Does beginning of autumn's solar terms affect the intestines?

On the day of beginning of autumn, the sun is setting, the cold is getting longer, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large.

In order to adapt to the yin and yang changes in nature from "long summer" to "autumn harvest", the qi and blood of the human body began to adduce. In autumn, when the human body is stimulated by cold air, the histamine acid in the blood increases, the gastric acid secretion increases, the gastrointestinal tract contracts convulsively, and its own resistance and adaptability to the climate will decrease. In addition, after a long hot summer, people often drink cold drinks and eat frozen products, and the function of the spleen and stomach is weakened. Therefore, at the beginning of autumn cooling, it is forbidden to make up for it rashly. Moreover, a large number of dietary supplements will suddenly increase the burden on the spleen and stomach, which will make the long-term weak digestive organs unbearable at once, leading to digestive organ dysfunction, abdominal distension, indigestion, insufficient diet, diarrhea and other symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust and adapt the spleen and stomach for a period of time before tonic in autumn. You can first supplement nutritious and digestible foods to regulate the function of the spleen and stomach.

1 The key to "autumn freezing" daily conditioning: get up early and go to bed early.

"Spring covering and autumn freezing" is a well-known traditional health care experience among the people. However, it should be reminded that patients with gastrointestinal diseases must be moderately frozen in autumn, and forced freezing is easy to relapse. Autumn is a transitional season from summer to winter and from cold to cold, with a large temperature difference between day and night. Because the gastrointestinal tract likes warm and hates cold, warming and dispersing cold will hurt the stomach. Therefore, people with gastrointestinal diseases should pay special attention to the warmth of the abdomen, add clothes at the right time, and cover the bedding at night to prevent abdominal pain, diarrhea and other uncomfortable symptoms from catching cold. In addition, the sun's spirit tends to converge in autumn, and people's sleep rhythm should be adjusted according to this change of season, so as to go to bed early and get up early.

2 "Autumn sadness" to avoid the key to emotional regulation: optimism

Don't underestimate the influence of emotional changes on gastrointestinal diseases. A large number of clinical data show that emotional factors are one of the important causes of gastrointestinal diseases. Emotional fluctuation is closely related to functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome. After autumn, the most common sight is the early death of leaves and the withering of flowers and trees. At this time, people are easy to touch the scene and have negative emotions such as depression, neglect and lethargy. This leads to emotional changes such as depression and irritability. And worrying too much will hurt the liver and spleen, leading to all diseases. Therefore, when we nurse our intestines and stomach in autumn, we can't ignore the importance of cultivating optimism. Try to think differently: replace depression with harvest and experience fruitful joy. In this way, you can achieve inner peace, spiritual peace and convergence.

3 "autumn dryness" needs conditioning. The key to the arrangement of medicine and food: be careful and meticulous

Dryness is the most typical climate feature in autumn, so people often say "autumn dryness". According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, dryness hurts people and consumes yin and body fluid. In autumn, the intestine is easy to lose moisture, the conduction is dereliction of duty, and the stool is hard to discharge. In addition, the stomach also has the characteristics of being moist and dry. Therefore, patients with insufficient stomach yin are prone to dryness and heat in autumn, and are prone to deficiency heat, which is depressed in the stomach, leading to disharmony between stomach and qi. Therefore, throughout the autumn, people with poor gastrointestinal function need to pay attention to medicine and food conditioning. Generally speaking, the choice of diet should be warm, soft, light, vegetarian and fresh, and it is appropriate to eat regularly and quantitatively, and eat less and eat more meals. In particular, it is important to avoid eating fruits and vegetables as much as possible after autumn. As the saying goes, "autumn melons rot", which is not unreasonable. Watermelon, cantaloupe, etc. Summer can dispel summer heat, but eating in autumn is easy to damage the spleen and stomach, leading to diarrhea.

4 "Golden Autumn" is suitable for physical exercise Tips: Grasp the scale Every autumn, people always feel that the golden wind is cool and the climate is pleasant. The climate characteristics of autumn make it a "golden season" suitable for exercise. Taking advantage of the crisp autumn season, the breeze blows gently, which can not only enhance the human body's resistance, but also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and make the blood flow smooth. However, people with poor gastrointestinal function should be reminded to find a suitable balance when choosing sports. It is recommended to choose those soft and stretching sports, such as Tai Ji Chuan, badminton, swimming, jogging, walking or mountain climbing. The amount of exercise is a little sweating, and I don't feel tired. It is very important to grasp the scale, and excessive exercise is not conducive to the recovery of the disease.