Diet and indigestion dyspepsia

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Dissociated diet against digestive problems

At this point it is necessary to introduce the principles underlying the dissociated diet and its variants. In reality, more than real diets, these are dietary fads which, due to countless errors of assessment, have not found a wide consensus among doctors and professionals in the sector.

Also to illustrate this principle we can use the comparison with the work activity of a person.

So let's imagine that an employee has to perform different tasks during the day. By organizing everything meticulously and dedicating the right time to every problem, our skilled worker would in all likelihood be able to easily extricate himself between the various chores. On the contrary, continuously jumping from one task to another in his mind would generate not a little confusion and the various problems would be difficult to solve.

For the same reason, a "single full binge of first second, fruit, dessert and coffee would cause many problems for our digestive system. However, fortunately, some workers have a good mental elasticity that allows them to successfully jump from problem to problem." other. In the same way, within a certain limit, our body also manages to extricate itself in the digestion of foods of different nature.

The composition of the meal in terms of macronutrients is in fact important as the various foods we eat require conflicting or even opposite digestive processes. By studying these associations, a list of unfavorable food combinations has been drawn up, whose simultaneous digestion creates some problems for the organism.

Proteins and Carbohydrates

The digestive enzymes involved in the digestion of these two classes of nutrients compete with each other. In fact, proteins need an acidic environment to be digested while carbohydrates need a basic environment. The intake of proteins together with carbohydrates therefore causes an arrest of the digestion of both, since carbohydrates, forced to remain longer than necessary in the stomach, give rise to putreffative processes.
The more the carbohydrates are simple or with a high glycemic index (sugar, sugary fruit, sweets, honey, etc.), the greater the digestive problems.

Acids and Carbohydrates

Acidic foods and drinks (wine, beer, vinegar, sour fruit, fruit juices and some sugary drinks) tend to lower the gastric pH by hindering the digestion of carbohydrates. These foods are instead indicated to promote the digestion of a protein meal since, as we have already seen, proteins are better digested in an acidic environment.

Fats and Proteins

Above all, cooked fats tend to slow down the digestion times of proteins in the intestine, giving rise to putrefactive processes that can only be balanced by the simultaneous intake of raw vegetables.

FRUIT: we can divide this category of food into two large groups: sour fruit (lemons, melons, apricots, oranges, apples, cherries) and sugary fruit (persimmons, grapes, figs, dates, chestnuts). Since the first increases gastric acidity by counteracting the digestion of sugars present in the second, it would be good to never associate these two types of fruit with each other.

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The scrupulous observance of these rules inevitably leads to an impoverishment of the diet, both in terms of quality and quantity. While it is true that the Italian diet is rich in incongruous food associations, it is also true that often the caloric limit is much more important than the correct combination of foods.

Those who eat poorly and are overweight are more likely to suffer from digestive problems than a normal weight who follows a balanced diet. It is therefore necessary to follow some important rules in the dietary field such as the reduction of fats (especially saturated ones) in favor of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants of which raw fruit and vegetables are particularly rich. Compared to meat, fish, in addition to having a better lipid profile, is less rich in connective tissue, therefore more easily digestible.
It is not enough to eat better, you have to try to eat several times a day and in addition to the three main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) possibly include a snack in the middle of the morning and afternoon.

Poor quality of food

Today on our tables you can find foods from all over the world at affordable prices.

Unfortunately, in many cases the quality of food does not go hand in hand with the economic possibilities of the consumer or with his dietetic knowledge. On the other hand, the food industry, like other commercial activities, is certainly not immune from profit ambitions and this often comes at the expense of the quality of their products.

Often disconcerting news such as anabolics in meat, mercury in fish or dioxin in chickens are needed to momentarily awaken the critical spirit of the consumer. In reality, it would be enough to know the real properties of chemical additives or other substances used in the food sector to stay away from many of the numerous products on the market.

If these substances taken individually in limited doses are completely harmless, the same thing cannot be said if their consumption lasts for a long time or if they are taken for years by adding them to other chemical additives.

Frying food develops, for example, numerous toxic substances, depending on the type of oil used and the cooking temperature. On the other hand, a kilo of grilled meat contains approximately the same amount of benzopyrene (an extremely carcinogenic hydrocarbon) found in 600 cigarettes.

The combination of toxic substances, chemical additives and poor quality foods inevitably leads to an intoxication of the organism whose symptoms, easily observable, include dermatitis, weight gain, fatigue, headache and digestive problems. Regular consumption of fruit and vegetables combined with a little physical activity, it helps to reduce the absorption of these substances, favoring their elimination at the same time.

SOME RECOMMENDED FOODS TO FAVOR DIGESTION: Artichoke, cabbage, bran, fennel, lemon balm, mint (contraindicated in case of gastroesophageal reflux), and gentian.