Gastric disease mainly depends on "nurturing". How can we promote the repair of gastric mucosa?

An elderly friend with stomach problems left a message to Huazi, saying that his stomach was uncomfortable, he always felt bloated and had stomach pain, sometimes nausea and vomiting, he felt full without eating much at each meal, and his weight was also decreasing. He went to the hospital for a gastroscopy and found that his gastric mucosa was inflamed, but the medicine he took could only relieve it temporarily, and it would relapse if he stopped taking the medicine.

Huazi told her that stomach problems mainly rely on "nurturing" rather than "treatment". Medicines are only auxiliary means. Promoting the self-repair of gastric mucosa is the key to treating stomach problems.

1. Stomach problems can be cured

As the saying goes, "30% of stomach problems depend on treatment, and 70% depend on care ." This statement makes sense. The gastric mucosa needs to move every day to stir various foods into chyme. In this process, the gastric mucosa will inevitably be damaged by friction with food, so the gastric mucosa needs to have a strong repair and regeneration function to maintain normal physiological functions.

Gastric acid and pepsin are attacking factors, while mucus and mucosal cells on the stomach wall are defense factors. Under normal circumstances, the two are balanced. When the attacking factors are greater than the defense factors, stomach problems will occur. To cure stomach problems, you need to weaken the attacking factors, strengthen the defense factors, and use the self-healing function of the gastric mucosa to nourish the stomach.

2. Pay attention to the impact of neurosis

Many people say that their stomach problems are very serious, but after doing relevant examinations, they find that there is nothing abnormal, or there is only mild inflammation that does not reach the level of producing serious symptoms. This may be a neurosis, which can also be called a physical symptom caused by autonomic nervous system disorders .

The organ activities of the human body are regulated by the autonomic nervous system, and human emotions can affect the excitability of the autonomic nervous system. For example, when people are nervous or afraid, they sweat and their heartbeat speeds up; when they are shy, they blush; when they are depressed, they lose their appetite, etc. Emotions cause the excitability of the autonomic nervous system, which affects the organ functions.

Many people only have mild stomach discomfort, but they are overly sensitive and will magnify the discomfort, subjectively believing that they are sick, which results in stomach symptoms, but they go to the hospital but cannot find the cause. Some people will panic and go to the doctor repeatedly, and the symptoms will become more severe .

If you are dominated by negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, and depression for a long time, it will cause long-term over-excitement of the sympathetic nerves, causing gastric artery contraction, gastric mucosa not getting enough blood supply, weakening the stomach's defense ability, and thus causing real stomach disease. If the negative emotions cannot be overcome, it will cause recurrence of the disease and be difficult to cure .

3. Developing correct eating habits can nourish the stomach

1. Eat regularly : People with poor stomachs should pay attention to eating regularly, avoid overeating, chew slowly when eating, let the teeth and tongue replace part of the stomach's function, and avoid mechanical friction of large pieces of food on the gastric mucosa.

2. Reduce irritation : You can use seasonings normally in your diet, but avoid excessive consumption. Do not consume foods that are too spicy, too sour, too sweet, too cold, or too hot. It is best not to drink strong tea, coffee, or carbonated beverages such as cola; avoid drinking alcohol.

3. Control salt intake : Table salt is sodium chloride. Sodium ions stimulate gastric acid secretion, while chloride ions are the raw materials for synthesizing gastric acid. Therefore, people with stomach problems should reduce salt intake, and the total salt intake per day should not exceed 5 grams.

4. Reduce sugar and oil : A high-sugar, high-oil diet will stimulate gastric acid secretion. People with poor stomachs should reduce the consumption of high-sugar and fried foods.

5. Ensure balanced nutrition : The repair of gastric mucosa requires protein, vitamins, trace elements, etc. to provide the material basis, so it is necessary to ensure the diversity of diet. Lean meat, eggs, beans, vegetables and fruits containing high-quality protein need to be consumed in moderation.

6. Don’t drink porridge for a long time : Although soft porridge and noodles are easy to digest, long-term consumption of overly soft food will lead to the degeneration of the normal function of the stomach, so maintaining a normal diet is the correct way to nourish the stomach.

7. Good exercise and sleep : Regular exercise can help improve mood, promote gastrointestinal motility, and improve digestive function. Lack of sleep will weaken the human immune system, while adequate sleep will increase the stomach's defense factors and promote the stomach's self-repair.

In summary, the stomach has a strong self-healing ability. As long as the factors that hurt the stomach are reduced, stomach problems can be cured. When nourishing the stomach, you should pay attention to the effects of neurosis and eating habits on the stomach. People with severe symptoms need to go to the hospital for examination and use drugs for auxiliary treatment under the guidance of a doctor. I am pharmacist Huazi, welcome to follow me and share more health knowledge.