What are the medicinal foods to treat diarrhea in the elderly?

　　with clear reasons diarrhea Treatment is relatively easy, and if there is no clear cause, symptomatic treatment is the only option. Among various therapies, dietary adjustment is undoubtedly the most important. If the diet is well controlled, diarrhea can be reduced or relieved. ； Even if the cause of diarrhea is clear, dietary regulation plays a crucial role. Here are some examples for elderly Medicinal diet for diarrhea.

　　Crucian carp soup: remove the scales, gills and internal organs of 250-500 grams of crucian carp, wash them, put them in a pot, add 500-800 ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes, then pour out a small bowl of soup, add an appropriate amount of refined salt and rice vinegar, drink it on an empty stomach in the morning, once a day. Add appropriate amount of water to the remaining soup and cook the soup again the next day. Cook repeatedly 5 to 7 times. If the diarrhea is severe, take it once more every night before going to bed. The diarrhea will be obviously improved after 3 to 5 days. Keep taking it until you recover. You don't need to eat or drink during this period.

　　White lentil porridge: Take 60 grams of fried white lentils (or 120 grams of fresh white lentils) and 60 grams of japonica rice each time, cook them together into porridge, and eat it warm as a morning and evening snack. Use continuously for 10 to 15 days. White lentils are both nourishing and therapeutic. If you add some yam (40-60 grams) and cook them into lentil and yam porridge, the effect will be better.

　　Ginseng, lotus and jujube porridge: 10 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and dried lotus seeds, 10 jujubes, and 30 grams of japonica rice. Crush Codonopsis pilosula and lotus seeds into fine powder and set aside for later use. Boil the jujube in water, peel and remove the core, and chop the jujube meat into small pieces. Use jujube boiled water to cook rice, jujube meat, minced Codonopsis pilosula and minced lotus seeds into porridge. Take it warmly in the morning and evening.

　　Gorgon powder porridge: 60 grams of Gorgon powder and 100 grams of japonica rice. First, cook the japonica rice porridge, add water to make a paste with gordon flour, add it to the japonica rice porridge, stir and bring to a boil. It can be taken regularly, or you can add an appropriate amount of sugar for seasoning.

　　Lychee Porridge: Mash 50 grams of dried lychees and 20 grams of yam until soft, add 100 grams of japonica rice, cook the porridge, and eat it every morning and evening.

　　Yipi porridge: 250 grams of cooked jujube kernels, 10 grams of chicken gizzards, 60 grams of dried ginger powder, and 120 grams of raw Atractylodes macrocephala. First, roast the Atractylodes macrocephala and chicken gizzards with slow fire, grind them into fine powder, add dried ginger powder and jujube meat and pound them into puree. Make about 20 grams of small cakes, dry them in the oven, one at a time, and can be eaten as a snack on an empty stomach (chew carefully).

　　Make 60 grams of dried yam paste and yam tablets. Roll and sieve finely. Add water to make the paste and put it on the stove. Stir it continuously with chopsticks and cook. Add an appropriate amount of sugar and take it 2 to 3 times a day.

　　Poria cocos and chestnut flour porridge: 30 grams of Poria cocos, 10 grams of chestnuts, 20 grams of glutinous rice, and 20 grams of millet. Crush Poria cocos and chestnuts into fine noodles, cook them with glutinous rice and millet to make porridge, 2 to 3 times a day.

　　Lotus Seed Pot Jiao Tea: Remove the heart from 500 grams of lotus seeds, and fry 500 grams of rice crispy rice to make a pot of pot char. Grind the lotus seeds and guojiao together into a coarse powder and set aside. Take 10 grams of coarse powder and an appropriate amount of sugar each time, put them into a teacup, brew with warm water and drink as tea.

　　Coix seed porridge: 40 grams of coix seed, 50 grams of japonica rice, an appropriate amount of honey, add an appropriate amount of water to cook the porridge, and take it twice a day. Coix seed is rich in carbohydrates and protein, which can strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, and is suitable for chronic diarrhea.

　　Chestnut porridge: 50 grams of chestnut meat, 100 grams of japonica rice, 20 grams of sugar, add an appropriate amount of water to cook the porridge, and take it twice a day.

　　Codonopsis, Poria and Ginger Porridge: 6 grams each of Codonopsis and Poria, 5 slices of ginger, add water to decoct the juice, add the juice to 50 grams of japonica rice, cook the porridge and take it. It is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency.

　　Ganmai Jujube Porridge: 50 grams of red dates, 6 grams of licorice, 20 grams of white sugar, an appropriate amount of wheat, add water to cook the porridge, which can replenish qi and nourish blood, and is suitable for diarrhea and abdominal distension in middle-aged and elderly people.

　　Hawthorn porridge: 20 grams of hawthorn, 6 grams of woody wood, 15 grams of sugar, 50 grams of japonica rice, and appropriate amount of water to cook porridge. It is suitable for diarrhea caused by insufficient spleen and stomach and gastrointestinal dysfunction.

　　Yam and mutton porridge: 250 grams of mutton and 500 grams of fresh yam. Boil the two flavors together first, add an appropriate amount of water, and then add 250 grams of glutinous rice to cook into porridge. Take it warmly once in the morning and evening. Mutton warms the spleen and kidneys ； Chinese yam nourishes the spleen, relieves diarrhea, nourishes the kidneys and strengthens essence. ； Glutinous rice replenishes qi and warms the stomach. Eating this porridge for a long time is good for chronic diarrhea, Kidney deficiency It is beneficial for the elderly who eat less and those with insufficient Qi and blood.