In view of the poor environmental situation, more than 80% of the world's population suffers from chronic gastrointestinal diseases, the most common of which are gastric ulcer, gastroduodenitis, and duodenal cancer. Symptoms of all these diseases are very similar and are associated with problems in the functioning of the mucous membrane, its violation and inflammation. A clinically characteristic sign of these diseases are pronounced pain in the epigastric region. Also, these diseases relate pain before or after eating, while the time period can be different, but mostly no more than one and a half hours.
How do you know that it is the duodenum that is sick? Symptoms are usually expressed by severe pain with nausea and heartburn, lack of appetite, a feeling of heaviness. To avoid such troubles, you should follow a diet prescribed by your doctor. If you do not treat acute duodenitis, it can develop into a chronic one, and then the diet will be more rigid and forced. Inflammation of the duodenum (symptoms described above) begins due to malnutrition, an excess of spicy and fried foods, and the entry of pathogenic bacteria into the intestine. The disease can be transmitted at the gene (hereditary) level, and then you should adhere to the correct diet with a special menu. If the disease happened, then the following foods should be included in the diet:
- oatmeal cooked in skim milk with the addition of a small amount of sugar;
- vegetable stew without adding oil;
- milk puree with ground chicken fillet, steamed or cooked in its own juice;
- skim milk and bifidoc.
With duodenitis or problems with the duodenum , foods that do not cause bloating can be eaten easily. Cook them, respectively, must be steamed or boiled.
If the duodenum gets sick, the symptoms recur more often, you must make an appointment with a gastroenterologist to have a thorough examination of the internal organs. Usually this is done by taking tests, prescribing fibrogastroduodenoscopy (swallowing the tube on an empty stomach) and ultrasound of the abdominal cavity. No matter how unpleasant these procedures are, it’s worth going through them to identify the cause of problems with the digestive system in order to avoid aggravating the situation. After the examination, if the gastroenterologist has any doubts, additional procedures are prescribed, taking tests for tumor markers in order to exclude colon cancer.
With proper observance of the doctor’s instructions, timely administration of drugs, compliance with a specific, appointed table for nutrition, the condition improves. The duodenum comes back to normal; symptoms no longer appear. Violation of treatment, improper use of drugs that treat inflammation of the duodenum, or self-medication, which is based on information from the Internet or the advice of relatives and friends, can lead to complications that require surgical intervention.
Duodenum. Cancer symptoms
Duodenal cancer is mainly common among men and women over 48 years old. At a young age, it is a consequence of cancer of nearby organs, when metastases begin to germinate. Unfortunately, at an early stage it is rarely diagnosed due to the fact that inconvenience and complaints begin to appear when the tumor grows to a size that interferes with the natural course of digestion. In cancer, the duodenum (symptoms: sharp pain in the right hypochondrium, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite) ceases to function properly, which causes the biliary system to break down, and jaundice begins to form. For diagnosis, an X-ray examination is usually used, filling defects with a certain narrowing of the lumen, with a change in the relief of the mucous membrane itself are detected. Duodenal cancer is treated operatively depending on its type and stage, metastases formed. If necessary, a course of chemotherapy and laser treatment is prescribed.