Year-end, year-end drinking, gastritis warning...If you drink it like this, it's a big deal
Dec 20, 2024
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According to statistics from Dasarang Central Hospital, 278 out of 770 hospitalized patients this year are suffering from 'gastritis'.
Looking at these by age, ▲50 (72) ▲40 (65) ▲ 30 (49) appeared in order. In other words, it is characterized by the concentration of the age range of 'gastritis' in the middle-aged in their 40s and 50s.
In addition, alcohol-dependent patients were found to suffer from various diseases caused by alcohol, such as gastric ulcers and irritable colitis.
Gastritis is treated with drugs such as gastric acid inhibitors and gastric mucosal protective agents. Drinking directly causes damage to the gastric mucosa, causing inflammation. Chronic gastritis without symptoms should also be particularly careful as there is a risk of leading to gastric cancer in the long term.
Many of the teenage cancers that occur frequently in Koreans are digestive cancer. Among them, gastric cancer occurs in 50-60 patients per 100,000 people.
What should I do to avoid gastritis?
Above all, you should avoid drinking on an empty stomach. When alcohol enters on an empty stomach, it is absorbed quickly before the alcohol-degrading enzyme acts, and the blood alcohol concentration rises rapidly. It is dangerous because it stimulates the gastric mucosa, increasing the likelihood of gastric bleeding or gastritis and immediately stimulating the liver.
Also, if you frequently experience heartburn after drinking alcohol, you should suspect alcoholic gastritis at least once.
"Alcoholic gastritis is a form of reactive gastropathy in which the gastric mucosa is damaged by alcohol," said Jeon Yong-joon, director of the internal medicine department at Dasarang Central Hospital. "Most have no obvious symptoms in the early stages, but sometimes pain in the solar plexus or epigastric area, loss of appetite, and vomiting occur."
Director Jeon Yong-joon then said, `The best way to prevent alcoholic gastritis is to abstain from drinking alcohol above all else.'"If you feel sick or continue to suffer pain after drinking, it is advisable to visit a nearby hospital for treatment." he advised.
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