What should an elderly person with a weak spleen and stomach eat?

　　1. Eat in moderation, but not have a partial eclipse

　　In "On Elderly Care", Zhu Danxi pointed out, elderly Those with insufficient internal organs, obvious weakness of the spleen, insufficiency of yin and fluid, and a more irritable temperament will have difficulty digesting food due to a weak spleen, and often feel full after eating.； Deficiency of yin is easy to produce deficiency fire, and qi stagnation often produces phlegm, which can cause various senile diseases. disease , the syndrome of "four injuries" of Qi, blood, phlegm and stagnation appears. Therefore, many warnings about not eating are given. Modern medicine also believes that improper diet is a potential cause of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and common aging.

　　Therefore, the elderly should be 70-80% full at each meal, especially at dinner. In addition, in order to balance the absorption of nutrients and keep the body healthy , eat a little of all kinds of food, and if possible, keep about 10 kinds of main and non-staple foods every day.

　　2. Eat light and slow meals

　　Zhu Danxi said in "Ru Dan Lun": "The stomach is a sea of ​​water and valleys. If it is clear and peaceful, it can absorb； The spleen is the organ of digestion, and if it is clear and harmonious, it can facilitate transportation. ”It is also said that excessive use of the five tastes damages the yin energy, and gluttony with thick tastes turns fire into phlegm, which is a "poison that causes disease and kills life." Therefore, the diet of the elderly should be mainly light, and they should chew slowly and slowly. This is one of the measures for the elderly to nourish yin and maintain health.

　　Some elderly people are overweight, but they don't know that eating too much salt will increase the burden on the heart and kidneys and easily lead to increased blood pressure. For health reasons, the elderly should generally eat 6-8 grams of salt per day. Some elderly people are accustomed to eating fast food and swallowing it without chewing it completely, which is harmful to their health over time. Chew food carefully and slowly to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and promote digestion. In addition, eating slower can also easily lead to a feeling of fullness, preventing overeating and affecting your health.

　　3. The food should be rotten and hot.

　　Zhu Danxi pointed out that the physiological characteristics of the elderly are decline in organ function, reduced secretion of digestive juices and digestive enzymes, and reduced gastrointestinal digestive function. Therefore, the supplement should not be too much, otherwise it will affect the digestion and absorption functions. In addition, the teeth of the elderly often become loose and fall out, and the chewing muscles become weak. Therefore, special attention should be paid to taking care of the spleen and stomach, and the meals should be softer and less rotten.

　　The elderly have poor resistance to cold. Eating cold food can cause vasoconstriction in the gastric wall, reduce blood supply, and reflexively reduce blood circulation in other internal organs, which is detrimental to health. Therefore, the diet of the elderly should be slightly hotter and more palatable.