“Doctor, will my chronic superficial gastritis develop into gastric cancer in the late stage? Several colleagues in our unit have passed away from gastric cancer, which makes me terrified every day…” A middle-aged woman in her 40s anxiously asked the doctor.
As the incidence of gastric cancer has been increasing year by year in recent years, there are usually no abnormal manifestations in the early stage of gastric cancer. Many people worry about whether their gastric disease will turn into gastric cancer, so today I will take you to find out.
The evolution process from gastritis to gastric cancer
Many people feel terrible about “gastritis”, but there is Based on facts, clinical studies have found that most gastric cancer patients will experience the process of transforming from superficial gastritis to atrophic gastritis, and then from atrophic gastritis to intestinal metaplasia or atypical hyperplasia. As the degree of hyperplasia changes from mild to severe, gastric cancer develops.
From this, we can find that the process from gastritis to gastric cancer is gradually aggravated and evolved, so why are gastric cancer patients not treated at the early stage, but wait until the gastric disease deteriorates?
The doctor said that this has a lot to do with the fact that we don’t pay attention to stomach problems. Many people don’t take stomach problems seriously at first. At this time, the condition has deteriorated, and even the best time for treatment has been lost.
Therefore, we must pay attention to chronic superficial gastritis, chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer, etc., and take active treatment measures.
Doctor: Do the following 3 points, or you can make stomach problems no longer bother
1. First, find the cause< /p>
Different gastric diseases have different incentives, such as Helicobacter pylori infection, gastric ulcer, and gastric bleeding caused by long-term poor diet. At this time, a breath test is required. People who take long-term medication may damage the gastric mucosa, so you need to consult a doctor Whether to stop the drug or not, people with high mental stress will cause gastrointestinal disorders, and psychological problems such as anxiety and depression should be solved as soon as possible.
2. Actively take medicine according to the doctor’s order, and check in time
After finding the cause, you need to take medicine according to your own situation. Timely treatment and taking some drugs can eliminate inflammation in time, but it should be noted that drugs have certain side effects and cannot be eaten for a long time. After eating for a period of time, you need to go to the hospital for examination in time. For those who have a family history of gastric cancer, are over 40 years old, have a long-term diet with spicy and heavy taste, and stay up late and work and rest irregularly, they should have a regular endoscopy every year.
3. Adjust the diet in time to supplement nutrients
Tips: Superficial gastritis is a common stomach disease, most people will not develop gastric cancer, so don’t be too nervous , but do not ignore the importance of the stomach, usually pay more attention to diet, maintain a good attitude, the stomach will gradually recover.
References: Zhang Wei, “Variation of peripheral arteries in gastric cancer and its significance in clinical surgery”, Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2021-11-17