Taiwanese nephrologist Hong Yongxiang shared the case today that a 27-year-old woman had only 2 bowel movements a week. She sought medical attention due to severe abdominal distension and found that there was polyps in her large intestine, which was related to her frequent eating of three types of food.
Dr. Hong Yongxiang is on the show“The Doctor Is Hot”In said, the stomach also needs maintenance. When you are young, you can eat fast, eat a lot, and eat enough, but when you get older, you will still be prone to bloating and constipation if you chew and swallow slowly, because all organs have their own aging age. After aging, you may often experience gastrointestinal discomfort, skin allergies, unprovoked weight gain, constipation, flatulence, stomach pain, reflux esophagitis, and sudden food intolerance. For example, in the past, drinking milk would not cause diarrhea, and eating certain foods would not cause allergies, but when I got older, all the problems came out.
Dr. Hong shared the case that the female patient was regarding 27 years old. When she was young, she only had bowel movements twice a week. Her skin condition was very poor and her stomach was often inexplicably bloated. He pointed out that stool is a toxic substance that accumulates in the large intestine, not only absorbing water, but also continuously absorbing a lot of water-soluble toxins. A week before the wedding, she was so nervous that she might not defecate; on the day of the wedding, her stomach became even more distended and became so large that she might barely fit in a wedding dress. She then filled out a gastrointestinal questionnaire and found that she was 20 years older than her actual age. After colonoscopy, 2 benign polyps were found, but fortunately they did not deteriorate.
Dr. Hong said that the patient usually likes to eat barbecued food, fried food, processed food, drink a lot of drinks, and does not like to eat fruits and vegetables, and the eating habits are harmful to the gastrointestinal tract. After a year of changing her diet and taking more dietary fiber, her bowels returned to normal. After three years of colonoscopy, the color of the colon returned to pink, which Dr. Hong described as very beautiful. He reminded that to avoid gastrointestinal aging, pay attention to the following dietary taboos:
Eat less:
High-temperature fried food, barbecued food, high-fat, high-salt and high-sugar food
Eat more:
Dietary fiber for smooth bowel movements.
Soluble fiber: okra, fungus, let the stool absorb water, and the volume is large enough to help defecation.
Insoluble fiber: It can absorb intestinal grease and toxic substances and excrete it from the body.
Colorectal polyps can evolve into colorectal cancer
If the colorectal polyps worsen, there is a chance of developing colorectal cancer. According to the Department of Health, most colorectal cancers start from a small polyp. Polyps are usually benign, but some can slowly develop into cancer, a change that can take 10 years or more. If left untreated, cancer cells can invade and destroy nearby organs, and can spread to various parts of the body through the blood and lymphatic systems.
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Risk factors for colorectal cancer include insufficient fiber in the diet, high consumption of red and processed meat, physical inactivity, obesity, alcohol consumption and smoking. According to statistics, the following people have a higher chance of developing colorectal cancer:
Males 50 years old or older
Inherited bowel disease, such as “familial adenomatosis” or “Lien’s syndrome”
Long-term inflammation of the large intestine, such as “ulcerative colitis”
Colon polyps in the past
Have a family history of colorectal cancer, especially an immediate family member (i.e. parent, sibling, or child)
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