Atrophic gastritis, poor digestion: What should you eat to stop losing weight?
Disease description:
Since being diagnosed with atrophic gastritis, my digestive function has been getting worse and worse, and I have been losing more weight. I would like to know what I should eat with atrophic gastritis and poor digestion to stop losing weight?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Shen Yonghua
For patients with atrophic gastritis accompanied by indigestion and weight loss, the following dietary recommendations are suggested:
1. Dietary adjustment: Follow the principle of eating small amounts of food more frequently, and at regular times and quantities, avoiding overeating to reduce the burden on the stomach. Choose easily digestible, low-fat, high-protein foods such as fish, chicken, and tofu, and consume adequate amounts of fresh vegetables and fruits to supplement vitamins and minerals. Avoid spicy, greasy, raw, cold, or hard foods to reduce irritation to the gastric mucosa.
2. Enhance nutrient intake: Pay attention to enhancing nutrition and appropriately consume some stomach-friendly foods, such as Chinese yam and millet porridge, which help protect the gastric mucosa and promote digestion and absorption.
3. Avoid irritating foods: Avoid consuming spicy, hard, or high-fat foods to reduce irritation to the gastric mucosa and decrease discomfort.
4. Regulation with traditional Chinese medicine: Under a doctor's guidance, traditional Chinese medicines such as Xiang Sha Yang Wei Wan (Fruit and Rhizome Stomach Nourishing Pills) or Shen Ling Bai Zhu San (Ginseng and Atractylodes Powder) may be taken to strengthen the spleen, replenish qi, and alleviate symptoms of indigestion.
