What food is good for spleen enlargement

In daily life, we should pay attention to protecting our internal organs, because the role they play in the human body is very important. Among them, the spleen is one of the internal organs, and its main function is to improve human immunity, because the spleen in the human body is mainly composed of lymphatic tissue. But when patients have an enlarged spleen, what foods should they eat to help relieve the symptoms?

1. Yam: The effects of raw yam and cooked yam are quite different. The raw one is most suitable for replenishing yin, while the cooked one is suitable for strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea. However, people with poor spleen and stomach are not suitable to eat yam raw. It is recommended to cook yam with cereals, such as yam millet porridge, yam pumpkin porridge, yam rice porridge, yam pork ribs soup, etc.

2. Red dates: Red dates can not only replenish qi, soothe the spleen, but also replenish qi and blood. They are especially suitable for female friends. We can add some red dates when cooking porridge, and we can also steam red date apple soup every day.

3. Lotus root: As the saying goes, "A man cannot live without ginger for a day, and a woman cannot live without lotus root for three days." Women belong to the yin element and their bodies need to be nourished. Lotus root has a good effect in nourishing yin. It is recommended to eat cooked lotus root to nourish the spleen and stomach, and to replenish blood and promote muscle growth.

4. Japonica rice: Japonica rice has the effects of nourishing yin and promoting body fluid, relieving restlessness and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach, replenishing the middle qi, and strengthening the intestines and stopping diarrhea. When cooking rice porridge with japonica rice, the thick liquid floating on the surface of the pot (commonly known as rice soup or porridge oil) has the effect of replenishing the body and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on people who are weak after illness or childbirth.

5. Bird's nest: It is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effects of invigorating qi and replenishing deficiency, nourishing yin and nourishing the lungs. It is especially suitable for those with both qi and lung deficiency. "Bencao Zaixin" once said that it is a great tonic for vital energy, and "Food Do's and Don'ts" also has records that bird's nest can strengthen yang and replenish qi.

There are many structures called "sinusoids" in the spleen tissue. Normally, part of the blood is retained in the sinusoids. When the human body loses blood, the sinusoids contract and release this part of the blood to the periphery to replenish blood volume. A large number of macrophages are attached to the walls of the sinusoids, which can phagocytize aging red blood cells, pathogens and foreign matter. The spleen is the largest immune organ in the body, accounting for 25% of the total lymphoid tissue in the body. It contains a large number of lymphocytes and macrophages. It is the center of cellular immunity and humoral immunity in the body and exerts anti-tumor effects through multiple mechanisms. Splenectomy leads to disorders in cellular immunity and humoral immunity, affecting the occurrence and development of tumors.