Taiwanese nephrologist Hong Yongxiang today shared the case that a 27-year-old woman only had 2 bowel movements per week. She sought medical attention due to severe abdominal distension and found that there were 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 as 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, gastrointestinal upset, skin allergies, unprovoked weight gain, constipation, flatulence, stomach pain, reflux esophagitis, and sudden food intolerance can often occur. For example, in the past, drinking milk didn’t cause diarrhea and eating certain foods didn’t cause allergies, but as I got older, all the problems came up.
Dr. Hong shared the case that the patient was about 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 swollen. She pointed out that stool is a toxic substance that accumulates in the large intestine, not only absorbing water, but also continuously absorbing many water-soluble toxins. A week before the wedding, she was so nervous she couldn’t defecate; on the wedding day, her stomach became even more distended and it became so big that she could barely fit into a wedding dress. She then filled out a gastrointestinal questionnaire and found that she was 20 years older than her actual age. After a colonoscopy 2 benign polyps were found, but fortunately they did not deteriorate.
Dr. Hong said the patient usually likes to eat grilled food, fried food, processed food, drink a lot of drinks and does not like to eat fruits and vegetables, and eating habits are harmful to the gastrointestinal tract. After a year of changing his diet and taking in more dietary fiber, his gut is back 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:
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Eat less:
Deep fried, grilled foods, foods rich in fat, salt and sugar
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Eat more:
Dietary fiber for regular bowel movements.
Soluble fiber: okra, mushroom, let the stool absorb water and the volume is large enough to aid defecation.
Insoluble fiber: It can absorb intestinal fat and toxic substances and expel it from the body.
Colorectal polyps can develop into colorectal cancer
If the colorectal polyps get worse, there is a possibility of developing colorectal cancer. According to the Department of Health, most colorectal cancers start with a small polyp. Polyps are usually benign, but some can slowly turn 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 system.
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Risk factors for colorectal cancer include insufficient fiber in the diet, consumption of a lot of red and processed meat, physical inactivity, obesity, alcohol consumption, and smoking. According to statistics, the following people are more likely to develop colorectal cancer:
Males aged 50 or over
Hereditary bowel disease, such as “familial adenomatosis” or “Lien’s syndrome”
Long-term inflammation of the large intestine, such as “ulcerative colitis”
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Colon polyps in the past
Having a family history of colorectal cancer, particularly a close relative (i.e. parent, sibling, or child)
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