Hot search first! After eating enzymes for three years, Aunt Hangzhou became a "black intestine"... Doctors remind: detoxification, beauty products do not eat indiscriminately

City Express News This morning, Sina Weibo's hot search was the first, which aroused the attention of many girls.

Will enzymes have this side effect?

Recently, a 63-year-old Aunt Wang was received from the Bottle Kiln Branch of Hangzhou First Hospital Group (Yuhang Third Hospital). Aunt Wang said that she had been constipated for many years and wanted to come and see how to adjust her stomach. Doctors suggested she do a colonoscopy.

During the colonoscopy, the doctor found that Aunt Wang's intestines were covered with brown-black patterns, like "snakeskin", which was very frightening. Aunt Wang said that because her constipation has not been good, she heard that laxative enzymes are very useful, so she bought it to try. Aunt Wang found that after using enzymes, the toilet was indeed much smoother. In this way, Aunt Wang began to rely on enzymes and ate them for three years.

"This is a typical colonic melanosis," said Du Yechun, deputy director of the Department of Gastroenterology (Endoscopy Center) of Yuhang Third Hospital.

The normal colonic mucosa, like the oral mucosa, is reddish and looks smooth and flat, and the small blood vessel texture on the surface of the mucous membrane is clearly visible. The color of the intestinal mucosa of colon melanosis is brown, brown or even black, with stripes like leopard prints and snakeskin, which are often called "black intestines" by gastroenterologists.

Colon melanosis is caused by phagocytic cells of the colon wall engulfing brown pigment-like substances, resulting in pigmentation of the intestinal wall. In layman's terms, it is that the large intestine eats more pigment and becomes a black intestine.

"In recent years, there have been many patients with colon melanosis, commonly in patients with habitual constipation and those who pursue beauty and weight loss effects," Du Yechun said. Colon melanosis is mainly caused by anthraquinone laxatives, which can stimulate large intestinal peristalsis, which has a significant effect in the short term, but long-term use will cause weakened intestinal peristalsis, intestinal blackening and even cancerous consequences. Now there are many detoxification, beauty, laxative products on the market, these products "bottom detail" is unknown, it is recommended that the general public do not blindly believe, feel free to take.

Colon melanosis often occurs within 5 months of taking anthraquinone laxatives and reverses after 6 to 12 months of discontinuation of laxatives. Patients with colon melanosis should promptly discontinue the associated anthraquinone laxatives. Du Yechun stressed that constipation patients should develop healthy living habits: drink more water; eat more vegetables; eat more high-fiber foods, such as: oats, apples, celery, yams, etc.; maintain an appropriate amount of physical exercise every day; develop the habit of regular bowel movements.

Director Du also reminded the general public that the treatment of constipation is best carried out under the guidance of professional doctors to avoid intestinal diseases caused by constipation caused by missed diagnosis, delaying diagnosis and treatment.