Man's stomach and chest are cold

Generally speaking, men are more resistant to cold than women, especially in winter, women's hands and feet are always cold, but men's are not. For this reason, when a man feels cold in his stomach and chest, he may be suffering from some kind of disease. In traditional Chinese medicine, a cold stomach may cause diarrhea and other diseases such as gastritis. In addition to adjusting your diet properly, you should also consult a doctor on how to improve it.

What are the symptoms of gastritis?

Symptoms of acute gastritis

There are many factors that lead to acute gastritis, including chemical or physical stimulation, as well as bacteria or their toxins. Chemical irritation mainly comes from spirits, strong tea, coffee, spices and drugs (such as salicylate preparations, indomethacin, phenylbutazone, glucocorticoids, etc.). Among them, acute corrosive gastritis is mostly caused by swallowing strong acids, strong alkalis and other corrosive agents. Physical stimulation such as overheating, overcooling, overly rough food and X-ray radiation can damage the gastric mucosa and cause inflammatory changes. Eating food contaminated by bacteria or their toxins is the most common cause of acute gastritis.

The clinical manifestations of acute gastritis often vary in severity, but the onset is always sudden. In mild cases, there are only abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion; in severe cases, there may be vomiting of blood, black stools, and even dehydration, as well as poisoning and shock.

The treatment of acute gastritis can be targeted according to the cause and clinical manifestations. Among them, acute simple gastritis has a short course and is self-limited; other types of acute gastritis do not leave any sequelae after treatment, but acute corrosive gastritis has a serious course and stenosis of the esophagus, pylorus and other parts of the stomach may occur in the later stage.

Symptoms of chronic gastritis

Chronic gastritis is a chronic gastric disease with nonspecific chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa as the main pathological change. The lesions can be limited to a part of the stomach or diffuse to the entire stomach. The clinical manifestations lack specificity, and the severity of symptoms is not consistent with the degree of gastric mucosal lesions. Most patients are often asymptomatic or have varying degrees of indigestion symptoms, such as upper abdominal discomfort and pain, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, fullness after meals, acid reflux and belching, etc. Patients with gastric mucosal erosion and bleeding are accompanied by vomiting blood and black stools. Patients with atrophic gastritis may experience decreased gastric acid, indigestion, anemia, weight loss, glossitis, diarrhea, etc. Some patients with mucosal erosion may have obvious upper abdominal pain and may have bleeding.

Life precautions

①Efforts should be made to eliminate the inducing factors. For example, thoroughly treat chronic gastritis, avoid spicy and hard foods and medicines that irritate the stomach, treat chronic infections in the mouth and throat, etc.

② Eat easily digestible and non-irritating food, such as semi-liquid or low-residue food.

③ Eat small meals frequently and avoid foods that are mechanically or chemically irritating and raw or cold foods.

④ It is advisable to provide foods rich in protein and multiple vitamins, such as fresh tender leafy vegetables.

⑤ Anyone with excessive stomach acid should avoid eating concentrated soups such as thick chicken soup, acidic foods, large amounts of protein, etc., to avoid increased stomach acid secretion. It is advisable to eat soy milk, vegetable puree, porridge, etc.

What foods are good for gastritis

If you find that you have gastritis, you should diagnose and treat it early, and you must be patient when treating stomach problems. At the same time, we must pay attention to the daily maintenance of the stomach. As the saying goes, gastritis requires "three parts treatment and seven parts maintenance."

Patients with chronic gastritis should eat regularly, at regular times and in regular amounts, avoid overeating, and reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, we should pay attention to daily nutritional supplements. If the calorie intake is insufficient, we can supplement it with a combination of dry and liquid snacks. Eat more high-protein and high-vitamin foods to ensure adequate nutrients in the body and prevent anemia and malnutrition, such as lean meat, chicken, fish, liver and kidneys and other internal organs, as well as green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, eggplants, red dates, etc. Pay attention to the acid-base balance of food. When gastric acid secretion is excessive, you can drink milk, soy milk, or eat steamed bread or bread to neutralize gastric acid; when gastric acid secretion is reduced, you can use concentrated broth, chicken soup, sour fruits or juice to stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and help digestion. At the same time, you should also eat more stomach-strengthening foods, such as cheese (people with lactose intolerance can drink it), burdock, papaya, fungus, etc.