Foods You Should Avoid On Empty Stomach

From our early memories, we would have been drilled down with the importance of food and the benefits of eating certain foods. We naturally tend to assume that foods make us grow and sometimes we end up gobbling tons of food with a childhood innocence that they are going to make us taller and smarter in a jiffy. Looking back, we tend to smile at those memories nostalgically. However, in some cases, we grow up or we simply ignore one basic rule of eating the right food at the right time. 

Foods are very much related to time and the physics of our body. We can get benefits from them only if they are taken for a certain period. For instance, there are some foods that are beneficial to us but can actually work in a negative way, if taken at a wrong time. For example, there are some foods that should never be taken on an empty stomach. Here are some such foods that you may want to know:

1. Tomatoes: Tomatoes are no doubt full of vitamins and antioxidants. However, when eaten on an empty stomach, these ingredients combine with acidic nature of our stomach and can result in stomach block. They put unnecessary pressure on the stomach and can cause stomach ache. This can be dangerous for people who are already suffering from ulcers.
2. Citrus Fruits: Though citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits are high in vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants, they may irritate your stomach when taken first thing in the morning. The oesophagus lining of your stomach gets enlarged when there is no food to digest and taking these fruits can directly enlarge them even more, causing more friction to your stomach.
3. Short Crust/Puff Pastry: Pastries can be a good combination for breakfast but it is a strict no on an empty stomach. Pastries and crusts have yeast in them and they simply will not go well for an empty stomach.
4. Carbonated Drinks: Carbonated drinks are basically bad for health and imagine having them on an early morning. Nothing can be more troublesome for your stomach than having these carbonated drinks first thing in the morning. They increase the risk of cancer and heart diseases and can also lead to many other complications. Strictly avoid them on an empty stomach.
5. Coffee or Tea: Is having coffee the first thing that you do in the morning? You may be unaware but you are actually causing a lot of harm to your body. Drinking coffee on an empty stomach can increase the levels of hydrochloric acid and can lead to constipation, vomiting. They also slow the digestion process. Try having a glass of water on an empty stomach; give it some time to settle and then take caffeine.
6. Pears:  The roughage in pears can cause gastric upset and damage gastrointestinal tissues.
7.  Spices :Spicy foods eaten alone are too harsh on the digestive system. Spices trigger the release of gastric acid, which further creates the possibility of developing gastric disorders.

8. Sweets :While sweets initially provide a fast energy boost, blood sugar levels quickly fall, which leads to fatigue and irritability. The foods also do not contain healthy nutrients to sustain energy levels or offer other health benefits. Eating sweets, increases insulin levels, which in turn increases the load on the pancreas, which has just woken up and it can lead to diabetes !

   9.Bananas: Although rich in magnesium, eating bananas on an empty stomach elevates blood levels of the mineral, which could alter cardiac health and performance.

   10. Yeasty Foods : Breads, pastries and other foodstuffs made with yeast increase the body’s natural yeast content. In abundance, elevated yeast levels lead to a variety of problems from oral and gastric infections to skin eruptions.

   11.Green Vegetables : While a good source of amino acids, minerals and vitamins, the roughage contained within the produce leads to abdominal discomfort in the form of heartburn and excess gas.

   12.Fermented Milk Products :Yogurt and other cultured or fermented dairy products provide a wealth of probiotics. However, when consumed on an empty stomach, the hydrochloric acid content quickly destroys the healthy bacteria, which negates any benefit. So, such foods don't give you any health benefits on empty stomach.

   13. Cucumber: Raw vegetables are a rich source of amino acids. However, they can cause heartburn, flatulence and abdominal pain, especially when consumed on empty stomach.

These are some of the edibles you should ignore  eating on empty stomach as it will only turn their benefits into adverse effects.

In my next post, you can read the foods that can be eaten on empty stomach and their goodness !


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