Keep your stomach healthy, take these stomach protection measures! Help you stay away from stomach problems

The stomach is an important digestive organ in the human body. It has the functions of storing and digesting food, secreting gastric juice and defending. The stomach is both tough and delicate, and it "deals" with all kinds of food every day. But it can also be uncomfortable when it is stimulated. Today, the gastroenterology experts of Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine will talk to you about how to protect our "stomach".

1. Lifestyle habits need to be changed

As the pace of life of modern people accelerates, life and work pressures increase sharply, bad eating habits and irregular lifestyles will cause the stomach to be in a sub-healthy or even sick state, resulting in a series of stomach pains, acid reflux, belching and other symptoms. Therefore , a reasonable diet, regular lifestyle, smoking cessation and alcohol restriction, and avoidance of irritating foods are all ways to protect gastrointestinal health.

2. Beware of carcinogenic factors

Helicobacter pylori is the only bacterium found to exist in the stomach. Chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, etc. may be related to it. There is even a risk of developing gastric cancer, and it is listed as a Class 1 carcinogen by the WHO.

Therefore, it is recommended to use public chopsticks and spoons and disinfect tableware in daily life. Regularly undergo various examinations to determine whether you are infected with Helicobacter pylori. If you are accidentally infected, don't worry too much. There are very effective treatment drugs that can kill it through treatment.

3. Gastric cancer prevention in stages

Canceration is closely related to living environment and genetic factors. my country is a country with a high incidence of gastric cancer, with the number of new cases and deaths each year ranking first in the world. The prevention and treatment of gastric cancer is a long and arduous journey. Therefore, we advocate the following three stages of prevention.

NO.1: Avoid bad eating habits and eradicate Helicobacter pylori infection.

NO.2: Gastroscopy, especially for people over 40 years old and living in areas with a high incidence of gastric cancer

NO.3: If you find that you have stomach discomfort, it is important to seek medical attention early so that you can find it early, diagnose it early, and treat it early.

These stomach protection measures can protect your stomach health in life. If you have stomach discomfort, go to the hospital as soon as possible to seek help from a professional medical team.

Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: He Qiuling, Department of Gastroenterology, Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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(Edited by Wx)