What happens when you eat too many plums?

1 Have you eaten too many plums? "Peaches nourish people, apricots hurt people, and people are buried under plums." This is a summary of the experience of the ancients, which is intended to warn us not to eat too many plums, otherwise it will be harmful to our health. Let's see what happens when we eat too many plums.

Gastric acid reflux tastes sour, which can promote the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, thus improving appetite and promoting digestion. It is especially suitable for patients with gastric acid deficiency, fullness after eating and constipation. But eating too much will stimulate excessive gastric acid secretion, leading to acid reflux.

3 damage to the spleen and stomach "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" records that plums "can't eat more and damage the spleen and stomach". Mainly because plums are cold and cool foods, eating too many cold foods is easy to cause spleen and stomach deficiency, and spleen deficiency will affect food digestion, which is also the reason why many people eat too many plums and have diarrhea. However, plum contains more fruit acid, which will stimulate excessive gastric acid secretion, damage gastric mucosa and lead to stomach pain.

4 Damage to teeth Acidic food will damage enamel if it stays in the mouth for a long time. Plums are sour, and eating too much will form an acidic environment. People with damaged enamel will have obvious toothache if they eat plums.