Is it good to drink yogurt when you have stomachache?

Many people like to drink yogurt, and yogurt has many functions. Especially for people with constipation, they often drink a cup of yogurt when they are constipated, and the symptoms will be relieved immediately. So is yogurt suitable for everyone? In fact, the answer to this question is of course no, especially for patients with stomach pain. To a certain extent, yogurt may aggravate the condition of patients with stomach pain.

Is it good to drink yogurt when you have stomachache? Actually, it depends on the specific situation. Studies have confirmed that yogurt can increase gastric acid secretion and improve the secretion and activity of pepsin. Therefore, patients with chronic gastritis with increased gastric acid secretion, such as chronic superficial gastritis and chronic hypertrophic gastritis, should indeed avoid drinking yogurt.

However, there are some patients with chronic stomach pain who can drink yogurt safely and it is beneficial and harmless. These are patients with chronic atrophic gastritis. Most patients with chronic atrophic gastritis have insufficient secretion of gastric acid and pepsin, and reduced pepsin activity. The patient presents with low gastric acid state, which may affect appetite or cause clinical manifestations such as fullness and indigestion.

For this group of patients, drinking yogurt can help increase the secretion of gastric acid and pepsin, enhance the activity of pepsin, and enhance the immune defense function of the gastrointestinal tract, which is beneficial to improving the condition and alleviating symptoms.

Of course, the above-mentioned problem is not absolute. Some patients with stomachache are not suitable for drinking yogurt, but it does not mean that every patient with stomachache is not suitable. As long as we analyze the condition, we can find a specific solution according to the specific situation. In this way, everyone will no longer be confused, right?