The 18-year-old Xiao Wang is in his third year of high school. Recently, he has a bad appetite. He always has abdominal distension, acid regurgitation, hiccups and other symptoms. He also has discomfort in the upper abdomen. Medicine for children. After eating for a period of time, the symptoms did not relieve, but the stool became black. The parents hurriedly took the child to the hospital for examination, and the result of gastroscopy was diagnosed as early gastric cancer.
He Yingyue, chief physician of the Medical Oncology Department of the Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that in recent years, the number of gastric cancer patients has been increasing and becoming younger, and many young gastric cancer patients have some specific dietary hobbies, such as eating spicy food , barbecue, high salt, processed foods or long-term drinking, etc., these are the incentives for gastric cancer.
Although the occurrence of gastric cancer is very hidden, some clues can still be found in the early stage. Generally, there are the following five common symptoms in the early stage:
Upper abdominal fullness and discomfort. There is an inexplicable vague feeling of fullness, often without obvious incentives, especially when it is quiet, the symptoms are particularly obvious.
Pain in the upper abdomen. It started as intermittent dull pain, gradually developed into persistent and difficult to relieve, and even appeared soon after remission. This pain will get stronger as the disease gets worse.
Loss of appetite, acid reflux, or significant weight loss. Unexplained loss of appetite, sometimes accompanied by acid regurgitation, belching, indigestion, often feeling generalized weakness, weight loss gradually, can drop 3 to 5 pounds within 2 to 3 months.
Black stools occur. Gastric cancer patients may have black stools in the early stage, and if similar conditions occur, they need to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
The pain pattern of the original chronic gastric disease has changed. If the regularity of fasting pain or pain after eating is obvious in the past, the regular pain has disappeared recently or the original effective medicine has failed.
How can we prevent gastric cancer in our daily life? Dr. He said that gastroscopy is the most intuitive examination to exclude malignant diseases of the stomach, especially for people over 40 years old, people at high risk of gastric cancer need to undergo gastroscopy screening once a year. In addition, maintaining good lifestyle habits is also the key to prevention.
Irregular meals, overeating, and eating too fast and too hot will stimulate the stomach and increase the burden on the gastric mucosa, which will lead to gastric cancer in the long run. In addition, such as some spicy, mildew, fried, smoked, barbecued foods, not only high salt content, coupled with unhealthy cooking methods, but also increase the production of nitrite, secondary amines and other carcinogens, all of which are It is the causative factor of gastric cancer. Therefore, you should pay attention to hygiene in your daily diet, chew slowly, focus on light food, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to ensure an adequate supply of nutrients to your body.
Beware of pylori. You must pay attention to whether you have bad breath every day, because once infected with Helicobacter pylori, if not treated in time, it will damage the gastric mucosa and increase the risk of gastric cancer.
Regular exercise can not only improve the body’s resistance, but also enhance the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, help expel stools, reduce the accumulation of toxins in the body, and reduce the chance of cancer cell lesions. In addition, it is recommended that everyone drink less alcohol, smoke less, and preferably quit smoking and drinking.
Organized by He Jinying