Is it okay to eat crabs and persimmons together?

　　The young man has stomach stones

　　Xiao Li, 25, is from the north. Autumn is here, and the persimmons in his hometown are ripe. A few days ago, his father who came from his hometown brought him a bag, and Xiao Li ate five of them in one go.

　　In those days, the East China Sea swimming crabs were on the market, cheap and delicious. For dinner that day, Xiao Li steamed a large plate of crabs. His father advised him: I heard that crabs and persimmons cannot be eaten together, otherwise they will be "poisoned" and vomit. But Xiao Li didn't believe this evil and ate two crabs in one meal.

　　That night, nothing happened. But on the third day, his stomach began to feel a dull pain that kept getting worse.

　　Eat crabs and persimmons together

　　Why is it easy to get stomach stones?

　　Experts say that crabs are high-protein foods, and persimmons contain a lot of tannic acid. The two combine with protein under the action of gastric acid to form tannic acid protein, which is difficult to dissolve in water and deposits in the stomach. After it condenses with the pectin and plant fiber in the persimmon, it forms stomach stones. Stomach stones can affect digestive function and cause patients to stomach ache ,Vomit, diarrhea , severe cases can also cause gastric bleeding.

　　dates and crab

　　It's best not to eat them together

　　In addition to persimmons, dates and hawthorns also have relatively high tannic acid content, especially immature fruits (the astringency we feel when eating raw persimmons is caused by tannic acid). Eating these fruits together with crabs also carries the risk of stomach stones. Sometimes, eating oranges and pomegranates can cause it. But experts say, clinical Most patients suffer from the disease after eating persimmons and dates.

　　Because tea also contains tannic acid, some websites mention: Do not drink tea within an hour after eating crabs. However, Dr. Chen Yan said that the tannic acid content in tea is not high, and she has never encountered such patients in clinical practice.