Our stomach may seem strong, able to digest all kinds of tastes, sweet and sour, bitter and hot, soft and hard, but it is far more fragile than we think. The pace of modern life is accelerating, the pressure of life is increasing, and more and more people have stomach upset phenomenon. Sometimes you may feel like you're over it, or you may go to a nearby drugstore to buy some stomach medicine, and then you'll stop caring about your stomach after your symptoms have eased. This approach is very unscientific, it may be from the beginning of superficial gastritis drag into chronic atrophic gastritis.
The incidence of stomach disease has its own characteristics: the age span is large, and almost all age groups may suffer from stomach disease. Non-atrophic gastritis and functional dyspepsia are common in young people, chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer prelesions are common in middle-aged and elderly people. Stomach disease has become an occupational disease, among many professions, teachers, journalists, drivers and other occupations are the "hardest hit areas" of stomach disease.
The stomach is a "principled" organ, and its work pays attention to "nine-to-five" and "clear rules", such as eating regularly, quantitatively, and in order. Once the working rhythm of the stomach is disrupted, the stomach will be "deformed", and stomach diseases will come to the door. Take your seat, the following six "stomach injuries", which one do you belong to?
Spring stomach
"Hungry flat", "eat too much" is the normal diet of many office workers. This hungry and full eating pattern makes the stomach not rest when it should rest, and does not exercise when it does exercise, but is constantly "squeezed" like a spring. If you are hungry for too long, stomach acid will increase, which will damage the gastric mucosa, leading to gastric erosion and even gastric ulcers. Overeating will increase the burden on the stomach, resulting in gastric ptosis and indigestion. This in turn leads to changes in the stomach perception of the "spring stomach", such as feeling full before eating, which affects normal eating.
Pressure stomach
Gastrointestinal tract is the organ that can best express emotions. Long-term tension and depression will cause nervous regulation disorders, weaken the protective barrier function of gastric mucosa, and cause gastric function impairment, leading to chronic stomach disease.
Alcohol and tobacco stomach
The ethanol in alcohol can cause strong stimulation to the gastric mucosa, which can make the gastric mucosa hyperemia, edema and even erosion, gastritis and gastric bleeding. Nicotine, tar and other chemicals in tobacco can irritate the gastric mucosa and increase the secretion of hydrochloric acid, leading to gastritis or ulcers.
"Junk" stomach
A Swedish study shows that eating too much processed meat, such as bacon, sausage and bacon, will increase the risk of stomach cancer, and high-fat foods such as large fish and fried meat will cause a huge digestive burden on our stomachs. High-fat foods are harder to digest than fruits and vegetables. Eating too much "junk food", once more than the stomach can bear, will appear indigestion or gastroesophageal reflux and other conditions.
Nocturnal stomach
The life of gastric mucosal epithelial cells is very short, on average 2 to 3 days to renew once, this process is generally carried out when the intestine is at rest. If you often stay up late, the gastrointestinal tract can not get the necessary rest, and the repair ability of the gastric mucosa will be affected. In addition, some people who stay up late also like to eat late at night, these foods stagnant in the stomach will promote the secretion of gastric juice, causing irritation to the gastric mucosa, easy to lead to gastric mucosal erosion, ulcers and so on.
Medicated stomach
A large number of clinical data show that many drugs can directly or indirectly damage the gastric mucosa, causing inflammation and ulcers. For example, aspirin and ibuprofen and other drugs, if used in large quantities for a long time without medical advice, will cause irritation and damage to the gastrointestinal tract, and gradually cause acute gastric mucosal lesions.
Tips
It's good for your stomach
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Avoid fatty foods such as red meat, cream, fried foods, and cheese;
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Eat small meals every day;
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Stay away from foods and drugs that can make your symptoms worse, such as alcohol, spicy foods, aspirin, ibuprofen, etc.
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People who are "lactose intolerant" will also have stomach pains after drinking milk and eating ice cream. Lactase can be used to avoid problems caused by dairy products.
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If stomach pain is related to constipation, it is recommended to eat more fiber-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains, or use light laxatives to promote bowel movements to relieve discomfort.
