Q I love spicy food and coffee. Which foods especially worsen gastritis?
A Spicy food, hot food, coffee, alcohol, carbonated drinks, and salty irritating foods are typical. Coffee on an empty stomach and painkillers directly irritate the stomach lining, so be especially careful.
Detailed Answer
Irritating spices like chili and pepper, caffeine, alcohol, and carbonated drinks increase stomach acid secretion and directly irritate the lining. Salty foods and processed foods are also known to worsen mucosal damage. In particular, strong coffee on an empty stomach and painkillers taken on an empty stomach are the combination that most commonly worsens gastritis.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Changing all your eating habits at once is hard. While raising the stomach lining's recovery power through Korean medicine, we recommend a realistic approach of reducing one or two of the biggest irritants first. The goal is not to quit your favorite foods for life, but to find together the frequency and amount your stomach can tolerate.
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