Levo Medical: Knowledge Sharing：Why do doctors always tell people to eat less spicy food
Publish Date： 2024/12/25
I don't know if everyone has noticed, whether it's going to the hospital for a check-up or finding an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner to feel the pulse, the doctors will always advise to "eat less spicy food" in the end. Prohibiting spicy and stimulating diets may seem like a golden rule in the field of health preservation, but the underlying reasons behind it are easily overlooked.
What exactly is spicy food?
When it comes to spicy food, many people first think of chili peppers, which are undoubtedly a typical representative in this category. However, spicy food is not limited to chili peppers, but also includes other ingredients with spicy taste and irritability, such as Sichuan pepper, mustard, pepper, scallions, ginger, etc. These ingredients are rich in stimulating ingredients such as capsaicin and gingerol, which can quickly act on the taste buds and oral mucosa when consumed, producing spicy, numbing, and even burning sensations.
Who should eat less spicy food
People with fragile digestive systems
The gastrointestinal mucosa of this group of people is often fragile and easily affected by external factors. Stimulating ingredients such as capsaicin may induce gastrointestinal discomfort, such as abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and other symptoms. In addition, they may also interfere with the normal peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, affecting the digestion and absorption of food, thereby causing gastrointestinal dysfunction and reducing the efficiency of nutrient absorption and utilization. Therefore, this group of people should be cautious when consuming spicy food.
There are people with hemorrhoids
For hemorrhoid patients, spicy food is a "minefield" that needs to be avoided. The irritability of chili peppers is not only reflected in the burning sensation upon ingestion, but also in the anal burning sensation that may be triggered after digestion. This will undoubtedly exacerbate the discomfort of hemorrhoid patients and may even trigger or worsen related symptoms. Therefore, it is recommended that people with hemorrhoids maintain a light diet and reduce their intake of spicy foods.
Other groups to be aware of
In addition to the above two groups of people, those who suffer from colds, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, oral diseases, as well as pregnant and lactating women, should also moderately reduce their intake of spicy foods. Although spicy foods are not a direct cause of these diseases, they may indeed exacerbate the symptoms or discomfort of certain illnesses.
Laiwo Medical kindly reminds that in order to maintain good health, we should learn to listen to the voice of the body and adjust our eating habits in a timely manner. Don't ignore the warning signals emitted by your body just to satisfy temporary cravings. Adjusting our dietary habits in a timely manner can ensure our physical health and enjoy a better life.
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