During
the Spring Festival, when families gather together, it is also the time when
"holiday diseases" occur frequently. In response to this
"special" health issue during the holiday, Huang Youqun, director of
the Second Gastrointestinal Surgery Ward at Hainan Cancer Hospital, provided
professional advice on the causes, high-risk groups, and emergency treatment of
"holiday diseases".
"Spring Festival syndrome" is not a medical term
But it is a "high-risk signal" for health
Huang Youqun stated that "Nianzheng" is not a standard medical term, but rather a colloquial term used by the public to refer to a series of clinical discomfort symptoms caused by sudden changes in living habits during the Spring Festival.
He emphasized that behaviors such as eating greasy food, visiting relatives and friends, and staying up late for entertainment during the Spring Festival break the daily routine and dietary patterns, which are highly prone to induce gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases.
Overeating, overindulging in greasy foods, high salt and oil intake, excessive fatigue, and excessive alcohol consumption are all predisposing factors for diseases. High-risk groups include elderly individuals with a history of hypertension, coronary heart disease, and cerebral infarction, as well as those with pre-existing conditions such as gastritis, gastric ulcer, gallstones, liver disease, and gout. Additionally, middle-aged and elderly people who are overly exhausted from household chores during festivals are also at risk. Furthermore, in the Hainan region, where seafood and beer are popular, the incidence rate of gout and potential gout patients has significantly increased, requiring extra vigilance.
High-salted preserved products carry significant risks
Patients with underlying diseases need to strictly adhere to the "four don'ts"
Regarding the high-salted and pickled products commonly seen on the dining table during the Spring Festival, such as preserved ham and sausage, Huang Youqun emphasized that a high-salt diet not only directly leads to a surge in blood pressure and induces cardiovascular and cerebrovascular emergencies, but also increases the burden on kidney excretion, damages the gastric mucosa, and triggers gastritis, indigestion, and even ulcer attacks.
For citizens who have underlying conditions such as gastritis, gastric ulcer, and fatty liver, Huang Youqun provided four suggestions:
01
Avoid overeating and over-hunger, and prevent gastric acid secretion disorders;
02
Do not drink excessively, as alcohol can easily damage the liver. Those with a history of liver disease must abstain from alcohol;
03
Do not stay up late, as fatigue combined with alcohol can easily lead to acute liver function damage;
04
At the same time, we should not overlook the risks associated with pickled products. It's important to try them in moderation and avoid exceeding the recommended sodium intake.
What should I do if I have abdominal distension and pain?
Experts draw a "red line for medical treatment"
During the Spring Festival, Huang Youqun provided a concise judgment criterion for sudden gastrointestinal discomfort: if the symptoms are mild and do not worsen progressively, patients can be observed at home first, through rest and drinking milk to protect the stomach for 2-3 hours; if there is continuous abdominal pain or increased tenderness upon pressure, blood in vomitus or black stool, yellowing of skin and eyes after drinking alcohol, or abdominal pain accompanied by fever and chills, immediate medical attention is required.
Specialty Department: Comprehensive Internal and External Care, One-Stop Solution for Complex Tumor Challenges
While popularizing health knowledge, Huang Youqun also introduced the relevant situation of the upcoming oncology comprehensive department at Hainan Cancer Hospital.
It is reported that this department is not a traditional single-disease specialty, but a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment platform integrating oncology surgery and internal medicine.
The specialty of this department lies in its extensive treatment scope and innovative diagnostic and treatment model: it not only covers patients with solid tumors who require collaborative treatment from both internal and surgical departments, but also breaks down disciplinary barriers by forming a diagnostic and treatment team composed of surgeons and internists, eliminating the need for patients to repeatedly switch departments between surgery, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. At the same time, relying on the advantage of comprehensive management, from preoperative neoadjuvant therapy to surgical timing selection, to postoperative comprehensive consolidation, it ultimately achieves an integrated diagnostic and treatment process without any intermediate transfers.
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Huang Youqun stated that the establishment of the oncology department aims to provide more convenient, continuous, and personalized medical services for patients with complex conditions that require combined treatment with multiple approaches, especially for tumor patients with multiple underlying diseases or who are already in the stage of multiple metastasis.
Popular science expert
Huang Youqun
Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery Ward 2
Chief Physician
Graduated from West China Medical University
Master's degree candidate
Medical expertise
Laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer, laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer, comprehensive treatment for liver metastasis of gastric and colorectal cancer, comprehensive treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors, early diagnosis and screening of gastrointestinal tumors, comprehensive treatment of abdominal tumors, diagnosis and treatment of skin and soft tissue tumors, as well as diagnosis and treatment of anorectal diseases such as abdominal hernia, hemorrhoids, and anal fistula.
Reproduced from Phoenix News