In autumn and winter, the sudden drop in temperature not only makes the human body feel cold, but also quietly brings a lot of pressure to the gastrointestinal tract. Abdominal distension, abdominal pain, belching, indigestion.. These symptoms seem to remind us that it’s time to pay attention to and take care of our stomachs. Stomach, the “transit station” of our daily diet, actually has its own “small emotions” and “taboos”.
Today, Liu Xiaochuan, Vice President of Emergency General Hospital, Director of Gastroenterology and Chief Physician, will take stock of the eight things your stomach is most afraid of doing, and help you better protect your stomach health through reason analysis and daily maintenance strategies.
Stomach
is a warm and cold organ, cold will directly affect the blood circulation of the stomach, resulting in gastric mucosal vasoconstriction, reduced blood flow, and then affect the digestive function and defense mechanism of the stomach. Long-term stomach cold may also cause chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases. Patients often suffer from dull stomach pain as soon as they catch a cold, accompanied by diarrhea symptoms in severe cases. The following is the daily maintenance strategy:
keep warm first in autumn and winter, pay attention to add clothes to keep warm, especially the abdomen do not catch cold. You can choose to wear high-waisted pants or waist jacket to avoid the direct attack of cold wind.
Warm diet, drink more warm water, eat less cold food and cold drinks. The intake of warm food, such as ginger, onion, garlic and mutton, can be increased appropriately, which helps to warm the stomach and dispel cold.
Traditional Chinese medicine conditioning for people with deficiency cold of spleen and stomach can take traditional Chinese medicine for warming and dispelling cold under the guidance of doctors, such as Fuzi Lizhong pills, Wenweishu granules, etc.
Stomach is afraid of
alcohol, which is the “number one enemy” of gastric mucosa. It can not only directly damage the gastric mucosa, resulting in congestion, edema, erosion and even bleeding of the gastric mucosa, but also inhibit the protective mechanism of the gastric mucosa, making the gastric mucosa more vulnerable to other factors. Long-term drinking can also cause serious diseases such as chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer. In addition to stomach pain and discomfort, some people may even have symptoms of melena after excessive drinking. The following is the daily maintenance strategy:
moderate drinking, try to avoid excessive drinking, especially high liquor and liquor. If you have to drink alcohol, you can choose low-alcohol alcohol and control the amount of alcohol you drink.
After drinking, you can drink some warm boiled water or salt water to dilute the alcohol concentration in the stomach and reduce the stimulation to the gastric mucosa. At the same time, you can also eat some digestible food, such as porridge, noodles and so on, to protect the gastric mucosa.
Regular physical examination of long-term drinkers should be regular gastroscopy to understand the status of gastric mucosa, timely detection and treatment of potential gastric diseases.
High salt diet will destroy the protective layer of gastric mucosa, resulting in damage to gastric mucosal cells, and then lead to gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases. In the long run, symptoms such as stomach distension, acid reflux and loss of appetite will occur. The following is the daily maintenance strategy:
light diet to reduce salt intake, daily salt intake within 6 grams, can use tools such as salt spoon to help control the amount of salt. Eat
more fruits and vegetables to increase the intake of vegetables and fruits to supplement potassium and cellulose, which can help reduce blood pressure and reduce the damage of salt to the stomach.
The use of natural condiments can use some natural condiments, such as vinegar, lemon juice, ginger, garlic and so on, to increase the taste and flavor of food, thereby reducing the use of salt.
Too hot food can damage the mucosa of esophagus and stomach, leading to mucosal congestion, edema, even erosion, ulcer and other pathological changes. Long-term consumption of over-hot food can also increase the risk of malignant tumors such as esophageal cancer and gastric cancer. The following is a daily maintenance strategy:
Avoid hot food. Try not to eat food that has just been taken out of the pot or heated in the microwave oven. Wait for the food to cool slightly before eating.
Chew the food slowly and fully, so that the food and saliva are fully mixed, thereby reducing the temperature of the food and reducing the irritation to the esophagus and gastric mucosa.
Temperature sensing Before eating, you can touch the food gently with your hands or lips to sense its temperature, so as to avoid eating too hot food.
High sugar diet can lead to excessive gastric acid secretion, which can damage gastric mucosa and cause gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases, resulting in discomfort symptoms of stomach distension and acid reflux. The following are daily maintenance strategies:
control sugar, reduce the intake of sweets, and try to choose low-sugar or sugar-free foods. If you really want to eat sweets, you can eat some natural fruits instead. Maintain a
balanced and diverse diet. Eat foods rich in protein, dietary fiber and vitamins to maintain the body’s normal metabolism and immune function.
For people with chronic diseases such as stomach diseases or diabetes, blood sugar and stomach health should be monitored regularly so as to detect and treat potential diseases in time.
Stomach is afraid that
irregular diet will disrupt the normal physiological function of the stomach, leading to gastric acid secretion disorders and gastric mucosa damage. The habit of eating hungry and full meals can easily cause symptoms of stomach pain and indigestion. Long-term irregular diet can also cause serious diseases such as chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer. The following are daily maintenance strategies:
regular and quantitative maintenance of regular eating habits, three meals a day regular and quantitative, avoid overeating or excessive diet.
Arrange your time as much as possible to ensure that you have enough time to eat and rest. Meal
preparation plan can prepare some healthy food in advance, such as fruit, nuts, yogurt, etc. In the office or bag, so that they can be eaten at any time when they are busy and avoid overeating when they are hungry.
Some drugs, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as ibuprofen) and hormone drugs, can stimulate or damage the gastric mucosa. Long-term use of these drugs in the wrong way can easily destroy the protective layer of the gastric mucosa and cause serious diseases such as drug-induced gastritis and even gastrorrhagia. The following is the daily maintenance strategy:
follow the medical supervision of medication, strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, do not increase or decrease the dosage or stop medication. If you need to take drugs that irritate the gastric mucosa for a long time, you should consult your doctor whether you can adjust the medication regimen or use gastric mucosal protective agents to reduce the damage to the gastric mucosa.
If the drug has a stimulating effect on the gastric mucosa, it can be taken after meals as far as possible to reduce the stimulation to the gastric mucosa.
Regular gastroscopy should be carried out for people who take drugs that stimulate gastric mucosa for a long time to understand the condition of gastric mucosa and to detect and treat potential diseases in time.
Eating too fast will cause food to enter the stomach without full chewing, increase the burden of the stomach and affect the digestive function of the stomach. At the same time, eating too fast can also cause discomfort symptoms such as stomach distension and belching by swallowing a lot of air. The following is the daily maintenance strategy:
chew slowly and chew every mouthful of food fully, at least 20 times, to ensure that the food is fully mixed with saliva to reduce the burden on the stomach. When
eating, don’t be distracted by other things, such as looking at mobile phones, work, etc., so as not to eat too fast or too much. You can find a quiet and comfortable environment to enjoy delicious food.
Adjust your mind and keep a peaceful mind to avoid eating in a hurry because of time constraints. It can be planned in advance to allow enough time to enjoy food and rest.
Wen/Mo Peng (Emergency General Hospital)
