Hello everyone, I am Dr. Feng, and I will explain to you about fasting diet.

Now more and more people suffer from gastrointestinal diseases, 9 out of every 10 people have gastrointestinal diseases, most gastrointestinal diseases are caused by irregular diet, the main responsibility of the stomach is to carry the food we eat, no matter what we eat, the stomach needs to accept and digest it.

If we eat some healthy foods, our stomach can function normally, however, if we eat some unhealthy foods regularly, our stomach will develop resistance after receiving these foods, which will lead to the long-term existence of some gastrointestinal diseases.

How long does not eat count as an empty stomach?

From a medical point of view, fasting means that the stomach is basically empty, as a normal adult, the stomach capacity is about 50 ml when fasting, and the stomach capacity can hold about 1500 ml to 2000 ml of food after meals, it takes about 5 minutes for food to enter the stomach until emptying, and if it takes a long time, it can be extended for about 10 hours, and the physical properties and chemical composition of the food also determine the speed of gastric emptying.

For a simple example, liquids such as water in the intestine and stomach are emptied 1-2 times faster than solid foods, small particles are emptied about twice as fast as large particles, and proteins, fats, substances, vitamins, and fructose in the intestines and stomach are emptied the fastest in carbohydrates, followed by proteins, and finally fats and other nutrients.

If you do not eat for a long time, it is a fasting state, this conclusion is difficult to support medically, if you draw blood on an empty stomach, you must fast for more than 8 hours, do not eat, if you take medicine on an empty stomach, it refers to not taking medicine one hour before or two hours after meals.

Can you drink milk and eat eggs on an empty stomach?

Not so long ago, there was a difficult question on the Internet to answer: Can you eat on an empty stomach? Maybe you find this question difficult to understand, if you can't eat on an empty stomach, can't you eat while people are hungry to provide energy to the body?

Many netizens may think that this question is nonsense, you can eat on an empty stomach, but after all, fasting is a special state of the body, you should pay more attention to the choice of food, some people have heard that you can't drink milk on an empty stomach and eat eggs, right?

Milk is rich in nutrients, such as protein, calcium, amino acids, vitamins, mineral elements, etc., moderate drinking milk can bring many benefits to the body, such as beauty, nutritional supplementation, strong bones, etc., it is precisely because the nutrients in milk are relatively rich and complex, so drinking milk on an empty stomach may lead to gastrointestinal peristalsis dysfunction, some nutrients in milk may have been consumed and metabolized before being absorbed.

Therefore, drinking milk on an empty stomach can easily reduce the nutritional value of milk, therefore, from a health point of view, it is not recommended to drink milk on an empty stomach, after drinking milk, let's talk about eggs, eggs should also be a food in every kitchen, eggs are also rich in nutrients, eggs also play a vital role in the development of the mainland.

As early as in the past, due to the lack of material resources, people could not afford to eat meat, so it was difficult to provide the necessary nutrients for the body, so at that time, people would supplement nutrition by eating eggs.

Eating eggs can also bring certain benefits to the body, the question of whether eating eggs on an empty stomach is good or bad should be analyzed dialectically, many people may think that eating eggs on an empty stomach is not good for health, in fact, eating eggs on an empty stomach may be more conducive to the absorption of protein, but it will also lead to the full absorption of cholesterol.

Strictly speaking, eating eggs on an empty stomach is not a big problem, and everyone can choose according to their eating habits and preferences.

Doctor: Try to eat as few 5 foods as possible on an empty stomach

Many people will choose to match some side dishes before drinking, because drinking on an empty stomach is very harmful to the stomach, and it is easier to get drunk, strong tea and coffee are not suitable for drinking on an empty stomach, the characteristics of these foods will be better absorbed, if drunk on an empty stomach, it may cause some adverse reactions, such as dizziness, chest tightness, rapid heartbeat and other symptoms.

British scientists have found that eating a large amount of sugar on an empty stomach will lead to a sudden rise in blood sugar, disrupting the acid-base balance of the human body and the biological balance of various beneficial bacteria in the body, which is not conducive to human health, eating sugar on an empty stomach will also increase the burden of pancreatic islets, and even lead to a spike in blood sugar, which is more likely to bring various complications and is harmful to the body.

Fruits are rich in fruit acids, which can easily stimulate the stomach, which will also have an impact, it is not recommended to eat hawthorn, kiwi and lemon on an empty stomach, otherwise, the rich fruit acids inside will have an impact, thereby increasing the incidence of stomach problems, you should choose other foods with a strong sense of satiety and mild foods to relieve hunger, fruits can be obtained normally.

Our stomach is like a machine, in order to stimulate the function of the stomach, we better eat some easily digestible food at the beginning, such as steamed buns, rice, etc., so we better eat protein-rich fish and meat in the future to reduce the burden on the stomach, at the same time, it will produce a lot of nitrogen waste, and also have a certain burden on the liver and kidneys.

This is a condiment that every household has, you can use it to fry vegetables, or eat it raw, mix it into garlic puree, etc., which way to eat is what people like, if you eat garlic on an empty stomach, allicin in garlic will cause certain inflammatory stimulation of the human gastric mucosa, and may also cause stomach cramps and colic, for your own health, it is recommended that you do not eat garlic on an empty stomach.