For 100 yuan of rice, I spent 100,000 yuan on medical expenses. Health knowledge that should be paid attention to

"Many people die not from disease but from ignorance." The World Health Organization (WHO) put forward this concept decades ago. Unfortunately, in pursuit of a happy life, people are always busy all the time and rarely stop to take care of their health.

Many people only realize that good health is the foundation of a happy life when they have health problems and are forced to "stop". But once health is lost, it is difficult to recover.

1. 100 yuan of rice and 100,000 yuan of medical expenses An elderly man in his 60s has suffered from high blood pressure for more than 10 years. He didn't care much about his blood pressure before and didn't control it well, so he developed atherosclerosis in his coronary arteries, and the stenosis reached 40-50%, which put him on the verge of coronary heart disease. However, after he knew that he had heart problems, he cooperated with the treatment very well. He took medicine every day to control his blood pressure and dilate his blood vessels, and his physical condition remained very stable.

However, this old man recently encountered an accident and had a close call with death. The reason was that he went to the market near his home and bought 100 yuan worth of rice, packed it into several bags, and took it home on his bicycle. He originally planned to take one bag at a time and carry it upstairs in several times. However, when he was still a few hundred meters away from home, it suddenly started to rain. So he ran a few steps, rushed to the door of the building, carried several bags of rice on his shoulders, and climbed to the fourth floor.

After entering the house, he was so tired that he was panting. He thought that he might feel better after a rest, but he was panting more and more, and there was a dull pain in his chest. He quickly called 120 emergency number and was sent to the hospital. After examination, it was found that he had acute myocardial infarction. He was rushed to surgery and 3 stents were inserted to save his life.

When he was discharged from the hospital, he calculated the total medical expenses of more than 100,000 yuan. The medical insurance reimbursed part of it, and he still paid tens of thousands of yuan. He regretted it afterwards. The doctor had told him not to do strenuous activities, but he forgot it in his anxiety. In order to save 100 yuan of rice, he spent tens of thousands of yuan more and almost lost his life.

2. Health knowledge needs to be taken seriously. It is not that the old man did not receive health education, but he ignored health knowledge and did not take it seriously. In fact, many people are like this old man. As the article "Bian Que Met Duke Huan of Cai" says, when Bian Que told Duke Huan of Cai that "the disease is in the skin, in the intestines and stomach", Duke Huan of Cai just thought "I have no disease". When Duke Huan of Cai developed "disease in the bone marrow" and showed specific symptoms, his life and death could only be determined by "the God of Life", and the doctor was helpless.

Preventing diseases is always more important than treating existing diseases. With the development of online information, you can easily learn a lot of health knowledge about preventing diseases and avoiding minor illnesses from becoming major ones. However, many people will only think that they are healthy until they are "terminally ill". Only when the disease is very serious will they think of asking a doctor for help. However, once the "golden carriage" of health is missed, it is difficult to get on it again.

3. Chronic diseases can be “not diseases”. The elderly often suffer from chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and high blood sugar. In fact, these chronic diseases are not terrible, but the complications they cause. For example, heart failure, kidney failure, and stroke caused by high blood pressure; coronary heart disease, diabetic nephropathy, and diabetic foot caused by diabetes; atherosclerosis and thrombosis caused by high blood lipids are the “killers” of human beings.

Chronic diseases progress very slowly, and it takes several years or even more than ten years to cause serious damage to the body's organs. Therefore, once a chronic disease is discovered, as long as it is controlled in time, the occurrence of complications can be delayed or avoided, and it will not affect the quality of life and life expectancy. In other words, a well-controlled chronic disease can "not become a disease."

Therefore, we should learn the correct health knowledge and pay attention to it. Understand the principle that "the best doctor treats the disease before it occurs, the middle doctor treats the disease that is about to occur, and the worst doctor treats the disease that has already occurred". Take preventive measures before you get sick and be your own best doctor. "Learn from others' experience and improve yourself", avoid "pitfalls" on the road to health, pay attention to health knowledge, and enjoy a happy life. I am pharmacist Huazi, welcome to follow me and share more health knowledge.