Eat eggs appropriately, for example, eat one a day, usually without bloating.
However, since eggs are rich in protein and fat, if eaten too much at one time, it may not be easily digested and absorbed by the human body, which will add burden to the gastrointestinal tract and lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction . Therefore, patients who eat too many eggs at one time may experience symptoms such as abdominal distension, increased anal exhaust, and anal odor.
Eggs have high nutritional value and are easy to digest after cooking. However, different cooking methods lead to a large difference in the rate of digestion of eggs by the stomach.
egg cooking method and digestion speed
● It takes about 1.5 hours to be digested in the stomach;
● The fully cooked eggs become hard after protein molecule solidifies very densely and become a gelatinous substance, which takes about 2 hours to be digested;
● Because fried and scrambled eggs have oil on the surface, they are not easy to come into contact with the digestive fluid when they enter the gastrointestinal tract. They must wait until the oil is digested before they come into contact with the digestive fluid, and it takes about 2.5 hours to be digested.
Therefore, it is generally recommended that patients eat steamed egg custard , egg flower soup , etc., so that egg can be better digested and absorbed .
Gastrointestinal flatulence is mainly caused by gastrointestinal diseases, liver diseases, gallbladder diseases, pancreatic diseases, systemic diseases, etc., and may also be caused by eating too fast and eating too much gas-producing food. Therefore, for patients with flatulence, they should go to the hospital's gastroenterology department for diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner, and pay attention to adjusting their dietary habits, eat less or no food containing gas or producing gas, such as potatoes, taro, soybeans, lentils , cabbage, broccoli , etc.
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Li Jingnan: Deputy Director, Chief Physician, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
