Polyps in the stomach

There is no specific cause for the formation of polyps in the stomach. It is currently believed to be related to genetic factors, long-term tobacco and alcohol stimulation, chronic gastritis, and Helicobacter pylori infection. Patients need to go to the hospital in time to determine the cause and treat the cause. Common causes 1, genetic factors: gastric polyp has a certain genetic factors, parents suffering from gastric polyp, the possibility of children inherited higher than others; 2, tobacco and alcohol stimulation: tobacco and alcohol contain a lot of harmful substances, not only will affect the blood circulation of the gastric wall, while alcohol in the ethanol will also affect the gastric mucosa, causing irritation to the gastric wall, making the possibility of suffering from gastric polyp increased; 3, H. pylori infection: H. pylori Helicobacter pylori is a harmful bacteria, can survive in the stomach acid environment, when the stomach is infected with Helicobacter pylori, it will affect the environment of the stomach, and the metabolites released will cause stimulation of the mucosa of the gastric wall, easily induced gastric polyps; 4, chronic gastritis: chronic gastritis patients with long-term gastric mucosa congestion, edema phenomenon, which causes invasion of the epithelial tissue of the stomach wall cells, prone to hyperplasia inflammatory polyps. Treatment of gastric polyps is generally performed under the gastroscope to remove polyps, drug therapy is not significant for polyps. Patients can decide whether they need to be removed under the guidance of a doctor, depending on the size, nature and growth rate of the polyp. Precautions Patients should ensure bed rest within 24 hours after surgical treatment of gastric polyps, and eat a warm liquid diet, such as thick rice soup, milk, etc. after 8-24 hours. If there is no abdominal pain or bloating, semi-liquid food, such as noodles, porridge, etc., can be eaten.