Do I have to take medicine to protect my stomach? Exercise can also help nourish your stomach

Gastric disease is prone to recurrence, which has always been a source of suffering and pain for patients with gastric disease. The most important thing to treat stomach problems in life is to take care of yourself, but auxiliary exercises are equally important. So, what kind of exercises can help nourish the stomach?

Exercise is scientific and effective in nourishing the stomach

As an effective auxiliary therapy, patients with stomach problems can participate in sports including: Qigong, Tai Chi, walking, jogging, cycling, etc.

During the exercise process, the amount of exercise should be gradually increased, from little to more, and persist for a long time. For example, you can adopt a slow, whole-body relaxing walking style for 20 to 30 minutes each time, and control your exercise pulse at around 110 beats per minute. You can choose to walk about 2 kilometers in a scenic environment, which helps regulate the central nervous system, improve the whole body and gastrointestinal function, and has a certain effect on eliminating abdominal distension, belching, and promoting ulcer healing. As the condition improves, you can increase the amount of exercise appropriately, and the pulse rate during exercise can reach about 130 to 140 beats per minute. It is best to exercise for 20 to 40 minutes every day.

People with acute gastroenteritis, gastric bleeding, and abdominal pain should not participate in exercise. They should wait until their condition recovers or improves before engaging in appropriate exercise. People who suffer from stomach pain should not only pay attention to diet and health, but also develop exercise habits, and try to exercise 2-3 days a week. Because exercise can promote blood circulation, improve metabolism, help gastrointestinal motility, increase strength, eliminate mental stress, etc., some exercise postures can also prevent stomach discomfort.

Combining body positions with self-massage

Exercise therapy for stomach problems should pay attention to combining whole-body exercise with local exercise, such as coordinating with some appropriate massage therapy to adjust gastrointestinal nerve function, alleviate subjective symptoms, and improve digestive function.

Kneeling forward: Kneel on both knees, with your knees to toes touching the ground, keep your upper body upright, and let your hands hang naturally. Sit down slowly until your weight is completely on your ankles, place your hands naturally on your knees, and keep breathing normally. Hold this position for about 30 seconds, relax, and then lean your upper body forward. Repeat 3-5 times. This movement helps eliminate bloating, gastrointestinal syndrome (such as gastrointestinal cramps, diarrhea, etc.), and can also strengthen the thigh muscles.

What to eat to nourish the stomach?

Appropriate supplementation should be made with foods rich in protein and vitamins. The meals should be soft and easy to digest. Avoid foods that are too spicy, too strongly scented, and too hot. The so-called nutritious food means that sugars, proteins, fats, vitamins, and inorganic salts are complete and properly matched. The so-called easy to digest generally has the following rules: leavened dough is better than unleavened dough; pasta is better than rice; liquid rice is better than ordinary rice; starch (sugar) is better than fat (meat); fine grains are better than coarse grains. Patients with gastritis should pay special attention to food that is non-irritating. For example, chili peppers often cause stomach pain in patients with chronic gastritis, white wine often aggravates the pain in gastritis patients, raw onions and garlic are often avoided by gastritis patients because they irritate the stomach, and strong tea increases the secretion of gastric acid, which aggravates the patient's stomach pain.