Why does my stomach bloat after taking Chinese medicine?

Stomach bloating after taking Chinese medicine may be caused by poor gastrointestinal function. Of course, it is not ruled out that it is caused by some ingredients in the medicinal materials that irritate the gastrointestinal tract. If the situation is not very serious, then there is no need to worry too much, but you should also understand some taboos of taking Chinese medicine. For example, it is not suitable to eat radish while taking Chinese medicine. People who suffer from digestive tract diseases such as hepatitis and chronic gastroenteritis are not suitable for long-term use of Chinese medicine.

1. What vegetables should not be eaten when taking Chinese medicine

1. It is not advisable to eat radish when taking traditional Chinese medicine (except for taking qi-regulating and phlegm-resolving medicines), because radish has the effects of digesting food and breaking up qi. Especially when taking tonic Chinese medicines such as ginseng, eating radish will reduce the effect of the tonic and make it lose its tonic effect and fail to achieve the therapeutic purpose.

2. Patients with digestive tract diseases such as hepatitis and chronic gastroenteritis should avoid taking garlic when taking spleen-strengthening, stomach-warming and stomach-regulating medicines. Garlic contains allicin, which can stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa and cause congestion of the mucosa. The Chinese medicine they take will not be able to effectively play its therapeutic role.

3. You cannot eat chili peppers when taking Chinese medicine, especially when you have a fever. It is even more inappropriate to eat chili peppers when taking medicines that clear heat and cool blood or nourish yin and reduce inflammation. Chili peppers can reduce the efficacy of the medicine, making the treatment ineffective or weakening the efficacy.

2. Can I eat fruit while taking Chinese medicine?

It is best not to eat anything, especially fruits and vegetables, within 30 minutes before and after taking the medicine. This is because some vegetables and fruits contain substances that can react chemically with drugs, changing the effects of the drugs.

Don't eat cold fruits: pears, hawthorns, water chestnuts, tangerines, lilies, bananas, sugar cane, persimmons, etc.

3. Can I drink tea while taking Chinese medicine?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is best not to drink tea while taking Chinese medicine. Because the chemical components in tea will not only reduce or affect the efficacy of drugs, but also produce some side effects, you should not drink tea when taking medicine. In addition, Chinese medicine is usually not taken with tea, because drinking tea can "antidote" the medicine. Tea contains a large amount of tannic acid, which can easily form insoluble precipitation with biological alkali. The active ingredients of many traditional Chinese medicines are biological alkaloids. For example, ephedra contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, coptis chinensis and phellodendron contain berberine, and stemonine is contained in stemona. Other active ingredients such as Corydalis yanhusuo, Cirsium chinense, Cirsium truncatum, and Datura stramonium are also mainly alkaloids. When the decoction of these medicines is taken with tea, precipitation will occur and affect the efficacy of the medicine. At the same time, the tannic acid in tea has an astringent effect, which will prevent the body from absorbing nutrients such as protein. Therefore, when taking tonic medicines such as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, and yam, drinking tea, especially strong tea, will also reduce the efficacy of the medicine.