During the Spring Festival holiday, gluttonous feasts continue one after another, and big fish and meat, wine and beverages have become the protagonists on the table. With the end of the holiday, the number of patients in the gastroenterology department of the hospital has increased, and the incidence of gastrointestinal diseases has ushered in a high period.
The reporter learned from the Department of Gastroenterology of Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital that the New Year's holiday is a period of high incidence of gastrointestinal diseases. Outside the gastroenterology clinic of the hospital, many patients make appointments in advance and come to the hospital early. Many of these patients are due to the increase in gatherings and dinners during the Spring Festival holiday, irregular diet, and overeating.
Yan Meizhu, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology of Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, said: "Since the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the outpatient volume of the Department of Gastroenterology has increased significantly, basically returning to the level before the holiday. ”
According to doctors, due to the long Spring Festival holiday, irregular diet and daily life, it is easy to overeat and eat injuries, which can cause stomach pain, diarrhea, acute gastroenteritis and other gastrointestinal diseases. At the same time, the situation of different groups is also different, generally young people are mainly indigestion symptoms, while some patients with underlying diseases are eating greasy food or overeating, resulting in acute cholecystitis.
The doctor reminded that after the holiday, you should reasonably adjust your eating habits, pay attention to the variety and balance of food, meat and vegetable matching, light diet, let the gastrointestinal tract rest, eat regularly and quantitatively, and should not overeat at each meal, nor should you drink excessively.