Uncle Xu from Fujian is 72 years old this year. He was diagnosed with hepatitis B more than 20 years ago. But at that time, the body did not have many symptoms, so there was no review and treatment.

About 3 years ago, Mr. Xu noticed that his belly was bulging.I thought it was a beer belly at first, but I didn’t care much< /span>, I also think that it may be caused by my appetite and eating too much recently.

Uncle Xu often heard that “the elderly are blessed with being slightly fat”, so he didn’t care. But since last year, Uncle Xu found that not only his abdomen was swollen, but even his lower limbs had edema. When Uncle Xu’s son saw something was wrong, he hurriedly took his father to the local hospital to see a doctor.

The results of the examination surprised the family: advanced liver cirrhosis, accompanied by a lot of ascites, splenomegaly and other manifestations< /span>.

1. Why are some people very thin but their belly is big?

I don’t know if you have seen a similar situation: a person is very thin, but his belly is as big as a pregnancy in October. In fact, it may be a hint of disease.

Liver cirrhosis is a very serious liver injury. According to Luo Kangxian, chief physician of Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, the development of liver cirrhosis can be divided into three stages.

Early cirrhosis:

Severe hepatitis with a few hepatocyte nodules, Reversal can be achieved with aggressive treatment.

Compensated cirrhosis with inflammation:

patients will have varying degrees of severity After treatment, liver function can still cope with daily life and work, but the overall quality and ability will decline.

Advanced decompensated cirrhosis:

Severely ill with significant abdominal distension, Edema, only through active treatment, prolong life.

Why does cirrhosis of the liver cause a bigger belly?

Actually, ascites is one of the important signs of liver cirrhosis entering the decompensated stage, about 60% of patients have Within 10 years of the discovery of cirrhosis, there will be ascites. Once ascites occurs, it may increase the incidence of hyponatremia, hepatorenal syndrome and other diseases.

In addition to ascites, cirrhosis may be accompanied bybloating, spider naevi, liver palms, jaundice, loss of appetite , etc., which are related to the dysfunction of bile secretion.

In addition, in addition to liver cirrhosis, the cause of belly enlargement may also be related to fatty liver, cardiac hypertrophy, digestive disorders, pancreatitis< /span> and other factors.

Therefore, patients should be vigilant when epigastric distention occurs, or accompanied by nausea, vomiting, physical fatigue, etc.

Second, there are 4 symptoms in the abdomen, beware of tumor invasion

Can the stomach also reflect physical health? Stomach pain is something that happens from time to time in daily life, but if you don’t know the reason, you have repeated stomach pain, or there are other special symptoms in your stomach, you should be alert to whether it is caused by a tumor.

1. Abdominal pain

abdominal pain, commonly understood as stomach pain, mostly abdominal pain Organ disease may also be caused by extra-abdominal or systemic disease. For example:

• The right upper quadrant pain may be related to liver cancer;
• When the right lower quadrant and left lower quadrant occur Pain may indicate colon cancer;
• The pain is obvious in the supine position, and the pain is relieved in the anteverted position, which may be pancreatic cancer;
• < span>Epigastric pain accompanied by weight loss may suggest gastrointestinal cancer.

2, repeated bloating

Frequent abdominal distension is often caused by indigestion, but it may also be caused by signet ring cell carcinoma of the stomach, which is a highly malignant gastric cancer. The more typical symptoms are obvious abdominal distention, Medicines cannot relieve the disease.

In addition, women should also pay attention, repeated abdominal bloating may also be a manifestation of ovarian cancer. Advanced ovarian cancer will have abdominal distension, abdominal mass and ascites. It is recommended that female friends should have a gynecological B-ultrasound at least once a year.

3. Abdominal mass

A clear lump in the abdomen can be felt, and the edge is not clear , and cannot be pushed by hand, it is best to go to the hospital for investigation at this time, it is likely to be the performance of colon cancer, kidney cancer, and liver cancer.

4. Abdominal varicose veins

Abdominal blood vessels are blocked, resulting in increased venous pressure, which is mostly caused by liver Cirrhosis causes and may also be a manifestation of liver cancer.

Third, the study found that people with big belly may not be associated with longevity

In the past, people always believed that “the big belly is blessed”, but with the further in-depth research on the human body, it is actually not a good thing for the belly to be “blessed”.

A study published in the Chinese Journal of Medical Frontiers pointed out that central obesity is an important factor leading to fatty liver span>.

The abdomen is the concentration of important organs such as the liver, pancreas, and digestive tract. If the abdomen is obese, too much visceral fat enters the digestive tract, which will damage the liver and lead to fatty liver.

Not just fatty liver, abdominal obesity can also affect metabolism, increasing the risk of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer. So how to reduce belly scientifically? Gu Chuanling, a registered dietitian of the Chinese Nutrition Society, gave the following 3 suggestions:

• eat right

The staple food, vegetable mix, and eating habits are all important. The staple food accounts for one-third of the food, mainly grains, maize and sweet potatoes can be used to replace part of the rice and noodles; vegetables And fruit should make up two-thirds of the diet.

Also, pay attention when eating, don’t eat, don’t talk, or gobble. Chewing slowly not only increases the feeling of fullness, but also helps to promote digestion and allow the body to absorb nutrients.

• move< /li>

In addition to keeping your mouth shut, exercise is also very important to your health. At least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week. In addition to aerobic exercise, it can also be combined with muscle training, such as crunches, planks, etc., to strengthen the abdominal muscles.

• Relax

Stress is also a “culprit” of disease “One is that under long-term stress, the body’s cortisol levels will continue to increase. In order to reduce stress, people will choose high-sugar and high-fat foods to eat and release, and cortisol itself will promote fat accumulation, causing the body to fall into a vicious circle.

So relaxing and knowing how to relieve stress is also a way to reduce the belly.

When you find that your abdomen is getting bigger and bigger and accompanied by other physical discomfort, It is very likely that it is a hint of a certain disease, and you must seek a doctor as soon as possible to check for the possibility of other diseases.

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