Inflammatory intestinal diseases, including ulcers and Cronn’s disease, can cause many inconveniences to patients’ lives. In daily life, patients need to be aware of a number of aspects in order to better control their condition and improve their quality of life.
Eating is a top priority. Patients are required to maintain regular diets, to regularly measure meals, and to avoid diarrhea, which helps to maintain normal intestinal digestion and creeping rhythms. Food choices should be based on the principles of high nutrition and indigestion, such as thin meat, fish and high-quality proteins, which can supplement the body and increase resistance; fresh vegetables and fruits, which contain abundant vitamins and dietary fibres, contribute to the health of the intestinal tract, although for some thicker and indigestionable vegetables, such as celery and bamboo, proper control of consumption is required to prevent an increase in the burden on the intestinal tract. In addition, spicy, greasy, cold and irritating foods, such as peppers, fried foods, ice cream, etc., which can easily stimulate intestinal mucous membranes and lead to an increase in intestinal inflammation, leading to abdominal pain and diarrhoea. At the same time, care must be taken to prevent intestinal infections, which tend to repeat or exacerbate inflammatory intestine conditions, by avoiding the consumption of unclean food.
Rest and exercise cannot be ignored. Ensuring adequate and good sleep is critical, with a maximum of 7 to 8 hours of high-quality sleep per night to allow for adequate body rest, which contributes to increased immunity and allows for self-rehabilitation in relatively stable intestinal conditions. Proper exercise is also beneficial for people with inflammatory enteric diseases, but it is important to choose the appropriate way of moving, which is more relaxing, such as walking, yoga, Tai Chi Fist, which enhances the body without placing an excessive burden on the intestinal tract. Regular exercise promotes intestinal creeping, improves digestive function and relieves mental stress, but with care to avoid overwork, and the strength and duration of the exercise should be gradually adjusted in accordance with their physical condition.
Emotional regulation is also important. Inflammatory intestinal conditions are long and can be easily repeated, which can easily lead to adverse feelings of anxiety, depression, etc., which in turn can affect the condition and form a vicious circle. It is therefore important for patients to learn to adapt their mentalities in a positive way, to talk to their families, friends, or to participate in patient communication activities, so as to relieve their internal stress and distress, to remain optimistic, positive and emotional, and to keep their body and body in a relatively relaxed atmosphere, which will help to maintain normal intestinal functioning and to stabilize their condition.
Daily medical surveillance is also essential. Patients develop habits of recording their symptoms, such as daily defecation, defecation (paste, water or blood), degree of abdominal pain and frequency of onset, which help doctors to understand changes more accurately and adjust treatment programmes in a timely manner. At the same time, it is necessary to comply strictly with the medical instructions, not to reduce the amount of medications or to stop them, even if the situation improves, and to adjust the medications to ensure the consistency and effectiveness of the treatment.
In addition, attention should be paid to seasonal changes and to heating, especially in the abdomen, which can cause intestinal convulsions and aggravate disorders such as abdominal pain and diarrhoea. When travelling, as much as possible, a number of commonly used medicines and paper towels are carried with them for occasional needs.
In general, people suffering from inflammatory intestines have to pay careful attention in their daily lives, from diet, rest, emotions to disease surveillance, so that they can better live with the disease and be less affected by it.
