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What do you mean by an empty stomach

Sihaiwang: speaking of the word "empty stomach", many people are familiar with it. But what does an empty stomach mean? What can't you eat on an empty stomach? How long does it take not to eat? Isn't drinking some water an empty stomach? Let's take a look at it with Xiaobian~

What does fasting mean

Generally understood

"Empty stomach" refers to the empty stomach state in which all the food in the stomach is discharged into the duodenum. Generally, it can be achieved within 4-5 hours after meals. Before lunch and dinner, it is empty stomach.

Correct interpretation

'fasting' refers to the state of human body that no longer eats after 20 o'clock of the previous day until breakfast of the next day, during which time it experiences more than 10 hours.

What can you eat on an empty stomach?

In fact, what you can and can't eat on an empty stomach mainly depends on

1. The nature and quantity of food;

2. Whether the gastrointestinal function of the individual is normal, whether the digestive organs are healthy, whether the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzyme is normal, and whether there is food intolerance.

What can't you eat on an empty stomach?

Alcohol

Alcohol injury to the liver can cause alcoholic fatty liver; drinking on an empty stomach can damage the gastric mucosa, stimulate the secretion of gastric acid, and for a long time cause diseases such as gastritis and gastric ulcer; when people are on an empty stomach, their blood sugar will be low. If they drink again, they will cause hypoglycemia, functional disorder of brain tissue due to the lack of glucose supply, dizziness, palpitation, cold sweat, and even hypoglycemia coma.

Friendship reminder: it is recommended not to drink on an empty stomach. If you can't, it's better to eat and drink while eating. Avoid using salted fish, sausages, bacon and other smoked food to drink. It contains a lot of pigments and nitrosamines, which not only damage the liver, but also damage the oral and esophageal mucosa, and even induce cancer.

tea

Tea polyphenols and caffeine in green tea, white tea and other non fermented tea can retain more than 85% of the fresh leaves. Drinking tea on an empty stomach will dilute the gastric juice and affect digestion; tea polyphenols will reduce the activity of digestive enzymes and cause indigestion; caffeine will cause some people to have the so-called "tea intoxication" phenomenon such as panic, dizziness, trance and powerlessness.

Friendly reminder: drink a small amount of fermented tea on an empty stomach. It is recommended not to drink a large amount of unfermented tea and strong tea on an empty stomach.