‘Cao Cao’ chased after a beer game with friends, why is digestive disorder common in the summer?
Digestive disorders are common diseases in the summer of all ages, if not detected early and treated promptly, the patient can be in danger.
Ms. Phan Hai A. (Ba Dinh, Hanoi) has just returned from the hospital. A week ago, she had to go to the emergency room after just a “beer drink” with friends.
“That day, I drank beer and ate fish salad. Just think that if you have hearing, spicy sauce, lots of vegetables, it will be okay. But only after having fun with friends for a few hours, I began to have signs of abdominal pain. Next is going out. Go continuously, people sweat. In just 2 hours, I ran to the toilet 6 times. Unfortunately, I had to go to the hospital,” said Ms. Hai A.
Not only my sister, but also the daughter that was with her that day also had a stomachache and went outside. Fortunately, after I drank rehydration and digestive enzymes, I was better and did not have to go to the hospital to receive water like my mother.
The digestive disorder of Hai A’s mother and daughter is not uncommon in recent days. When the weather has turned to summer, the body loses water through sweat, the high ambient temperature makes the body always tired, the resistance is poor, so it is easy to suffer from digestive disorders.
At the Department of Gastroenterology, Bai Chay Hospital, statistics in the third quarter of 2022 show that the number of patients with digestive disorders has increased compared to the previous quarters of the year. The patient was admitted to the hospital with various symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, diarrhea..
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| Abdominal pain, chasing after a beer game with friends, why are digestive disorders common in the summer? (illustration) |
Digestive disorders are syndromes caused by irregular spasms of the sphincter muscles in the digestive system leading to abdominal pain, changes in bowel movements. In essence, dyspepsia is an imbalance of microflora leading to intestinal dysbiosis.
Doctor CKI. Nguyen Duy Khac – Head of Department of Gastroenterology, Bai Chay Hospital, said that the cause of summer digestive disorders is hot weather, hot and humid temperatures create conditions for bacteria and viruses to multiply. , bloom, food is easily rancid, spoiled, moldy…
The fact that food is left for a long time, is not preserved well, is reheated many times or eats street food that is not hygienic, easily leads to infection with gastrointestinal bacteria in food and ice.
Accordingly, when we eat contaminated food, the patient’s digestive system is attacked, causing digestive disorders such as bloating, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, poisoning. foods…
In which, diarrhea caused by e.coli infection, bacillus dysentery (Shigella) or amoebic dysentery are common with typical symptoms such as abdominal cramps, acute diarrhea, even in many cases fever, vomiting, dehydration. , electrolytes, bloody stools…
Notably, Dr. Khac warned, if the symptoms manifest strongly or persist for 10 days, it will cause some dangerous complications such as cardiovascular collapse, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, acute renal failure, and uremia, increasing the risk of serious complications. mortality in young children and the elderly.
Besides, drinking a lot of alcohol will cause a loss of a large amount of digestive enzymes, imbalance of intestinal microflora, damage to the intestinal mucosa, leading to irritable bowel syndrome. Patients often experience symptoms of digestive disorders such as abdominal pain, bloating, bloating, loose stools …
According to Dr. Khac, digestive disorders are not serious diseases but affect the patient’s health and psychology. If detected and treated late, patients will face many dangerous complications such as cardiovascular collapse, kidney failure, electrolyte disorders, colitis, enteritis, colorectal cancer, bowel syndrome stimulate…
In fact, Dr. Khac emphasized, some symptoms of digestive disorders such as abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea are easy to be confused with other diseases such as appendicitis, Covid-19 infection, stomach cancer, etc. Colon…
Therefore, doctors recommend that patients should not subjectively self-treat at home, need to go to the nearest medical facility, if severe, they must go to a medical facility with a gastroenterology specialist to screen for other diseases. , and at the same time use drugs according to the advice and instructions of the doctor to completely treat the symptoms of digestive disorders, avoid complications and other dangerous surgical diseases affecting health and life.
To prevent digestive disorders, especially in the summer time:
Eat cooked, drink boiling, should not eat food that has gone stale, kept for a long time in the refrigerator. Use clean foods of clear origin, prepare food properly and ensure hygiene. Limit eating street food, raw salads, alcoholic drinks…
Attention, storing food in the refrigerator should be covered and wrapped carefully. After taking it out of the refrigerator, it needs to be heated to kill microorganisms in food, ensuring safety for the digestive system.
Keep your body and living environment clean. Wash hands with soap before eating, after going to the toilet, after contact with food, dirty environment…
For people who are often constipated, they need to add more fiber, fresh vegetables and green vegetables such as bananas, pineapples, sweet potatoes, kale, spinach, … eat yogurt and drink lots of water to support them. elimination process of the body.
For people with digestive disorders should avoid eating a lot of stimulants (onion, garlic, chili, pepper, mustard …), should not drink alcohol, beer, carbonated soft drinks. Milk is very good for health, but if you are having digestive disorders, you should limit or abstain completely until digestion is normal. Limit the use of fried, greasy foods as much as possible.
Supplement vitamins and minerals, improve resistance against biological agents that cause digestive disorders.
Regular exercise to help blood circulation, good digestive system peristalsis.
N. Huyen
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