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Why can't persimmons be eaten on an empty stomach? So much for persimmons

why can't we eat persimmons on an empty stomach? Persimmons are soft and sweet. Many people, especially the middle-aged and old, like to eat them, even two or three at a time. This season is the golden time to eat persimmons. Many people say that they can't eat persimmons on an empty stomach. Do you know why? For people with bad stomach, they must pay attention to persimmons.

Persimmons, hawthorn and black dates can cause stomach stones

After eating some food, there will be massive stones in the stomach, which is called gastric stones. Small stomach stones are like smooth pigeon eggs, which can be excreted by themselves. Some larger stones enter the intestine through the stomach, sometimes they block the intestine and cause intestinal obstruction. The large stomach stones can be more than 10 cm and stay in the stomach. After a long time, they become very hard. They will wear and compress the gastric mucosa, leading to gastric ulcer, bleeding and even perforation. In addition to persimmon, there are also raw hawthorn and black dates. The common feature of these foods is that they are rich in tannin and pectin.

On an empty stomach, people have more stomach acid. The tannic acid and pectin contained in persimmon and other foods form lumps under the action of stomach acid, and then the food fiber continues to coagulate on the lumps, resulting in larger and harder stones and finally symptoms. In addition, persimmon and other high protein foods such as fish, shrimp and crab are more likely to cause the formation of gastrolith.

Many people have abdominal pain and other symptoms within a few hours to a week after eating persimmon; the other part is a chronic process, with a course of more than 6 months. If you have eaten persimmons recently, especially persimmons, black dates, raw hawthorn on an empty stomach, you will have obvious abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea, black stool discharge, even vomiting of coffee like substances and other symptoms, you need to see a doctor in a timely manner.

Don't eat persimmons on an empty stomach

Do not want to give up the sweet persimmon, and do not want to get stomach stones, when eating, we need to pay attention to some situations. Don't eat persimmons on an empty stomach. Try to eat them after meals. The gastric acid in the stomach after meal is neutralized by food, which weakens the effect of tannin and pectin, and is not easy to form stones. Eat less astringent persimmon and persimmon skin, because the tannin content is high, pay attention not to eat too much at a time. Avoid eating at the same time with high protein foods such as shrimp, crab and fish. Avoid eating with acidic fruits such as oranges and kiwifruit.

There is a way to treat gastric calculus

Gastric calculi with short formation time and small volume can be treated by taking 5% sodium bicarbonate, proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole and drugs to protect gastric mucosa. For large stomach stones, especially those with long formation time, they need to be broken down under gastroscope, and then continue to take medication. Some hard and hard chronic stones and stones leading to obstruction may need surgical treatment.