5 kinds of stomach diseases are very dangerous, they are precancerous lesions! If you have 3 symptoms, beware of stomach cancer

Not all lesions with the word "cancer" in their names are malignant tumors. Precancerous lesions are a typical example. In the clinical practice of gastroenterology, many patients, when they learn that they have a certain digestive system disease, especially stomach disease, will ask me in a panic: Doctor, is this a precancerous lesion? If so, am I going to get cancer? From a scientific point of view, the word "pre" in "precancerous lesions" can prove that this type of disease is not cancer, but a disease before cancer or a disease that is prone to cancer.

Take gastric cancer as an example. Its occurrence requires an evolutionary process, which is often explained clinically in five development steps: the first step is chronic superficial gastritis; the second step is atrophic gastritis, with glandular atrophy and thinning of the mucosal layer in the stomach; the third step is intestinal metaplasia and atypical hyperplasia; the fourth step is carcinoma in situ, which is basically early gastric cancer; the fifth step is invasive carcinoma, which is in the middle and late stages of gastric cancer and may even spread. It can be seen that gastric cancer is not a one-step process, but a gradual development. Most of the precancerous lesions we are talking about are in the second and third steps. As long as the disease can be controlled, it will basically not develop into gastric cancer. Of course, we must also be vigilant for this type of disease and do a good job in treatment and care.
There are currently five common precancerous lesions of gastric cancer:
First, chronic atrophic gastritis <br/>Atrophic gastritis is the second step in the development of gastric cancer. This stomach disease used to occur mostly in the middle-aged and elderly, but now it is gradually spreading to the young and middle-aged groups. The causes are varied. Most patients are caused by chronic gastritis, while some patients also suffer from chronic atrophic gastritis due to long-term irregular diet, alcoholism, and malnutrition.

Second, gastric ulcer <br/>The most common group of gastric ulcers is between 40 and 50 years old. The pathogenesis is that the mucosa of the inner wall of the stomach is damaged. The internal part that loses the protection of the mucosa is stimulated by gastric acid, food, etc., and ulcers occur. Ulcers are prone to occur in areas such as the gastric angle, gastric antrum, and cardia. Helicobacter pylori is one of the pathogenic factors of gastric ulcers. It is also a Class I carcinogen. If gastric ulcers are not properly controlled, it is easy to cause intestinal metaplasia and even gastric cancer. In addition, gastric ulcers may also cause gastric bleeding and acute perforation, which are very life-threatening.

Third, intestinal metaplasia <br/> Early gastric cancer is closely related to intestinal metaplasia, so in the development of gastric cancer, intestinal metaplasia is the third step, and carcinoma in situ (early gastric cancer) is the fourth step. Simply put, intestinal metaplasia refers to the infiltration of gastric mucosal epithelial tissue by small intestine or large intestine tissue under the action of certain factors, forming small intestine or large intestine type intestinal metaplasia. At present, clinical medicine believes that incomplete and large intestine type intestinal metaplasia have a higher rate of canceration than small intestine type intestinal metaplasia, and are more closely related to gastric cancer.
Fourth, pernicious anemia <br/>When the gastric mucosa is severely atrophied, causing the body to be unable to absorb vitamin B12 and other trace elements and minerals normally, the body's immune system and resistance will be greatly reduced, and fatigue, dizziness, palpitations, gastrointestinal system abnormalities, etc. will occur. At the same time, thrombocytopenia, low white blood cell count, abnormal bleeding, etc. will also occur. This is pernicious anemia. The pathogenesis of pernicious anemia has not yet been clarified, but it is related to race, genetics, and gastric mucosal damage.
Fifth, incomplete stomach (remnant stomach)
Gastric incompleteness is also called remnant stomach, which means that part of the stomach has been removed due to surgery or severe trauma, and the patient's stomach is in a mutilated state. In this case, the chance of developing gastric cancer is much higher than that of normal people.
3 symptoms of the development and onset of precancerous lesions
1. Repeated attacks and drug failure. If you are diagnosed with gastric precancerous lesions, when your stomach repeatedly shows some abnormalities within a certain period of time, such as pain, cramps, bloating, reflux, etc., and taking conventional drugs or continuous treatment drugs prescribed by doctors can no longer relieve the symptoms, your stomach disease may have developed to a new stage and you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately.

2. If you suddenly lose your appetite for a long time in a healthy state, often have bloating in the abdomen, or feel full after eating a little, you should immediately undergo a gastroscopy to check whether there are lesions in the esophagus, stomach, or even intestines. For patients who have been diagnosed with precancerous lesions, if they have obvious loss of appetite and weight loss, they should immediately undergo gastric cancer screening, because it is likely that the tumor is causing obstruction, or cancer cells are destroying healthy cells and causing physical abnormalities.
3. The gastrointestinal tract is closely related. If you have stomach diseases such as gastric ulcers, chronic atrophic gastritis, etc., and black stools, bloody stools, or blood in the stools appear within a certain period of time, it is largely due to the deterioration of the disease. Especially for patients with gastric ulcers, you should pay attention to whether it has caused gastric bleeding or gastric perforation, and go to the hospital for examination immediately. At the same time, tumors should also be checked, because cancer can also cause blood in the stool.
Prevention methods for gastric lesions and cancer <br/>In fact, gastric diseases are highly correlated, and the prevention methods are basically similar. First, people who do not have gastric problems should take good care of their stomachs, quit smoking and drinking, avoid greasy and spicy foods, avoid pickled foods, choose food types reasonably, and regulate eating habits; second, people with common gastric problems should receive long-term treatment according to the doctor's instructions, and at the same time take good care of their daily life and diet, and control all taboos; third, people with precancerous lesions of gastric cancer should actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, do a good job of daily care, and have regular stomach examinations to understand the specific situation of the disease in a timely manner. In short, precancerous lesions are not terrible. As long as the development of the disease is blocked, it will not turn into cancer. I hope everyone can protect their stomachs. Staying away from stomach diseases will keep you away from gastric cancer.