As the saying goes, “Thirty years ago people nurtured their stomachs, and thirty years later their stomachs nurtured their people.” We all want to have a healthy stomach. So how to take care of our stomach? What should we do when we find our stomach upset? These are all the knowledge we should have, with this knowledge it will make our life better. When you have gastric discomfort, pain, postprandial fullness, belching, acid reflux, and even nausea and vomiting, they are often common clinical gastric diseases with symptoms of acute gastritis, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastroduodenal compound ulcer, and acute gastric dilatation in total. The most common are gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, which often occur with fall and winter, winter and spring. Stomach pain in gastric ulcers often occurs after a meal, while duodenal ulcers often occur before a meal. If irregular stomach pain that worsens in a short period of time and unexplained loss of appetite, weight loss and weakness occur, then be alert to the occurrence of gastric cancer. The causes of gastric and duodenal ulcers can be the following seven aspects: 1. Increased secretion of gastric acid and pepsin and enhanced erosion ability play an important role in the pathogenesis of ulcers, and there used to be a saying that no acid means no ulcers. 2. The gastric mucosal barrier (i.e., protective layer) is destroyed. Bile salts in the digestive tract, pancreatic fluid, also known as duodenal fluid backflow into the stomach, some drugs (such as aspirin, anti-inflammatory pain, pau tai pine, hydrocortisone, etc.) can cause the destruction of the gastric and duodenal mucosal barrier, triggering ulcers. 3, the infection of Helicobacter pylori. Recent studies have found that Helicobacter pylori (HP) can cause inflammation of the gastric sinus, and gastric ulcers always occur on the basis of gastritis. So now there is another saying, called no HP no ulcer. 4, genetic factors. At present, it is believed that the occurrence of the disease is related to genetic factors, especially in male relatives whose incidence is higher than the general population, and sometimes can be seen in some families with several generations of peptic ulcer disease. 5, bad habits, such as tobacco and alcohol, overeating and overeating spicy and other irritating food, can become the cause of peptic ulcer. 6, mental and emotional factors. Prolonged mental overstrain and worry, frustration and other emotions, long-term excessive mental work, do not pay attention to the combination of work and rest, can become the cause of the disease or aggravate the condition. 7. Certain diseases, such as gastrinoma, primary hyperparathyroidism, hepatic sclerosis, emphysema, renal insufficiency and patients with excessive small bowel resection have the possibility of developing ulcer disease. Shanghai is an international metropolis, with the progress of society and modernization, people’s life rhythm accelerates, work pressure increases, and diet is irregular, which is very likely to lead to digestive tract diseases and digestive tract dysfunction. According to some information, the incidence rate of various chronic gastrointestinal diseases among the white-collar class in Shanghai is as high as 70%, which is a worrying figure; while the consultation rate is only about 13%, which is an even more disturbing figure. Generally people think that gastrointestinal diseases are common diseases, but from the medical point of view, if the disease is not correctly and timely diagnosed and treated, the lighter it affects the quality of life, the heavier it is, some patients who have early warning signals but neglected the diagnosis and treatment can cause cancer and endanger their lives, so the majority of patients should pay attention to the treatment of the disease, so that the symptoms and the root cause can be treated together and prevent the disease from changing. When there is discomfort in the stomach and intestines, it is necessary to go to a gastrointestinal specialist for examination. At present, the main methods of examination of gastrointestinal disease are electronic fiber gastroscopy, ultrasound gastroscopy and X-ray barium meal, contrast examination, etc., C14 urea breath test. We strive to achieve early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment. When actively cooperating with the doctor’s treatment, we should do the following: 1. Regular diet: regular eating can form a conditioned reflex, which facilitates the secretion of digestive glands and is more conducive to digestion. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on a lot of things. 3, regular and quantitative diet: the principle of eating well at breakfast, eating a full lunch and eating less at dinner. 3 meals a day to ensure regular, quantitative, regardless of hunger, should take the initiative to eat, avoid too hungry or too full. Especially the elderly and frail, gastrointestinal function is reduced to 4 to 5 meals a day is better, each time to sixty to seventy percent full is good. 4, eat less fried food: fried or barbecued food with oil, after consumption can increase the mechanical digestive burden of the stomach, so that the gastric mucosa is damaged by abrasion, aggravating the inflammatory lesions of the mucosa, while increasing blood lipids, which is not good for the body. 5, eat less pickled food: contains more salt and certain carcinogens, should not eat more. 6, eat less cold food and irritating food: avoid too cold, hot, hard food, gastritis patients should be soft and hard food, too hard and rough food, coarse fiber vegetables, cold food and irritating food has a strong stimulating effect on the digestive tract mucosa, easy to cause or aggravate diarrhea or inflammation of the digestive tract. 7, the temperature is appropriate: the temperature of the food should be “not hot and not cold” as the degree. Too cool food and drink, after eating people can lead to stomach cramps, gastric mucosa vasoconstriction, is not conducive to inflammation; too hot food and drink, after eating will directly burn or stimulate the mucosa in the stomach. 8, water timing: the best time to drink water is the morning fasting, 1 hour before each meal, do not drink immediately after the meal will dilute gastric juice, do not use soup soak rice, will also affect the digestion of food. 9, avoid stimulation: tobacco, alcohol and chili, mustard, pepper, strong tea, coffee, cocoa and other food or drink, the gastric mucosa has an irritating stimulating effect, easily cause or aggravate diarrhea or inflammation of the digestive tract. Chili, pepper and other spicy foods will make the stomach vasoconstriction, affecting the blood supply to the cells of the stomach wall, so that the gastric mucosa resistance is reduced and induce gastric disease. Patients with acute and chronic gastritis, be sure to quit smoking and alcohol to avoid aggravating the disease, or even cause malignant changes. 10, eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C: the gastric juice to maintain a normal level of vitamin C, can effectively play the function of the stomach, protect the stomach and enhance the stomach’s ability to resist disease. In short, stomach disease three parts treatment seven parts nourishment, also wish every friend have a healthy body, love and care for their stomach!