The fragility of life and the relentlessness of illness can sometimes make people feel extremely sad and regretful. Recently, a 19-year-old boy died of stomach cancer. In the face of such a young life, the claws of cancer are particularly cruel.
Xiao Liu is a college student who usually studies hard and lives a regular life. However, a few months ago, he began experiencing persistent stomach pain, nausea, and other symptoms. At first, Xiao Liu thought it was just an ordinary stomach problem, so he took some medicines by himself, but the symptoms were not alleviated, and even began to vomit blood.
Under the supervision of his family, Xiao Liu came to the hospital for an examination. After a series of examinations such as gastroscopy and CT, the doctor finally diagnosed Xiao Liu with advanced stomach cancer. This news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, crushing Xiao Liu and his family.
In the face of young patients, doctors also feel very sorry. He told Xiao Liu that although stomach cancer is more common in middle-aged and elderly people, in recent years, the incidence of stomach cancer in young people has also been rising. The doctor carefully inquired about Xiao Liu's eating habits and found that he had some bad habits, such as overeating, often eating late-night snacks, and liking to eat barbecue.
The doctor sighed: "These bad eating habits are probably the cause of your illness." The doctor explained that long-term overeating will increase the burden on the stomach and make the gastric mucosa in a state of inflammation for a long time; frequent late night snacks will disrupt the normal gastrointestinal rhythm and affect digestive function; and barbecued foods often contain carcinogens, such as heterocyclic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, etc., and long-term consumption will increase the risk of stomach cancer.
In addition, doctors also mentioned that infection with Helicobacter pylori is also an important risk factor for stomach cancer. This bacterium can be spread through contaminated food and water, causing chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, etc., which in turn increases the incidence of stomach cancer.
In the face of the doctor's explanation, Xiao Liu and his family regretted it and hated themselves for not paying attention to developing good eating habits before. But the illness did not give them much time to reflect, Xiao Liu's condition developed rapidly, and it reached an advanced stage in a blink of an eye. Even after surgery, chemotherapy and other treatments, Xiao Liu finally failed to overcome the disease and left this world forever.
Stomach cancer, while scary, is not unpreventable.
In our daily life, we must pay attention to developing healthy eating habits:
1. Don't eat too much, chew and swallow slowly: Overeating will increase the burden on the stomach, so you should eat small and frequent meals, and each meal can be seven or eight minutes full.
2. Don't eat supper, go to bed early and get up early: Supper will disrupt the gastrointestinal rhythm and affect digestion and absorption, so you should develop a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early.
3. Eat less barbecue and more vegetables and fruits: barbecue, pickled and other foods contain more carcinogens, so you should try to eat less, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and supplement vitamins and dietary fiber.
4. Regular screening, early detection and early treatment: For people with a family history of gastric cancer and long-term chronic gastritis, regular gastroscopy and other screenings should be carried out to detect signs of cancer as soon as possible.
5. Maintain a good attitude and stay away from tobacco and alcohol: Negative emotions such as anxiety and depression will affect gastrointestinal function, and smoking and drinking will also increase the risk of stomach cancer.
In the long river of life, illness is just a small episode, and what we need to do is to embrace the beauty of life with a positive and optimistic attitude and create a more brilliant future.
From now on, let's take good care of our stomach, take care of our lives, and chase our dreams with a healthy body.
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