As the saying goes: The people take food as the sky, and eating has always been the top priority of the Chinese people.
But it is also because of eating, the stomach disease that has long plagued human beings has never stopped, and the incidence of stomach cancer has increased year by year in recent years.
The biggest culprit that causes stomach disease is Helicobacter pylori infection.
Helicobacter pylori, what kind of bacteria is it?
Helicobacter pylori is a microaerobic, spiral-shaped bacterium and the only microbial species that can survive in the gastric mucosa.
In recent years, more and more people have been infected with the bacterium, with about 800 million people in China infected with the bacterium. And what harm will this bacteria bring to the human body?
How harmful is Helicobacter pylori to human health?
First, the gastric mucosa is eroded and inflammation occurs
After infection with Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria enter the stomach, colonize the gastric mucosa, and secrete urease, which breaks down urea and produces ammonia.
Ammonia forms an alkaline environment around the bacteria that protects Helicobacter pylori from being attacked by stomach acid. This environment also irritates the gastric mucosa, triggering a series of inflammatory responses.
In addition, the bacteria secrete vacuolar cytotoxins, as well as cytotoxin-related proteins, causing very strong damage to the gastric mucosa.
Damaged gastric mucosa is more susceptible to erosion by pepsin and gastric acid, causing severe inflammation of the gastric mucosa.
Second, the stomach structure is damaged and peptic ulcer occurs
After infection with this bacterium, the patient's gastrin and growth hormone secretion disorders, gastric acid secretion will occur abnormally. The normal structure and function of the mucosal gastric mucosa are destroyed, and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers occur.
Third, the epithelial cells of the gastric mucosa become cancerous
If left untreated, the damage to the gastric mucosa will continue to worsen, resulting in atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia.
At this time, most patients will be accompanied by atypical hyperplasia, which is a precancerous lesion. If the corresponding treatment is not given, the epithelial cells of the gastric mucosa will become cancerous, which will induce the appearance of gastric cancer.
What changes does the body do with Helicobacter pylori infection?
1. Rapid decline in gastrointestinal function
After infection with this bacterium, due to the stimulation of bacteria, the patient's gastrointestinal function will decline rapidly, causing the patient to have symptoms such as acid reflux, bloating, abdominal pain, and nausea in the morning.
In addition, after eating, due to the decrease in gastrointestinal function, the patient cannot quickly decompose the food, so that the patient has a full abdomen after eating, and the appetite slowly decreases.
2. Malnutrition
Due to the loss of gastrointestinal function, nutrients in food cannot be absorbed, which can cause malnutrition in patients.
Due to long-term malnutrition, patients will develop iron deficiency anemia, resulting in patients often showing fatigue, pallor, and frequent dizziness, palpitation and other symptoms.
Good news! The first self-testing Helicobacter pylori product in China was approved!
Recently, according to media reports: the State Food and Drug Administration has approved China's first Helicobacter pylori consumer self-test license, and users can complete the self-test of Helicobacter pylori at home.
It is understood that the most direct and effective detection method of Helicobacter pylori is the fecal antigen detection method.
In the past, testing was limited to professional medical personnel in medical units for testing, and now users can conduct tests at home, which has greatly promoted Helicobacter pylori screening, which has positive significance for preventing Helicobacter pylori infection and preventing stomach cancer.
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All in all, once infected with Helicobacter pylori, this bacterium will survive and multiply in the stomach, causing the gastric mucosa to be severely eroded, and the probability of inflammation, peptic ulceration and cancer will be particularly high.
Once the above two symptoms occur repeatedly in daily life, you must quickly go to a regular hospital for treatment, and then give scientific and standardized treatment, and pay attention to the adjustment of diet.