Stomach cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive tract, its incidence is related to many factors, such as genetics, diet irregularities, etc. may induce stomach cancer, stomach cancer is very harmful, not only high incidence, and mortality is also very high, seriously threatening the life of patients.
Therefore, for the sake of health, everyone should pay more attention to their own health in life, once the body appears signs of stomach cancer, we must treat it in time so as not to delay the condition.
So, what are the symptoms when stomach cancer occurs?
1. Stomach pain
Many people have experienced stomach pain, but the attacks are not frequent and usually occur when the diet is irregular, and the symptoms of this type of stomach pain can improve quickly even if they do not take medicine.
However, if the attacks of stomach pain become more and more frequent, and the duration becomes longer, even if you take medicine, you must be vigilant whether it is caused by stomach cancer.
2. Weight loss
Stomach is a very important digestive organ of the human body, once suffering from stomach cancer, will inevitably affect the digestive function, such patients will have loss of appetite, diarrhea, mental exhaustion and other symptoms, nutrient absorption can occur disorders, over time, can lead to weight loss.
In addition, due to the presence of tumors in the body, the growth of tumor cells needs to consume a lot of nutrients in the body, which can also lead to weight loss.
Therefore, if there is no deliberate diet and exercise in recent times, but the weight has dropped significantly in a short period of time, it is necessary to be vigilant against the advent of the disease.
3. Blood in the stool
If blood in the stool only appears once in a while, it is likely to be related to diet, such as eating pig blood, mulberry, etc. can cause changes in the color of the stool, but if the blood in the stool persists and no cause is found, it should be suspected that it is caused by stomach cancer.
Gastric cancer patients due to tumor friction, ulceration, bleeding, resulting in blood in the stool.
4. Abdominal mass
Common stomach diseases, such as gastritis, gastric ulcers, the patient's abdomen will not have a significant mass, but if there is stomach cancer;
As the tumor continues to grow, patients can feel a hard mass in the upper abdomen, and the mass has a tendency to grow, and this symptom should also be treated as soon as possible.
So, how to prevent stomach cancer in life?
1. Healthy diet
Bad eating habits may induce stomach cancer, want to prevent stomach cancer, to do three meals regularly, chew slowly, avoid overeating, usually can eat more light, easy to digest food, eat less pickled products, barbecue, fried food, etc., try not to eat supper, but also away from tobacco and alcohol.
2. Happy mood
Anxiety, anger and other bad emotions have a great impact on stomach health, want to stomach healthier, to maintain a peaceful state of mind, in addition to ensuring adequate sleep, more exercise, reduce the occurrence of stomach diseases.
3. Early screening of stomach cancer
The main method of gastric cancer screening is gastroscopy, through gastroscopy can know whether the stomach is cancerous, therefore, it is recommended that you regularly go to the hospital for gastroscopy, especially high-risk groups of gastric cancer, such as patients with stomach disease, people with a family history of gastric cancer, and should do gastroscopy screening regularly.
Some small diseases in the stomach are inevitable, and there is no need to worry about it, but if it is stomach cancer, it can take people's precious lives, and it must be paid attention to.
For ordinary people, in daily life, we must pay more attention to their own health status, do a good job in the prevention of stomach cancer, if there are several symptoms mentioned above, we must be vigilant about the occurrence of stomach cancer, and go to the hospital in time to check so as not to delay the condition.