Will eating leeks cause internal heat? If you love leeks, look carefully!

I believe that many people have eaten leeks in normal times, but those who prefer leeks need to pay attention that not everyone is suitable for eating leeks, especially those who are prone to getting angry. Excessive consumption can easily lead to getting angry, and may also cause constipation and dry mouth.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "in spring and summer, nourish yang, and in autumn and winter, nourish yin." The climate in spring varies in temperature, so we should nourish the yang energy. Chives are warm in nature and are the best for nourishing the yang energy. Especially those who usually have cold hands and feet may wish to eat more leeks. However, leeks are not suitable for everyone’s physique. The following types of people are better off eating less or no leeks.

1. People who are prone to getting angry have a hot constitution and often suffer from symptoms of getting angry, such as constipation, dry mouth, and mouth ulcers. Chives are warm in nature and tend to be warming and tonic. If you eat them in large quantities, the symptoms of getting a sore throat will become more severe. At the same time, children have low resistance and are prone to getting angry, so it is best for them to eat less leeks.

2. Chives are rich in dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility, but they are also difficult to digest. Therefore, patients with gastric ulcers, gastrointestinal discomfort and loose stools are advised to eat less leeks, otherwise a large amount of crude fiber will irritate the intestinal wall and cause diarrhea.

3. People who have just recovered from a serious illness are advised not to eat leeks because of their weak constitution and poor digestive ability. It is better to eat more rice porridge and other easily digestible foods.

4. Leeks have a certain stimulating effect on the uterus. Therefore, expectant mothers are advised not to eat or eat less leeks to prevent fetal movement.

5. It is easy to have antagonistic reactions with some minerals and trace elements, affecting the absorption of these minerals and trace elements. When cooking leeks, they are rarely blanched first (blanching can remove oxalic acid), so the elderly, children, pregnant women, and people who are deficient in calcium, iron, and zinc should try to eat less leeks.