Laxative "elixir" into "poison" intestines into "black snake skin"

A few days ago, a news article titled "A 63-year-old aunt eats enzymes for 3 years and her intestines look like snakeskin" has aroused the attention of citizens and friends. We think that products with detoxifying and nourishing the face, helping the gastrointestinal digestion and other effects have become the "culprits" that affect health. The reporter learned from the Municipal People's Hospital that colonic melanosis is not uncommon in clinical practice, and most of them are caused by long-term laxative drugs.

Ms. Fang, a citizen, has long had constipation problems, but she believes that constipation is a "private and small matter" in daily life, and there is no need to go to the hospital for treatment, just try various laxative "secret recipes" on the market. After eating aloe vera for a while, Ms. Fang found that her constipation had improved significantly, and slowly, she developed the habit of taking aloe vera regularly.

Recently, Ms. Fang underwent a colonoscopy under the advice of a gastroenterologist. The examination showed that her entire colon was covered with brown-black patterns, like "snakeskin". The doctor advised Ms. Fang to stop eating aloe vera immediately and develop good bowel habits by improving her diet and strengthening exercise.

"It is not uncommon to see this snakeskin-like change of the intestinal mucosa often seen clinically." The gastroenterologist of the Municipal People's Hospital said that most of these patients take laxative drugs for a long time, or the health care products they take contain anthraquinone laxatives, resulting in weakened intestinal peristalsis, blackening of the intestine and even cancer.

"The normal colonic mucosa, like the oral mucosa, is reddish and looks smooth and flat, and the texture of the small blood vessels on the surface of the mucosa is clearly visible. The intestinal mucosa of colon melanosis is brown and brown, with leopard or snakeskin-like stripes, and in severe cases, even turns black. According to gastroenterologists, colon melanosis is due to the phagocytic cells of the colon wall engulfing the brown pigment-like substance, resulting in pigmentation of the intestinal wall. In layman's terms, it is that the large intestine "eats" more pigment and becomes "black intestine". Although colon melanosis is a non-inflammatory, benign, and reversible disease, it has a high probability of intestinal cancer and intestinal polyps.

It is understood that patients with colon melanosis are commonly found in people with habitual constipation and those who pursue beauty and weight loss effects, and such diseases are mainly caused by anthraquinone laxatives. Gastroenterologists pointed out that such laxatives can stimulate large intestinal peristalsis, which has a significant effect in the short term, but long-term use will weaken the intestinal motility. Now there are many detoxification, beauty, laxative products on the market, these products "bottom" is unknown, it is recommended that citizens and friends do not blindly believe, easy to take.

In addition, gastroenterologists also remind citizens to develop healthy living habits, eat more vegetables, drink more water, eat more high-fiber foods, ensure a moderate amount of physical exercise every day, and develop good habits of regular bowel movements. If symptoms such as constipation occur, it is best to consult a professional doctor to avoid missing intestinal diseases.

【Source: Yuyao Daily】

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