Can stomach disease be transmitted to other people?

Gastric disease can be said to be a common disease at present. Due to busy work or other reasons, people may often not eat on time and are very careless about their diet. They eat some food casually, which is very irresponsible for their own health and is very likely to lead to gastric disease. Now many young people suffer from gastric disease. Stomach problems cannot be ignored, as there are rumors that they are contagious. Is stomach disease contagious to other people? Let's answer this question for people.

Is stomach disease contagious?

1. Most patients with stomach problems are infected with Helicobacter pylori

Two Australian doctors won the 2005 Nobel Prize for discovering the correlation between Helicobacter pylori and gastritis and gastric ulcers. Statistics show that the infection rate of Helicobacter pylori in different regions of China ranges from 30% to 80%!

2. 70% of patients with gastric ulcer and almost all patients with duodenal ulcer can be detected with Helicobacter pylori infection.

Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative bacillus and the only known microorganism that can survive in the human stomach.

3. The adverse consequence of Helicobacter pylori disease is gastric cancer.

How did I get infected with Helicobacter pylori?

1. Although the saying on the Internet that "one person gets stomach disease and infects the whole family" is a bit misleading, it does make sense. Children are more susceptible to infection than adults. Some elders have the habit of chewing food before feeding it to children. This bad habit should really be changed.

2. Kissing, eating together, and sharing toothbrushes can all lead to transmission. Therefore, Helicobacter pylori infection often occurs in families. Children at home need to be more careful to avoid infection.

Doctors remind: using public chopsticks, using your own toothbrush, washing hands carefully, remembering to clean food dishes, etc., can reduce the risk of Helicobacter pylori transmission to a certain extent.

What are the symptoms of Helicobacter pylori infection?

1. Most people infected with Helicobacter pylori do not have any symptoms. Even if you are infected, you don’t know it.

2. A small number of infected people will experience symptoms such as early satiety and abdominal bloating.

3. Helicobacter pylori infection is closely related to gastrointestinal ulcers, and irregular diet and taking certain medications will further increase this risk.

Hazards of Helicobacter pylori:

1. After 15 years of follow-up after eradication of Helicobacter pylori, the incidence of gastric cancer decreased by 39%. Eradicating Helicobacter pylori is currently an extremely important preventive measure for gastric cancer.

2. If ulcers, inflammation, etc. are suspected, the doctor will also recommend a gastroscopy. During gastroscopy, a very small piece of gastric tissue can be taken to detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori. As for the method of drawing blood to check for Helicobacter pylori antibodies, it cannot accurately reflect the current infection situation. If you have been infected with Helicobacter pylori in the past, even if it is later eradicated, the blood can still be tested positive for antibodies.

Can Helicobacter pylori be cured?

1. When facing Helicobacter pylori infection, don’t panic too much. It can be completely eradicated with regular treatment.

2. Children are more susceptible to infection than adults. Reasonable treatment and attention to daily dining hygiene are beneficial to yourself as well as to your relatives, friends and other people around you.

3. As for gastric cancer, it is caused by the combined action of multiple complex factors, not just Helicobacter pylori. Therefore, the prevention of gastric cancer is not as simple as sterilization.

Quit smoking, limit alcohol intake, eat less salt, eat more fruits and vegetables, have regular meals and other healthy eating habits, do not abuse drugs, and regularly check chronic stomach problems