The stomach is one of the important organs of our human body, with functions such as transportation, digestion, storage, and secretion. Therefore, having a healthy stomach is also the capital of our physical health.
However, as the stomach is susceptible to various diseases. Moreover, winter is also a high incidence of stomach problems. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to and prevent the occurrence of stomach problems in winter, and it is also important to seek medical attention in time once abnormal symptoms are found.
Stomach problems are a very common disease, and there are many causes of stomach problems in life. Irregular eating, irregular sleep patterns, regular smoking and drinking, spicy food or stress can all easily lead to stomach problems. And it also takes a process from stomach disease to cancer, plus the mortality rate of stomach cancer is also relatively high.
Therefore, it is also important to seek timely treatment once you have stomach problems to prevent long-term stomach problems from becoming serious. In addition, if you want to treat stomach diseases well, you must first understand the type of stomach problems before you can prescribe the right medicine.
Common types of stomach problems:
1. Acute purulent gastritis
This type of gastric disease, also known as acute cellulite inflammatory gastritis, is mainly caused by diseases such as gastric ulcer or chronic gastritis, which can damage the gastric mucosa, invade the stomach wall, and cause acute epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. In severe cases, vomiting with pus-like discharge and blood in the stool may occur, and prompt treatment is required, otherwise death is likely to occur within a few hours.
2. Chronic gastritis
Chronic gastritis is also one of the most common stomach diseases, mainly appearing in young and middle-aged people between the ages of 31 and 50, and the number of male patients is also relatively higher than that of women. The main symptoms of chronic gastritis include epigastric pain, loss of appetite, bloating, hiccups, indigestion, nausea and vomiting, etc. If chronic gastritis is not carefully controlled, it can also cause great harm to stomach health, which may make the patient's physical condition very weak and even affect their quality of life.
3. Duodenal ulcer
Duodenal ulcer is usually a symptom of an inflammatory defect of the duodenal mucosa caused by the digestion of gastric juice. Patients often present with recurrent symptoms such as epigastric pain, acid reflux, heartburn, and decreased appetite.
4. Stomach sputum
Gastric ulcers are mainly stomach pain, which occurs mainly within half an hour to an hour after a meal, and can recur for days or even weeks.
In addition, there are diseases such as gastrointestinal reflux disease, gastric bleeding, gastric perforation, etc.
So, how do we nourish our stomach in our daily lives and avoid the occurrence of stomach problems?
1. Eat a healthy diet
To promote stomach health, the most important thing is a healthy diet. There are many types of foods in life that can cause harm to stomach health, especially those that are spicy and irritating. Consuming too much spicy and irritating food can lead to excessive secretion of gastric acid, which in turn can damage the stomach lining.
At the same time, eating a lot of high-fat foods will also increase your own digestive pressure, and may also affect your appetite and lead to indigestion. In addition, pickled and grilled foods can also pose health risks, so don't eat too much of them on a regular basis. Only by mastering these dietary precautions can our stomach be better maintained.
2. Stay away from alcohol
Nowadays, many people have a bad Xi of drinking, but drinking regularly is harmful to their health. This is because after consuming too much alcohol, liver cells will degenerate and die, which will increase the incidence of diseases such as alcoholic liver and fatty liver.
In addition, the gastric mucosa is also fragile, and alcohol is highly irritating, which may affect the function of the gastric mucosa and increase the likelihood of gastritis and gastric ulcers. In order to improve the function of the stomach, it is necessary to master the skills of maintaining the body and promote good health by avoiding alcohol to avoid the possibility of stomach pathology.
3. Exercise appropriately
Do not sit for long periods of time, as sitting for long periods of time can compress the gastrointestinal tract and affect blood circulation in the stomach, leading to a decrease in stomach function. It is recommended to do some aerobic exercises every day, such as walking, jogging, playing ball, cycling, etc. This can speed up the peristalsis of the stomach and help improve the digestive function of the stomach.
In conclusion, stomach problems are one of the very common and frequent diseases in our lives. There are many factors that can contribute to the occurrence of stomach problems in daily life, and these factors are usually related to the patient's personal lifestyle and dietary Xi habits. In addition, it is also related to the age of the patient, because the older the patient, the worse the stomach function, the more likely it is to cause gastric diseases. Therefore, in order to prevent stomach diseases, it is necessary to develop a good lifestyle and dietary Xi in daily life.