Drinking porridge in the morning causes stomach acid

Drinking porridge in the morning will increase stomach acid. In particular, people who secrete too much stomach acid should not drink porridge, because drinking porridge can speed up the secretion of stomach acid and affect the neutralization of stomach acid. Therefore, it is recommended that you decide whether to drink porridge based on the amount of stomach acid secretion. Under normal circumstances, we can drink porridge, because drinking porridge can nourish the stomach, especially for patients with poor gastrointestinal function, drinking porridge every morning can improve gastrointestinal digestion.

Drinking porridge nourishes the stomach?

Not for everyone

People with excessive gastric acid secretion should not drink too much

The concept of "drinking porridge to nourish the stomach" has long been deeply rooted in people's minds. "But whether drinking porridge is good for the body varies from person to person. Drinking porridge will promote the secretion of gastric acid, so not all people with poor stomachs or stomach disease patients are suitable for drinking porridge." For people with insufficient gastric acid secretion, such as patients with atrophic gastritis, drinking porridge does help gastrointestinal digestion. From this perspective, drinking porridge does "nourish the stomach."

In the past, living conditions were poor and people did not have enough to eat, so many people suffered from atrophic gastritis, which led to insufficient gastric acid secretion. Drinking porridge at this time can promote gastric acid secretion, help digest food, and increase blood sugar, so there is a saying that drinking porridge can nourish the stomach. But now that living standards have greatly improved, people eat well and eat enough, which stimulates the stomach to secrete large amounts of gastric acid, and the number of patients suffering from reflux esophagitis has increased significantly. "Like Mr. Chen, this type of patient is not suitable for drinking porridge to nourish the stomach, because porridge will promote gastric acid secretion. Continuing to drink porridge will aggravate the condition." In addition, patients with peptic ulcers who have excessive gastric acid secretion should also reduce the frequency of drinking porridge to avoid adding fuel to the fire.

Another point worth noting is that some patients with chronic diseases or the elderly are accustomed to drinking porridge every day. Although it is easier to digest, it can also cause problems. This is because, after porridge is cooked for a long time, some nutrients will be lost, and there is no need to chew porridge slowly, which cannot promote the secretion of salivary glands in the mouth. Furthermore, porridge contains a lot of water, which will dilute the gastric juice, accelerate the expansion of the stomach, slow down the movement of the stomach, and is not conducive to the digestion and absorption of other foods.

"Patients with stomach problems who secrete too much gastric acid should eat more easily digestible semi-liquid or solid foods, such as steamed buns, noodles and other pasta." Deng Cong pointed out that whether people with poor stomachs can "drink porridge to nourish the stomach" depends on their specific condition or they should consult a doctor.