Eat late night snacks frequently, beware of stomach cancer

Frequent late-night snacks may not only cause stomach cancer, but also lead to diabetes, obesity and many other diseases. Eating must be regular, especially not eating at 11 or 12 o'clock in the evening or within 2 hours before going to bed; try to eat less spicy food and barbecue. People who often eat at night should be alert if they experience symptoms such as bloating, poor appetite, abdominal pain, and indigestion. They must not ignore it, and they should not go to the pharmacy to buy a few pills to get through it, because these symptoms may be one of the early manifestations of gastrointestinal cancers such as esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, and colorectal cancer.

The gastric mucosa is a layer of tissue covering the inner surface of the stomach. It has a very short lifespan and needs to be regenerated approximately every 2 to 3 days. This regeneration and repair process mainly takes place when the gastrointestinal tract is resting at night. If you often eat within two hours before going to bed, the gastrointestinal tract will not be able to adjust and rest well during this time, which also prevents the regeneration and repair of the gastric mucosa.

Going to bed directly after eating a midnight snack will cause the food you eat to stay in the stomach for a long time, which will promote the secretion of gastric juice and irritate the gastric mucosa for a long time. Over time, it will cause gastric mucosal erosion and ulcers, and reduce resistance. If the food contains carcinogens, such as fried, grilled, and pan-fried foods, it will stay in the stomach for a long time, which is more likely to have adverse effects on the gastric mucosa and lead to gastric cancer.

Because many young people are busy at work, they usually make do with lunch and eat at night. In this way, the hunger of the day is concentrated on the night meal, which makes them eat too fast or too full, which will cause gastrointestinal burden and cause gastrointestinal diseases. Young people are addicted to hot pot and "spicy hot pot", which is also easy to induce gastric cancer. In addition, irregular daily life, irregular meals, overeating, skipping breakfast and other bad habits will cause gastric cancer to come.