Can you only drink porridge when you get gastric ulcer?

It is not good for stomach patients to often drink porridge.

The phrase "porridge nourishes the stomach" is widely circulated in China and deeply rooted in people's hearts. However, some patients with stomach diseases drink gruel, which is closely related to the changes of disease spectrum. Therefore, porridge nourishing the stomach cannot be generalized.

On the other hand, because people's living standards have been greatly improved, they eat well and are full, which stimulates the stomach to secrete a lot of gastric acid, and the number of patients with reflux esophagitis has greatly increased. For this part of patients, it is not suitable to drink porridge to nourish the stomach, because porridge is acidic, and continuing to drink porridge will undoubtedly make matters worse. Many patients with superficial gastritis drink porridge for a long time because they believe that porridge nourishes the stomach, which eventually leads to reflux esophagitis and even serious esophageal erosion.

Therefore, whether patients with stomach diseases can use "porridge to nourish the stomach" should consult a doctor according to their condition. Experts suggest that patients with excessive gastric acid secretion should eat more pasta such as steamed bread, steamed buns and noodles, because pasta is alkaline, which can balance the acid and alkali of the stomach and help reduce the occurrence of stomach diseases.

Due to poor living conditions, insufficient food and poor diet, there are more people suffering from atrophic gastritis, which leads to insufficient gastric acid secretion. At this time, eating porridge can promote gastric acid secretion, help food digestion and raise blood sugar. In this case, porridge is nourishing the stomach.