As the saying goes, “nine out of ten people have stomach problems”, which means that nine out of ten people suffer from stomach diseases, including gastritis, ulcer disease, gastric dysfunction and tumors, which are common diseases among people. As an important digestive organ of the human body, the stomach is very susceptible to disease, we should take care of it. At present, the health of the stomach is seriously neglected, and only stomach pains are treated with medicine, and most of them are self-purchased. No examination without symptoms, no stomach examination in the routine items of health examination, especially gastroscopy. This has led to a large number of patients with gastric disease, without effective prevention and treatment. To prevent gastric disease, we need to understand the following factors that make the stomach more vulnerable to injury.
A fear of “unpunctuality”
”Forgetting to eat” seems to be the habit of many office workers, however, it is the unintentional hunger and fullness of a meal that can slowly erode the health of the stomach. In recent years, the incidence of functional indigestion, gastritis, gastric ulcer in the busy white-collar population is increasing.
The stomach is an organ that strictly adheres to a “schedule” and there are physiological peaks and valleys in the secretion of gastric juice throughout the day to facilitate timely digestion of food. Stomach acid and pepsin will digest the gastric mucosa itself if there is no food to neutralize it, causing damage to the gastric mucosa.
Second fear of dinner is too full
Breakfast is forgotten in a hurry, lunch is simply dealt with, the evening “eat and drink”, before bedtime, the healthy digestive system is often destroyed in such eating habits. The most appropriate proportion of the daily caloric intake of the human body should be 30% for breakfast, 40% for lunch and 30% for dinner.
Too much dinner or late night snacking before going to bed, will not only affect sleep, leading to obesity, but also force the gastrointestinal tract in the overload of “stress work”, gastric juice secretion will corrode the gastric mucosa, long-term, will lead to erosion, ulcers and other diseases.
Three fears unclean diet
The summer season, a variety of pathogenic bacteria reproduction rate is very fast, the food is easy to rot and deteriorate. If you eat unclean or unfresh food, it is easy to cause acute gastritis, stomach pain, bloating and vomiting symptoms.
H. pylori is an important pathogenic factor in the occurrence and development of many chronic gastric diseases, mostly due to unclean diet and mutual transmission. H. pylori parasitizes the mucosa of the stomach and duodenum, inflaming the mucosa and causing gastric disease. This bacterium is also present in the mouth and saliva of patients, so meal sharing can reduce the chances of H. pylori infection. Especially when someone in the family suffers from gastric ulcer and gastritis, meal sharing system becomes more important.
Four afraid of swallowing
After entering the stomach, food needs to be stored, ground, digested, and turned into celiac disease before reaching the intestines. Develop a good habit of chewing and swallowing slowly, can increase the secretion of saliva, which is conducive to better digestion and absorption of food. Some people lose their teeth without filling them, or eat wolfishly and chew not fine. Rough food will directly wear the gastric mucosa and increase the burden on the stomach, making the food stay longer in the stomach, resulting in stomach muscle fatigue and decreased gastric power.
Five fear of cold
Stomach is an organ sensitive to the external climate and temperature, the body is stimulated by cold air, the stomach is prone to spasmodic contraction, which causes stomach pain, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms.
Generally people will pay attention to the cold in the autumn and winter season to keep warm, but I do not know that in the summer, craving cold drinks, cold fruits and melons or a long time in the air conditioning environment, but also the stomach will be cold, thus affecting the function of the gastrointestinal tract.
Six afraid of excessive fatigue
Whether engaged in manual labor or mental labor, long-term overload will lead to excessive fatigue, which will not only make the body’s resistance to decline, and will weaken the gastric mucosa defense role. It is easy to cause insufficient blood supply to the stomach, so that the secretion function is dysfunctional, and too much gastric acid, mucus reduction will make the gastric mucosa is damaged.
Seven fear of mental tension
The occurrence and development of many stomach diseases are closely related to the person’s emotions and state of mind. When a person is in tension, worry or anger, these bad emotions will affect the secretion, movement, digestion and other functions of the stomach. Therefore, patients who have been depressed, anxious or traumatized for a long time are prone to gastric ulcers.
Eight fear of alcohol abuse
Drinking a small amount of red wine every day is good for your health. But if the alcohol abuse is excessive, alcohol will not only damage the liver, leading to skin dehydration, kill brain cells, but also direct damage to the gastric mucosa, so that the gastric mucosa inflammation, erosion, ulcers or bleeding. In addition, alcohol consumption will also slow down the healing process of gastric ulcers. Therefore, gastric patients in particular should not abuse alcohol.
Nine fear of tobacco addiction
Tobacco will not only harm the human respiratory system, but also the damage to the stomach should not be underestimated. People who smoke too much are often more likely to suffer from gastritis. This is because the nicotine in tobacco will harm the gastric mucosa from the following aspects: promote vasoconstriction, so that the gastric mucosa blood supply is reduced; inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins, which is a protective factor for the gastric mucosa has a repair effect; interfere with the emptying function of the stomach, easily caused by bile reflux to the stomach, and bile salts and other components of the gastric mucosa has a strong damaging effect; promote gastric acid and pepsin secretion, directly corrode the gastric mucosa.
Ten fear of drug abuse
Many drugs can damage the gastric mucosa. For example, the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Protaxone, anti-inflammatory pain, ibuprofen, aspirin, etc., will play a role in pain relief by inhibiting the synthesis of prostaglandins that have a protective effect on the gastric mucosa. There are also hormonal drugs such as corticosteroids, which often lead to gastritis, ulcers or gastric perforation. Therefore, these drugs should be taken as prescribed by your doctor, preferably after a meal, or with a gastric mucosal protector such as aluminum thioglycollate.