What are the treatments for digestive disorders?

The core prerequisite for regulating digestive disorders is to first undergo basic examinations such as gastroenteroscopy and Helicobacter pylori testing to rule out organic diseases such as ulcers, polyps, chronic gastroenteritis, etc. After ruling out, there is actually no universal specific treatment method. It is only effective to make personalized adjustments based on individual triggers.

I once met a young girl who works in new media. She drank iced American food with fried chicken for three days while working on a project. Later, she suffered from bloating and acid reflux after eating something cold. She went for a gastroscopy and found no problem. She followed the online guide and took probiotics and drank millet porridge for two months, but there was no improvement at all. Later, we talked in detail. It was discovered that her main problem was long-term mental stress, coupled with drinking high-caffeine drinks on an empty stomach to stimulate gastric acid secretion. Later, she just changed her breakfast drink to warm oat milk. When she was rushing to work, she set an alarm and stood up and walked for two minutes every two hours to relax her shoulders and neck. Within three weeks, 80% of her acid reflux disappeared.

Many of the conditioning methods currently circulating on the Internet actually have applicable boundaries, and even have a lot of controversy. For example, the most commonly purchased probiotics, the current academic consensus is that only specific strains (such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Saccharomyces boulardii) have a clear effect on antibiotic-associated diarrhea and some subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome. If you just buy probiotic drinks with a lot of added sugar, it may worsen flatulence due to excessive sugar intake. I have met a young man before who drank two bottles of probiotics every day to reduce bloating. There is also the word-of-mouth saying that "millet porridge nourishes the stomach" is not applicable to everyone. For people who have acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux problems, long-term consumption of gruel will increase the pressure in the stomach and worsen reflux symptoms. Only people who usually have insufficient secretion of digestive enzymes and are prone to bloating when eating hard food can drink warm porridge in a short period of time to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.

In fact, many people's digestive disorders have more to do with their emotions than their diet. Two years ago, I was working on an industry report and stayed up for eight days. During that time, everything I ate was stuck in my chest. I belched and had diarrhea from time to time. When I checked, there were no organic problems. After the project ended, I didn't take any medicine. I replaced the heavy takeout with stir-fried vegetables and steamed fish for dinner every day. I slumped on the sofa to check my work messages immediately after eating. I walked slowly around the neighborhood for 20 minutes. I put my phone in the living room an hour before going to bed. I slowly rubbed my belly clockwise for two minutes while lying in bed. Within a week, all the symptoms of discomfort disappeared.

There are also many people who take enzyme and anthraquinone laxatives when they have constipation. This will make the autonomous peristalsis function of the intestines "lazier". It is equivalent to if you have to sit in a wheelchair every day and you can walk on your own, but you will not walk for a long time. If you really have trouble defecating, try eating two kiwis with seeds every day and drink plenty of warm boiled water. It is much more reliable than those health products that claim to be "detoxifying".

Speaking of which, the intestinal tract is actually like a small processing factory with its own schedule. Don’t stuff it with irritating ingredients that are heavy in oil, spicy and ice, don’t mess with its working time, and don’t put the extra burden of negative emotions such as anxiety and irritability on it when it is working.