According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, the incidence of stomach diseases in the population is as high as 80%. "Stomach discomfort" has become a common problem of modern people, and everyone has experienced abdominal distension, stomach pain and other discomfort to some extent.
What happened to our stomachs? How to find stomach trouble before it comes? What good method does Chinese medicine have to deal with atrophic gastritis, which is common in stomach diseases?
There are four ways to know whether your appetite is good or not.
Some people may have stomach damage, but there are no obvious symptoms of discomfort. How to judge whether there is anything wrong with the digestive system of the stomach? Experts teach you four simple self-tests:
1. Half-moon marks on nails are missing and thin.
There is a crescent-shaped white arc mark under the nail, which is the half moon mark. The occurrence of semilunar scar is mainly influenced by nutrition, environment and physical quality. When the digestion and absorption function is poor, the semilunar scar will be blurred, reduced, thinned, cracked or even disappeared.
Generally speaking, it is better to have at least eight and a half moon marks on your hands. The less the half-moon marks, it may also indicate that the digestive function of the stomach is weakened, suggesting that we should pay attention to daily maintenance.
2. The lifeline on the palm is messy and broken.
Under normal circumstances, the lifeline is a straight line without interruption to the end.
If the lines are messy or broken, it may indicate that the gastrointestinal tract is not good, the digestive absorption function is weakened, and the digestive function is reduced. And the more it breaks, the bigger our gastrointestinal problems will be.
3. It is dark and bloodless around the lips.
Healthy people's lips are rosy, dry and wet, smooth and shiny.
On the other hand, if a person's lips are purple, it means that there are some problems in the stomach; If there is no blood in the lips, it means that the stomach is not good and there is also a loss of blood.
4. The tongue coating is thin and white with tooth marks.
After brushing your teeth in the morning, you can look in the mirror and observe your tongue coating. The gastrointestinal function is good, and the tongue coating is even and reddish, with a faint white tongue coating floating on the surface.
But if the tongue coating is serrated, thin and white, it will attract attention. Not only is the spleen and stomach weak, but there is also some moisture in the body.
One of the "terrible" gastritis: atrophic gastritis
To say that in stomach diseases, which symptoms bring great trouble to people, atrophic gastritis must be on the list.
Chronic atrophic gastritis refers to a kind of gastropathy in which the epithelium of gastric mucosa is damaged by inflammation for a long time, resulting in the decrease or even disappearance of the inherent glands of gastric mucosa. It is a serious chronic gastritis, often superficial gastritis, that is, non-atrophic gastritis.
Its occurrence is related to many factors, and the common reasons are mainly Helicobacter pylori infection, bad eating habits and smoking.
Its manifestations are abdominal distension, dull pain in the upper abdomen, decreased food intake, belching (commonly known as "burping") and even nausea; A few patients are emaciation and anemia; There are also very few patients who have no symptoms of digestive tract.
According to a cross-sectional survey led by 20 14 of Digestive Endoscopy Branch of Chinese Medical Association, the proportion of chronic atrophic gastritis in various chronic gastritis is 17.7%.
When chronic atrophic gastritis, atrophic gastritis combined with intestinal metaplasia or dysplasia, the probability of getting gastric cancer will increase significantly. Some data show that chronic atrophic gastritis is not controlled, and finally there is a 1%-2% chance of turning into gastric cancer.
From gastritis to gastric cancer is a multi-factor and multi-step process, which takes about 10 years. This requires our attention and timely treatment.
Traditional Chinese medicine has advantages in treating atrophic gastritis.
For chronic atrophic gastritis, the current treatment of western medicine mainly focuses on correcting the cause, protecting gastric mucosa, and adhering to gastroscopy follow-up and so on.
In recent years, Chinese medicine has achieved good results in the process of finding a better treatment scheme for chronic atrophic gastritis, which provides a new idea for the treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis.
1. Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment and Overall Adjustment
The biggest feature of TCM is syndrome differentiation and treatment and overall adjustment. By improving the gastric environment and gastric mucosal state, we can improve dyspeptic symptoms such as stomachache and bloating, promote the improvement of mucosal state and improve the quality of life of patients.
2. The reversal rate of atrophy is very high.
By taking traditional Chinese medicines that promote qi circulation, eliminate phlegm, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, qi and blood can be unblocked, atrophic and intestinal gastric mucosa can be gradually repaired, and even "atrophy" can be reversed.
Studies have shown that Chinese medicine decoction combined with Chinese patent medicine can make 1/3 gastric mucosa atrophy and intestinal metaplasia repair disappear, and reverse some dysplasia.
So even if you have chronic atrophic gastritis, don't be too nervous. If treated in time under the guidance of a doctor, you can generally recover.
At the same time, in daily life, we should also pay attention to avoid the factors that are easy to cause gastric mucosal damage, eat less spicy, irritating and pickled foods, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.
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