4 foods that are harmful to your stomach

Eat salty

Eating salty not only increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, but also causes gastritis, which can cause stomach cancer in the long run. Because salt is the 'culprit' that promotes the activity of HP bacteria (Helicobacter pylori) - the bacterium that causes gastric mucosal ulcers leading to cancer.

According to a study by D'Elia and colleagues, more than 270,000 people in 6 to 15 years show that people who eat a lot of salt have a 68% increased risk of stomach cancer compared to normal people.

Do not drink carbonated soft drinks when eating

Fresh water contains carbon dioxide components, and when drinking has an immediate cooling effect, many people like to drink. But if you have stomach problems, drinking soft drinks during meals causes more harm than good.

When drinking soft drinks, soda, is a diluted form of acid, causing adverse effects to the digestive system. Carbon dioxide in soda or carbonated soft drinks causes mucosal irritation, reduces gastric acid secretion, influences the formation of pepsin production, weakening gastrointestinal function.

In addition, soft drinks contain sodium bicarbonate, which can neutralize stomach acid, reduce stomach acid levels, and weaken digestion.

Therefore, patients with chronic gastritis who drink soft drinks during meals will experience discomfort and abdominal pain, flatulence, burp and other unusual symptoms.

The coffee

High acid coffee, can irritate the abdominal wall and cause abdominal pain. In addition, caffeine in coffee may also cause the stomach to produce excessive acid, which can cause ulcers and more severe pain.

Therefore, if you don't want your stomach to get worse, you should limit coffee. If you have cravings, you should only drink a little at the time you are full. Absolutely should not drink coffee on an empty stomach so the harm is not serious.

Do not eat a lot of hot peppers

According to a survey in China with 200 healthy people participating in gastroscopy to investigate eating habits. Of these, 126 people ate chili, 73 did not eat chili, the results showed that those who ate chili had a significantly higher rate of gastritis than those who did not eat chili.

Especially those who do not eat chili have a significantly lower incidence of gastritis. So, patients with chronic gastritis, it is best not to eat chili.