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Why don't you want to eat in summer?

Because of sweating in summer, it is easy to cause imbalance of body fluid metabolism. The balance between water and electrolyte is an important factor to keep the internal environment relatively constant. Excessive sweating will lead to excessive loss of water, sodium ions and water-soluble vitamins (mainly vitamin B 1 and C), resulting in imbalance of water and salt metabolism and acid-base balance in the body. Due to a lot of perspiration and chloride ion loss, the chloride ion reserve necessary for the formation of gastric acid in the blood will be reduced, resulting in a decrease in the acidity of gastric juice; At the same time, drinking plenty of water because of thirst will also dilute stomach acid. These changes will affect the digestive function and cause loss of appetite. Chinese medicine also believes that summer humidity is high and the spleen and stomach are easy to get wet, so most people will lose their appetite. In summer, skin blood vessels expand due to heat dissipation, and gastrointestinal blood flow will be relatively reduced, especially after eating a lot of cold drinks, gastrointestinal blood vessels will shrink sharply due to cold stimulation, blood flow will be further reduced, and digestive ability will naturally decline. In addition, the original digestive system diseases may be aggravated in summer, and if they belong to deficiency-cold constitution, they are more prone to indigestion at this time. What can I do to "appetize"? If you just have a bad appetite and have no other physical discomfort, you can choose your favorite food first. Chinese medicine believes that "the stomach is full of joy." Secondly, clear away heat and remove dampness, and eat watermelon and mung bean soup properly. Third, try appetizing porridge: burnt hawthorn 12g, fried medicated leaven 10g, fried malt 10g, and chicken gizzard-membrane 10g. First decoct the soup with water, remove the residue, add a proper amount of japonica rice to the soup and cook it into porridge. Finally, use Xiaoshi medicine as appropriate. If these methods can't solve the problem, you should go to the hospital for treatment, because you shouldn't think that diet is just a symptom. Many organic diseases may occur, such as chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, chronic cholecystitis and some diseases outside the digestive system, so you need to be extra vigilant.