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The article was professionally consulted by Doctor, Master Nguyen Hung Cuong - Department of General Surgery, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.Tet is an opportunity to rest and relax, but there is also a potential opportunity for old diseases, potential diseases to recur or get worse if you overdo it. For a peaceful and happy Tet, please refer to very practical advice on how to eat and what to abstain, especially those who have had a history of digestive diseases from the sharing of a consumer expert. of Vinmec Hospital!
1. Unintentional "accidents" of eating and drinking often happen on Tet holiday
During Tet, we often encounter cases of food poisoning, alcohol poisoning, mild digestive disorders. In addition, hospitals also provide emergency care for many cases due to eating and drinking on New Year's Day but old and potential diseases recur or become more serious such as: peptic ulcer causing bleeding or perforation, hemorrhoids progress to strangulation, prolapse; People with a history of old intestinal obstruction when eating bamboo shoots or too much fiber can cause bowel obstruction again. In addition to food poisoning, alcohol poisoning causing digestive disorders are issues that have been talked about a lot, doctors on duty on Tet holiday also often give first aid to patients with stomach bleeding, intestinal obstruction and other cases. emergency examination for recurrent hemorrhoids.2. Tips to avoid common problems during Tet
Should use foods of clear origin and origin: Nowadays, the issue of traceability, in other words, guaranteed food has been highly emphasized. However, somewhere there are still foods with no clear origin, no expiration date that we need to avoid.Food preservation, food use: On New Year's Day, everyone has a mentality that they want to have a full tray of food, buy a lot, prepare a lot, but when they eat, they don't run out. So, when old food is reprocessed or preserved, it must be good, otherwise it will be rancid and unsafe to use. As simple as when we offer a tray on the night of the 30th New Year, if we do not eat the whole tray in one time, we should pay attention to good preservation. Eat and drink food of clear origin, preserve and process food in a hygienic manner.
This is not new but never old: Limit drinking alcohol on Tet holiday because in terms of health, it can be the source of many regrets.
Hạn chế tối đa uống rượu bia ngày tết.
3. Cases that have to go to the hospital right away but are not handled at home, to avoid unfortunate consequences
If you have symptoms of bloating, indigestion when resting but do not feel better or abdominal pain, fever or bloody stools, anal pain after defecation or any other unusual problems, you should go to the doctor. nearest hospital for examination and consultation by specialist doctors.
Đến bệnh viện gần nhất để khám và tư vấn bởi các bác sĩ chuyên khoa nếu thấy đầy bụng, khó tiêu khi nghỉ ngơi mà không thấy đỡ hoặc đau bụng, sốt.
4. Special attention for people with a history of diabetes, people who have had surgery related to digestion, have a history of gastroesophageal reflux
People with a history of diabetes should not ignore but still need to follow the diabetic diet to prevent hyperglycemia.People with gastritis should limit drinking alcohol, foods with excessive hot and spicy stimulants such as chili, pepper, consider taking preventive stomach medicine when using these foods.
People who have a history of abdominal surgery, or have been treated for intestinal obstruction, the elderly (especially those who have lost their teeth) should limit eating bamboo shoots, or vegetables with a lot of fiber that we cannot digestible.
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