Be patient with stomach problems! Beware of stomach cancer

Ms. Liang, 30, is a planning manager of a company. Due to the high pressure of work, she has to stay up late to work overtime for a long time, and her diet is extremely irregular. Stomach pain has become a common occurrence. Every time she has unbearable stomach pain, Ms. Liang always takes some medicine by herself because she feels that she has no time and energy to go to the hospital for a gastroscopy. Just half a month ago, she had obvious symptoms of bloating, stomach pain, loss of appetite and black stools, so she went to the hospital for a check-up and found that she was already in the middle and late stages of gastric cancer.

Mr. Li, 38, is a department manager of a company. He usually works at a fast pace and under great pressure. Recently, he often feels stomach discomfort. Because he has stomach problems for a long time, he did not take it seriously. However, during the recent physical examination organized by his company, he was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer. Among the other five gastric cancer patients in the same ward with Mr. Li, three were under the age of 40.

Excessive mental stress

May also cause stomach cancer

Why are there more and more gastric cancer patients among young white-collar workers? Experts believe that there are three main reasons: first, mental stress and severe lack of sleep; second, irregular diet; third, excessive work pressure. In addition, the incidence of gastric cancer is related to many factors such as unreasonable diet structure and serious environmental pollution. A preference for smoked, high-salt, spicy food, and a love of tobacco and alcohol will destroy the normal function of the gastrointestinal tract, seriously damage the gastric mucosa, lead to diseases such as gastritis and gastric ulcers, and increase the risk of cancer. Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection also greatly increases the risk of gastric cancer.

It is particularly important to note that studies at home and abroad have shown that gastric disease is closely related to psychological factors. When people are tired or under too much work pressure, they will suffer from indigestion, gastric ulcers, gastritis, etc., and severe gastric ulcers are considered to be precancerous lesions of gastric tumors.

It is understood that early detection of gastric cancer is very difficult because there are no obvious symptoms, and even if symptoms occur, they are easily confused with common gastric diseases. Therefore, the vast majority of gastric cancer patients are already in the middle or late stages when they are discovered.

The number of young gastric cancer patients has doubled in the past five years

It has been reported that the incidence of gastric cancer increases significantly with age, with the peak age of onset being between 50 and 80 years old. But this does not mean that gastric cancer is far away from young people. Judging from current clinical data, the incidence of gastric cancer in young people has increased rapidly. In the past five years, the incidence of gastric cancer in young people aged 19 to 35 has doubled compared to 30 years ago. Among young gastric cancer patients, the incidence rate in women is twice that in men. Experts believe that this may be related to changes in female hormone levels at this stage. Some female patients are also diagnosed with breast cancer. Young patients are more likely to be diagnosed with diffuse gastric cancer, which is a more dangerous type and has already metastasized and spread when discovered.

Experts say that eating more low-fat, fiber-rich and vitamin-rich foods and maintaining a regular lifestyle and a good mental state as much as possible can effectively prevent gastric cancer. If stomach discomfort persists, gastroscopy should be performed in time to try to find it early. The cure rate for early gastric cancer is over 90%.

Beware of the asymptomatic early stages of gastric cancer

"Gastric cancer has no typical symptoms in the early stages, but there will be abdominal distension, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, which are easily ignored as common gastric diseases. This is also an important reason why it is difficult for patients to detect it early." Wen Yumin believes that although it cannot be said that gastric disease is directly related to gastric cancer, patients with the following diseases are more likely to develop gastric cancer. These gastric diseases that are prone to develop into gastric cancer include intestinal metaplasia, atypical hyperplasia of gastric mucosa, chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric polyps, residual stomach, etc. The above patients should pay attention to regular gastroscopy and stomach protection. Once upper abdominal discomfort, heart pain, fullness after eating, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, frequent vomiting of overnight food and gastric juice without bile, or black tarry stools occur, medical treatment should be sought as soon as possible without delay.

The above is some knowledge about gastric cancer that we have prepared for you today. Experts suggest: If you have symptoms of disease in your health, you can choose the appropriate treatment according to your symptoms, but do not delay diagnosis, and do not let your life be ruined in hesitation. You should go to a regular hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing serious consequences. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts or call for consultation. Believe in miracles, and wish you health, happiness, and joy!

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