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Should you eat pineapple if you have a stomach problem? Is eating pineapple good for the stomach? Eating pineapple is harmful to the stomach?... are questions that many people are interested in because pineapple is an aromatic, delicious, nutritious, cheap fruit that is also very popular in Vietnam.
1. Uses of pineapple
Pineapple is a fruit that contains many healthy nutrients, in which vitamin C is the most abundant. Pineapple is delicious, easy to eat and can be used to quench thirst on hot summer days.
Pineapple contains bromelain (a group of enzymes) that helps break down proteins in the body. The calories inside pineapple are on par with other fruits, but especially nutritious.
Thanks to the abundant amount of vitamins and minerals, adding pineapple will help improve our health, especially the taste buds are stimulated more sensitive. At the same time, when eating pineapple in a reasonable way, the body will appear many good symptoms such as: Strengthening the health of the digestive system, immune system, anti-oxidant, anti-aging skin, protecting the heart, making relieve cough, reduce the risk of osteoporosis, protect the brain,...
2. Eating pineapple is harmful to the stomach?
Although pineapple contains many vitamins and minerals that are beneficial to health, you may have heard others advise not to eat pineapple because pineapple is sour and acidic, so it is easy to affect the stomach. It is also because of this thought that many people wonder if eating pineapple is harmful to the stomach? Or is eating pineapple good for the stomach?
In general, pineapple is a healthy and safe fruit for our body. Supplementing nutrients from pineapple not only fills the body with energy, but also brings many practical benefits to health. However, like other foods, if you consume too much pineapple, there will be a risk of causing bad symptoms for the stomach and nearby organs, such as: Abdominal discomfort, pain appears. In the stomach, heartburn, a feeling of nausea, ... The cause of this condition is because organic acids and some enzymes have the effect of breaking down proteins, causing the stomach wall to become thinner and easier for inflammation to occur. ulcer.
Answering the question of eating pineapple with stomach pain, doctors advise people with a history of stomach pain not to eat pineapple. In the body of patients with this disease, the layers of mucus inside the stomach - which protect the mucosal wall from acids and gastric juices - are unevenly distributed, with thin and thick places. When the mucosal layer is severely deficient, the organic acids and enzymes from pineapple have the opportunity to attack the stomach wall, causing the ulcers to erode more widely.
In addition, pineapple is also a fruit that contains a lot of fiber, so people with digestive-related diseases should not use much to avoid many unpleasant problems such as: indigestion, constipation, ...
Thus, eating pineapple is very safe for the body if supplemented in moderate amounts. On the contrary, when eating too much pineapple in a day will easily cause harmful adverse reactions to the body. Along with that, people with stomach-related diseases also do not eat pineapple because it is easy to make stomach injuries worse.
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3. Notes when eating pineapple
Risk of Allergies: Some possible adverse reactions from eating pineapple include irritation (pain or burning) in the mouth because of pineapple's acidity and high bromelain content; oral allergy syndrome (itching or swelling). There is also a rare case of anaphylaxis when eating pineapple, with the initial symptom being wheezing or not being able to breathe. Interactions with drugs: Paying attention to the medication you are taking before eating pineapple is also very important to avoid interactions with substances in pineapple. For example, bromelain in pineapple can alter the effects of antidepressants and anticonvulsants. Pregnant women should not eat pineapple: According to research in the world, bromelain inside pineapple can make the uterus soft, stimulate contractions. If pregnant women in the first 3 months eat too much green pineapple, they will easily miscarry. In addition, eating a lot of pineapple is also a cause of diarrhea, which is quite dangerous for pregnant women. Although pineapple contains many good nutrients for the body, if eaten in excess, there is still a potential risk of causing dangerous side effects to the stomach. Experts recommend that people with a history of stomach-related diseases also do not eat too much pineapple.
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