What are the methods for treating digestive disorders

There is no universal treatment plan for digestive disorders. The core principle is to rule out organic diseases first, and then adjust diet, work and rest, and emotional state in a targeted manner. Blindly following the trend of taking supplements and stomach medicine may aggravate the disorder.

An e-commerce operator born in 1995 came to me for consultation last month. She suffered from acid reflux at mealtimes and diarrhea every now and then for more than two months. She had a gastrointestinal endoscopy and everything was normal. She bought two internet-famous probiotics and a stomach-nourishing powder and ate them for almost a month, but they didn’t work at all. After careful questioning, I found out that she finished one meal every day in 10 minutes during a big sale, and replied to customer messages while eating. She never got off work before 1 a.m., and was so stressed that she had insomnia for three weeks in a row.

In fact, many people take the wrong step in the first step of conditioning. They first ask what can be good for them, but they ignore the most basic eating habits. Chewing a mouthful of rice at least 15 times is not an old saying. Salivary amylase secreted in the mouth is the first pass of digestion. Chewing enough before swallowing can directly reduce the workload of the stomach by 30%. There is no need to drink white porridge every day. Porridge that is too easy to digest will cause stomach problems. The ability of peristalsis is degraded. Normally, it is enough to eat soft boiled multi-grain rice, steamed fish and shrimp, and stewed soft green leafy vegetables. Don't drink iced drinks and iced milk tea just taken out of the refrigerator. If you suddenly pour water of 0°C into a stomach that is 37°C, it is normal for it to lose its temper and go on strike.

Nowadays, everyone is quarreling about whether probiotics are useful or not. In fact, both sides are right: if the intestinal flora is imbalanced just after taking antibiotics or acute gastroenteritis, taking probiotics of the corresponding strain according to the doctor's advice can indeed help to recover quickly; If your condition is disordered, it will be useless no matter how much imported probiotics you take. Foreign flora cannot colonize your disordered intestinal environment, and may instead disrupt the original balance of flora. An aunt who took imported probiotics for half a year had only occasional flatulence at first, and eventually became constipated to the point where she could only defecate once a week. This was the reason.

Many people don’t know that the gastrointestinal tract is the “second brain” of the human body. Whether you have many things in mind, it is more sensitive than yourself. Two years ago, I met a kid who was a senior in high school. He would suffer from stomachache and vomiting a week before each mock test. After a series of tests, there was no problem. Later, he was asked to walk around the playground twice every evening during self-study. He took 5 minutes to take deep breaths before the test without taking medicine. Gradually, the stomachache stopped recurring. There is no need to run a marathon or do high-intensity exercise. Stand for 15 minutes after meals every day, or go for a 20-minute walk downstairs. Don’t slump on the sofa to check your phone after eating. The gastrointestinal motility will be slowed down, and the food will ferment inside, which will cause bloating, acid reflux, and a lot of farts.

If you really have acid reflux, flatulence, diarrhea or constipation for more than two weeks in a row, go to the hospital for a check-up first to rule out organic problems such as ulcers and polyps. The rest of the conditioning is simply to follow the body's habits. Eat well, sleep at regular times, and avoid unnecessary abuse. Most people's disorders will be relieved in a month or two. There is really no need to buy a bunch of useless stomach nourishing products.