Peppers have high nutritional value and are also deeply loved by the broad masses of the people.
Speaking of spicy food, we have to mention Hunan cuisine and spicy hot pots in Sichuan and Chongqing.
Did you know that spicy is not only a taste enjoyment, but also some unexpected "curative effect"?
Chili peppers can prolong life, reduce cancer risk, and reduce the risk of diabetes.
Seeing this, friends who love spicy food are not unexpected surprises.
There are many liver disease patients who also prefer to eat spicy, and they are also concerned about whether eating spicy foods such as chili peppers can aggravate liver disease.
Today we will talk about this topic, can liver disease patients eat spicy?
Let's take a look at the benefits of eating chili peppers.
1. Peppers are also rich in vitamin C.
Helps to resist oxidation and improve the body's immunity. And many spicy foods contain similar bioactive substances.
2, red pepper is also a natural source of aromatic glycosides.
Aromatic glycosides improve the strength of the capillaries in the circulatory system, prevent the rupture of hypertensive blood vessels, and also contribute to the accumulation of ascorbic acid in the body.
3. Chili pepper can promote appetite.
Pepper can stimulate the oral mucosa, reflexively increase the movement of the stomach, increase the activity of digestive enzymes, some components of pepper will also stimulate the brain to secrete more endorphins, eat such foods containing pepper when the appetite is low, can promote appetite, improve digestive function.
4. Chili pepper can reduce the risk of diabetes.
From the "Metabolic Disease Map" data, the prevalence of diabetes in the areas where spicy is eaten, the prevalence of diabetes is lower among residents. Studies have shown that spicy foods are beneficial for controlling blood sugar. The capsaicin contained in peppers can promote insulin secretion and significantly improve blood sugar on an empty stomach and after meals.
5. Eating spicy can promote blood circulation.
Eating spicy can promote blood circulation and increase energy expenditure, so the prevalence of diabetes in people who love spicy is relatively low.
6. Pepper can reduce the risk of obesity.
Peppers are rich in capsaicin, and people who consume more capsaicin are less likely to develop cancer. Consuming red peppers reduces appetite and energy intake in Asians, thereby reducing the risk of being overweight and obese.
7. Beneficial intestinal flora.
Short-term consumption of pepper is good for the body, can accelerate the body's metabolism, promote intestinal bifidobacteria, lactic acid bacteria and other beneficial bacteria, inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria such as E. coli and enterococcus, promote the renewal of the body's various systems and tissues, and then promote the health of the body.
So can liver disease patients eat chili peppers?
In fact, no studies have found that chili peppers can directly cause liver damage, and even studies have found that capsaicin can reduce liver damage to a certain extent.
But this does not mean that all patients with chronic liver disease can eat spicy food without scruples.
Because although pepper does not directly cause liver damage, pepper can cause irritation of the digestive tract, which aggravates the gastrointestinal problems complicated by patients with chronic liver disease. Patients with chronic liver disease are more likely than ordinary people to develop gastrointestinal mucosal lesions.
So not all liver disease patients can eat chili peppers as much as they want.
Patients with liver disease can eat spicy need to pay attention to the following points:
1. Pay attention to the difference between cold and heat in physique
Patients with a cold constitution are manifested as cold intolerance, thin stools, etc., and can eat a small amount of spicy, which has more advantages than disadvantages.
Patients with a flat constitution, especially those with a damp and hot constitution, are manifested as greasy face, bitter mouth, thick and thick moss, etc., try to avoid spicy, will aggravate the damp heat, causing discomfort.
2. Pay attention to the different conditions of liver disease
Chronic hepatitis patients, often prone to esophagus, stomach, intestines and other digestive tract diseases, if you really want to eat some spicy food, try not to eat peppers on an empty stomach, in order to reduce the stimulation of peppers on the gastric mucosa, do not eat chilled food immediately after eating peppers, otherwise a hot and cold will damage the gastrointestinal blood vessels.
It is recommended to drink a little soup or porridge first, or eat some other light food before eating spicy food. This reduces the direct irritation of spicy foods on the mucous membranes of the digestive tract. At the same time, when eating spicy food, you must chew slowly and avoid swallowing, which can minimize the damage.
For patients with ulcers or severe esophageal gastric varices, it should be absolutely avoided, and patients with milder diseases can be consumed in moderation.
3. Be careful not to be greedy
Patients with liver disease are not recommended to eat spicy foods, which should be slightly spicy and small. If you want to eat chili peppers and are afraid of being too spicy, you can remove the chili seeds and chili lines (tendons), and the spicy taste will be reduced a lot. Relatively speaking, the spiciness of the pepper skin is much lower.
Although there are benefits to eating spicy, it should be noted that the following groups of people try to avoid eating chili peppers.
People with chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, and esophagitis who often eat spicy, capsaicin will stimulate mucosal congestion and edema, accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, causing diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms, and will also have an impact on digestive function.
Capsaicin is irritating and can worsen the symptoms of constipation.
Patients with hemorrhoids may also cause hemorrhoidal vein congestion and edema after eating, leading to worsening of the disease and inducing abscesses.