To remove moisture, there is barley and red bean porridge. What else is there?

When there is too much moisture in the body, it often manifests itself in problems such as obesity, bloating, and bad breath. Ordinary medicines do not have much effect on removing moisture. If you want to remove moisture from the body, it is recommended that you use diet therapy. Many people know that red bean and barley porridge is very effective in removing moisture. So, besides red bean and barley porridge, what other ingredients can have the effect of removing moisture?

What are the characteristics of dampness in the body?

1. Dizziness and heaviness of feet

I wake up in the morning and can't sleep or get out of bed, and I feel very uncomfortable. I often feel my head is heavy and groggy. Normally, you may feel like you can’t take a step, these are signs of heavy dampness.

2. Itchy skin

The skin will itch in moisture, especially in places where there are cracks in clothes, such as the steel ring of women's bras and the elastic band of pants, and there will be more obvious red spots.

3. Loose stools

People with heavy dampness will have loose stools, and they will have the urge to defecate but lack the force to push. The stools are thinner and generally black, and will stick to the toilet and be difficult to flush. After defecation, there will be a feeling of incomplete stool.

4. Easy to produce oil

The skin on the face, back and scalp is prone to oiliness, and the more you remove the oil, the more oily it becomes.

5. Belly Fat

People with dampness are prone to developing a small belly, and it is particularly obvious, especially women who have given birth. They will feel that they have abnormally excessive abdominal fat, which is also caused by the heavy dampness.

Of course, there are many other characteristics of dampness, which vary from person to person, and different people will show more obvious symptoms in certain aspects. Removing moisture is a long-term process.

What are some foods that remove moisture?

Corn: It has the effects of regulating the stomach, stimulating appetite, reducing turbidity and promoting diuresis. It is suitable for urinary stones or chronic nephritis edema, hypertension, loss of appetite and other symptoms.

Lentil: It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, relieving heat and dampness. It is suitable for vomiting and diarrhea due to summer heat and dampness, vomiting due to spleen deficiency, poor appetite and loose stools, diarrhea and edema, and red and white vaginal discharge.

Onion: It has the effects of harmonizing the stomach and relieving gas, eliminating dampness and expectorant, detoxifying and killing insects. It is suitable for symptoms such as chest tightness, abdominal distension, cough with sputum, and difficulty urinating.

Winter melon: It has the effects of promoting diuresis, removing dampness, relieving heat and losing weight. We can use winter melon to make soup in spring (do not peel it). In addition to removing dampness, friends who want to lose weight should pay attention that winter melon can also help lose weight and should be eaten more. In addition, winter melon is cool in nature, so women should not eat it during their menstrual period as it may cause dysmenorrhea.

Water celery: It has the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, and is suitable for symptoms such as painful urination, bloody urine, and leucorrhea.

Pumpkin: It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach and removing dampness. We can cook pumpkin or make pumpkin pie. In addition, carp and pumpkin are incompatible, and eating them together will cause poisoning. People with skin diseases should not eat too much.

Portulaca oleracea: It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, dispersing blood and reducing swelling. It is suitable for acute enteritis, dysentery, hematuria, hot urination, jaundice, gingivitis and other diseases.