums contain high amounts of fruit acid. Eating too much will damage the spleen and stomach. Excessive consumption can easily cause stomach pain. Patients with ulcers and acute or chronic gastroenteritis should avoid eating plums.

3. Eating too much can easily cause phlegm and dampness, damage the spleen and stomach, and damage the teeth. Therefore, people with spleen deficiency, phlegm and dampness and children should not eat too much.

4. IGA kidney disease patients cannot eat plums because plums are very acidic.

3. What to do if you eat too many plums

1. First of all, plums must not be eaten on an empty stomach, because eating plums on an empty stomach will cause extreme damage to the stomach.

2. Eating too many plums will cause getting inflamed. At this time, we should eat some bitter foods. These bitter substances have the effect of relieving heat and eliminating fatigue. The best bitter food is bitter melon. No matter whether it is served cold, stir-fried or in soup, as long as the bitter melon is cooked well and retains its "green color", it can achieve the purpose of "removing heat". In addition to bitter melon, there are other bitter foods that also have good "removing heat" effects, such as almonds, bitter herbs, kuding tea, celery, kale, etc., which can also clear away heat and relieve summer heat.