A 35 year old man's stomach looks like he's in his 60s! Doctor: Discovering precancerous lesions, 3 cups of coffee per day to sustain a healthy diet | Physiology | Coffee

Every day, coffee continues its life,

It is the daily routine of many "working people" nowadays.

Especially in the scorching summer, have a glass of ice American,

Refreshing and relieving the heat.

However, 35 year old IT worker Xiao Huang

But because three cups of coffee a day

After undergoing gastroscopy due to stomach discomfort

Informed by the doctor

His stomach is actually over 60 years old

Three cups of coffee a day to renew one's life

35 year old IT man's stomach is actually in his 60s

35 year old Xiao Huang is one of the members of the coffee "longevity" army. A cup in the morning to refresh the mind, a cup in the afternoon to relieve fatigue, and another cup in the evening to wake up the mind... As a standard "IT man", Xiaohuang's daily life is to work and go home on a two line basis. Frequent staying up late, working overtime, and having three cups of coffee as a foundation every day is the norm.

This pace of life lasted for three consecutive years. Until the beginning of this year, Xiaohuang often felt bloating and discomfort. He went to a nearby hospital for a gastroscopy and was diagnosed with chronic atrophic gastritis, which has progressed to stage C3, a severe atrophy with a wide range. Pathological results showed that the four words "moderate intestinal metaplasia" were prominent.

"This is a precancerous lesion. The development of gastric cancer is generally divided into four stages: atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, atypical hyperplasia, and ultimately progressing to gastric cancer."

After listening to the doctor's explanation, Xiaohuang panicked. Upon hearing that traditional Chinese medicine has advantages in treating chronic atrophic gastritis, Xiaohuang quickly went to Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and found Deputy Director Jin Haifeng.

"The stomach also has age. Generally, people may experience atrophy after the age of 50 and intestinal metaplasia in their 60s. However, Xiaohuang, who is only 35 years old, has already developed moderate intestinal metaplasia, and the age of the stomach has greatly exceeded his physiological age."

Deputy Director Jin Haifeng inquired in detail about Xiao Huang's situation. He had no family history of gastric cancer, had a relatively regular diet, and rarely indulged in excessive eating and drinking. The only problem was that he couldn't resist drinking at least three cups of coffee a day.

"There are many patients with similar situations in clinical practice, which may be related to the stimulation of caffeine on the gastric mucosa." Deputy Director Jin Haifeng said that many patients often have bloating and acid reflux, and sometimes they don't feel hungry even after eating a meal a day. They all have a common characteristic of long-term excessive coffee consumption. "So we generally recommend drinking less coffee, strong tea, and even cold drinks in summer."

Fortunately, Xiaohuang is young and timely intervention and treatment can help alleviate the degree of gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia. Deputy Director Jin Haifeng instructed Xiaohuang to quit coffee first, adjust work rhythm, pay attention to rest, and then cooperate with traditional Chinese medicine that has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and repairing gastric mucosa. After half a year of recuperation and follow-up gastroscopy, Xiaohuang's moderate intestinal metaplasia has turned into mild.

High incidence of digestive tract diseases in summer

These habits are hurting your stomach

Vice Director Jin Haifeng introduced that the most common digestive disease in summer is acute gastroenteritis. "Summer students are all on vacation, and many children like to watch TV at home while drinking cold drinks and eating iced watermelons. However, suddenly they have severe stomach pain, even nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, so they need to visit a digestive clinic. The main reasons are: on the one hand, the stimulation of temperature, and on the other hand, bacteria are easy to breed under the high temperature in summer, which may lead to the occurrence of acute gastroenteritis due to the lack of fresh food."

At the same time, the incidence of peptic ulcers is also relatively high in summer. "Many people like to drink alcohol and have late night snacks. If they drink it all at once, it will exceed their usual load. Under the stimulation of alcohol and spicy food, over time, it can cause damage to the gastric mucosa, from inflammation to erosion, to ulcers, and even ulcerative bleeding."

In addition, Deputy Director Jin Haifeng also mentioned that some people with already poor gastrointestinal function, coupled with eating some raw and cold foods or changing their daily routine during the dog days, are prone to experiencing loss of appetite, or functional digestive system diseases such as upper abdominal pain and bloating.

According to Jin Haifeng's analysis, the causes of these digestive diseases are related to seasons and diet. "In summer, because it is very hot, people like to eat cold things. The stimulation of raw and cold food can cause the contraction of gastric mucosal blood vessels, leading to local cracks and ischemia, causing inflammation of the stomach. On the other hand, it is related to individual physical constitution.". "Some people with weak gastrointestinal function may have diarrhea if there is a slight disturbance, such as when the air conditioning blows."

"In summer, we often receive patients who are stuck in their throats by foreign bodies because of eating food taken late at night." Chief Nurse Zeng Xuyan added. Not long ago, the endoscopy center of Qiantang Hospital of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine received a young man with a fishbone stuck in his throat. "At that time, he didn't pay attention to the fish bone stuck in his throat after supper, and after about a week, he felt that his throat had been aching, only to find that the fish bone had actually penetrated the wall of the esophagus, which was very dangerous. Fortunately, it was removed accurately through an endoscope under anesthesia, avoiding some major surgery."

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