Alcohol can irritate the gastric mucosa, so you can’t drink alcohol after cutting gastric polyps.
Gastric polyps are elevated lesions protruding from the surface of the gastric mucosa, and are associated with a variety of factors such as Helicobacter pylori infection, chronic gastritis, and long-term application of proton pump inhibitors. Gastric polyps are usually endoscopic minimally invasive surgery when it comes to surgical treatment and are resected under the gastroscope. However, after the patient’s resection, the surface of the gastric mucosa will also have a certain amount of trauma, which needs time to heal.
Alcohol has a strong stimulating effect on the gastric mucosa, and drinking alcohol after removing gastric polyps will stimulate the wound surface of the gastric mucosa, which is not conducive to the healing of the wound surface, and it will also make the patient feel pain. Therefore, patients should not drink alcohol after cutting gastric polyps.
Gastric polyp resection patients should strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for diet, keep diet light, easy to digest, avoid eating cold spicy and other stimulating food, drink less strong tea and coffee, and pay attention to maintain a balanced nutrition, to promote the healing of the gastric mucosa wound.