【Original Comics】 Calabash Brothers vs. Uninvited Guests

Golden October,

The ground is golden.

Qiuyue Rongrong,

The autumn water is full,

In this harvest season,

Planted in the yard of Grandpa Calabash Brothers

The hawthorn and persimmon trees are laden with fruits.

1. Persimmons are ripe

Calabash Brothers: "Grandpa, Grandpa! Look at the red persimmons on the trees in our yard, hanging on the branches like little lanterns. They are so tempting!"

2. Eat persimmons

Grandpa smiled and said, "Don't worry, little greedy cat. I will pick some ripe persimmons for you and cook your favorite fish."

3. Stomach pain in the middle of the night

Grandpa was tossing and turning in stomach pain in the middle of the night: "Huluwa, my stomach hurts so much, it's so bloated and painful!"

Calabash Brothers: "Grandpa, why do you have a stomachache? Call 120 and go to the hospital!"

4. Gastric stones

After diagnosis and treatment by the gastroenterologist of Binzhou Second People's Hospital, gastroscopy showed "gastric stones".

Calabash Brothers: "Doctor, Grandpa only ate some persimmons and fish, how could he have stomach stones?"

5. Find out the cause

Doctor: "Now is the harvest season for hawthorn, persimmon and black dates. They are rich in pectin and tartrate. Under the action of stomach acid pH, they combine with the protein in food to form some lumps that are not soluble in water. Grandpa is an elderly man with poor digestion. If he eats on an empty stomach, he will easily get stomach stones."

6. Treatment

Doctor: "To treat gastric stones, we can drink cola and sodium bicarbonate. Coke contains CO₂ and phosphoric acid. Sodium bicarbonate can reduce the acid environment, impact and destroy the connection points between gastric stone nuclei in a molecular state, which is conducive to softening and breaking up gastric stones, thus making gastric stones smaller and smaller and excreted from the body through defecation."

Endoscopic treatment methods include: endoscopic biopsy forceps, snares and other stone crushing (removal) methods. After crushing, small gastric stones can be discharged on their own. "

7. Tips

Xu Fang, head nurse of the Department of Gastroenterology at Binzhou Second People's Hospital, reminds citizens:

1. Do not eat persimmons and hawthorns on an empty stomach, and try to eat them after meals. After meals, the gastric acid in the stomach is neutralized by food, which weakens the effect on tannic acid and pectin, making it less likely to form stones;

2. Do not eat astringent persimmons and persimmon peels. These two types of persimmons contain high levels of tannic acid.

3. Don't eat too much at one time. Avoid eating it with high-protein foods such as shrimp, crab, fish, etc. Avoid eating it with acidic fruits such as oranges, kiwis, etc.

Hand-drawn cartoons: Xu Fang and Wang Yan

Text: Xu Fang

Editor: Jia Xuan

Reviewer: Liu Min and Xu Fang