How to Treat Stomach Diseases
Disease description:
I have suffered from stomach disease for many years and have not achieved a complete cure. Recently, my condition seems to have worsened. How should stomach disease be treated?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Shen Yonghua
Here are the methods for treating stomach diseases:
1. Dietary regulation: Improve eating habits, avoid spicy, greasy, overly hot, or cold foods, quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption, maintain regular meal times and作息 (作息 should be translated as作息 time or daily routine), reduce mental stress, and engage in moderate exercise, all of which contribute to stomach health.
2. Medication therapy: Select appropriate medications based on the underlying causes, such as drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion or protect the gastric mucosa. For Helicobacter pylori infection, triple or quadruple therapy can be used.
3. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapy: Using herbal remedies, acupuncture, cupping, and other non-pharmacological therapies can serve as adjuncts to enhance treatment effectiveness.
4. Physical therapy: For patients with severe conditions, physical therapies such as microwave treatment can be selected to alter the physicochemical reaction characteristics of human tissues and achieve therapeutic goals.
5. Surgical treatment: When medication and conservative treatments are ineffective, surgical options such as partial or total gastrectomy may be considered.
Treating stomach diseases requires comprehensive consideration of multiple factors including the patient's condition, lifestyle, and psychological status.
