Prolonged bile reflux may be cancerous, mainly causing cancerous changes in the cells of the gastric mucosa.
Normally, the outflow pathway of bile in the body is to enter the duodenum after discharge through the bile ducts, and then enter the small intestine to promote the digestion of food, especially fatty food.
If the peristaltic function of the gastrointestinal tract is impaired, it can lead to a reflux of bile into the lumen of the stomach. Symptoms such as a bitter taste in the mouth and a burning sensation in the upper gastrointestinal tract after eating can be manifested.
If this symptom is recurrent and untreated, the bile is an alkaline fluid and the stomach lumen is an acidic environment. Alkaline liquid can destroy the acidic environment of the stomach and intestines, leading to the appearance of squamous epithelium in the cellular metaplasia of the gastric mucosa, which may lead to cancerous transformation.
It is recommended to go to the hospital in time, and under the doctor’s guidance, medication and surgical treatment should be carried out to make the reflux phenomenon relieved and to avoid the cancerous transformation of the cells of the stomach lining.