"Green vegetables and tofu keep safe", among friends who advocate health, vegetarianism has always been advocated as a healthy way of eating. However, to the surprise of 54-year-old Mr. Yang, his long-term "good habit" of vegetarianism actually caused a disaster.
Mr. Yang, a 54-year-old patient, has been on a vegetarian diet for a long time due to special occupational needs. Half a year ago, Mr. Yang, who was admitted to the hospital for kidney stone surgery, unexpectedly found out that he had gallstones, and thought that "it doesn't hurt anyway", so he did not undergo treatment.
△ Mr. Yang's gallstones
The gallstones, which were almost forgotten by Mr. Yang, had a recent attack, and the continuous swelling pain in the upper right abdomen made it difficult for him to sleep, so he made up his mind to "defuse the bomb". After inquiring a lot of information, he decisively found Chen Hongchun, an expert favored by patients in the field of gallstone removal and a consultant expert of the China Gallbladder Protection Alliance, and was admitted to the first ward of hepatobiliary department of Sichuan Stone Disease Hospital.
However, Director Chen Hongchun's words made Mr. Yang feel a little worried: "The preoperative examination is not very optimistic, you have a lot of gallstones, and the gallbladder contractile function is not very good, I can try to save your gallbladder, if the gallbladder is found to be in bad condition during the operation, it will be transferred for you to cut the gallbladder." ”
In order to alleviate the patient's symptoms as soon as possible, Director Chen Hongchun arranged surgery for Mr. Yang the next day. As expected by Director Chen, not only the texture of the gallbladder has shrunk and hardened, the elasticity is poor, and the contractile function is significantly reduced, but the cavity is filled with several small stones of 0.3cmx0.4cm, and a large stone of 0.7x0.5cm is embedded in the neck of the gallbladder, resulting in no bile inflow in the gallbladder cavity.
In layman's terms, because of the delay in treatment, Mr. Yang's gallbladder has been "destroyed" by stones and can only be removed.
How can you get stones if you are a vegetarian?
"It is said that a greasy diet is easy to get gallstones, so why do I get gallstones if I eat a vegetarian diet?" Mr. Yang was puzzled.
Director Chen Hongchun said: "Mr. Yang's gallstones are precisely related to his long-term vegetarian diet. Eating a vegetarian diet increases the risk of gallstones. People who are often vegetarian or on a diet will gradually weaken the contractile ability of the gallbladder, which is easy to cause bile to concentrate and thicken, so that the proportion of bile components changes, precipitates to form cholesterol crystals, and forms stones over time. ”
Highlights: This is talking about long-term extreme vegetarianism. Don't be too scared if you go vegetarian once in a while.
In addition, long-term "clear soup and low water" will also lead to insufficient nutrients such as fat and minerals, which will be harmful to human bone development and fertility. Although some vegetables and fruits also contain these nutrients, such as calcium, iron, etc., the absorption rate of these nutrients in vegetarian food is very low, only 10% of that of meat.
Finally, Director Chen Hongchun suggested that ordinary people should try to achieve a combination of meat and vegetables in their daily diet, and the intake of meat, eggs, milk, vegetables and fruits should be balanced. Work and rest should be regular, especially three regular meals, and be sure to eat breakfast. If you find that you have stones, you must treat them as soon as possible, the sooner you treat the function of your gallbladder, the better the function of your gallbladder, and the higher the chance of saving your gallbladder, remember not to delay!