Ms. Tran (Taiwan, China) is over 30 years old, used to treat Helicobacter Pylori (HP) about 3 weeks.She thought that since holding a negative HP test, she was safe, but the truth was not so.
According to her, she recently suffered from abdominal pain, nausea and anorexia.At first she was not too serious, so she did not tell anyone.Until the family members also had a similar symptom for a long time, they started to worry.Ms. Tran decided to see a doctor after accidentally seeing blood in the stool when defecating, the result, once again she was diagnosed with HP bacteria.
The girl regretted her carelessness causing Hp infection to the whole family (Artwork)
This time more serious, she had gastric ulcer due to late detection and had a history of this disease before.Kang Benchu's gastroenter digestion and liver (Taiwan, China) said that she needed treatment right before the disease progressed and formed stomach cancer.
During the examination, he discovered the cause of re -infection with HP bacteria in Ms. Tran was from the family's hotpot habit.“The patient said that at the beginning, after the first cure, she was very careful, not sharing the bowl of chopsticks with family members.However, her long time gradually forgot, thinking that the test was negative so there was no problem.Therefore, their families often eat hotpot together, share spoons and pick up food directly from the hotpot.This leads to the spread of bacteria among family members and causing repeated infections for patients ”- Dr. Kang said.
He also further explained that HP bacteria do not disappear completely after one treatment and can be re -infected from others or from the environment.They can survive in saliva and feces, so the sharing of chopsticks, spoons or do not wash their hands carefully after going to the toilet is the ideal path of infection.
According to his recommendations, other members of Ms. Tran's family went to HP testing hospital.As a result, 4 others were infected and had to treat this type of bacteria called "stomach cancer killer".
The reason HP bacteria is called "stomach cancer assassin"
According to Dr. Kang, HP infection is considered a major risk factor for stomach cancer.Statistics are estimated that about 60 - 80% of stomach cancer cases are related to this bacteria.So it was dubbed the "assassin that caused stomach cancer".
Regarding the process of causing disease, he explained:“HP bacteria that cause stomach cancer are mainly through chronic inflammation of the stomach lining.Prolonged inflammation damages mucosal cells, leading to the growth of abnormal cells.HP also produces toxic substances, changes the stomach environment and increases the risk of ulcerative formation, which can progress to cancer.In addition, HP infection can disrupt the intestinal microflora and stimulate autoimmune immune response, facilitating the development of cancer. ”
Dr. Kang also reminds the common signs when infection HP include: persistent abdominal pain, flatulence, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, indigestion, stomach acid reflux, bloody defecation.In addition to causing ulcers and stomach cancer, this bacteria also increases the risk of other health problems such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, liver and kidney disease.
HP bacteria can be infected when shared with eating utensils, so be careful (Artwork)
He reminded us to check your health regularly.Especially, if there is a family history of HP infection or each stomach cancer, it is necessary to have a periodic HP test.At the same time, you should be wary of infectious roads, do not share eating utensils, pay attention to daily living environment.
Source and photo: Ettoday, Sanook