🍺若感到上腹腔不適、胃脹或非常飽肚,甚至出現作嘔、作悶、腹瀉等症狀,很可能是消化不良所導致的。消化不良其實是由於吃東西過急、過快,令食物不易被消化,便會出現消化不良的情況。顧小培
有人說消化不良喝點啤酒便會好,真的嗎?其他偏方如蘇打水加檸檬、咀嚼茴香籽、食話梅、飲蘋果湯、食菠蘿等,是否真有療效﹖本欄一連兩周為消化不良偏方解碼。顧小培
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當食物進入胃部後,胃部會將食物推進小腸,進行胃空倉(Gastric Emptying)。如果胃空倉的過程進行不理想,會使胃部有滯脹的感覺,形成消化不良。
由於啤酒內含有的啤酒花(Hop)會抑制胃空倉的機制,所以喝啤酒非但不能解決消化不良的問題,反而令食物繼續停留於胃中(Scand. J. Gastroenterol.Vol. 39, pp. 638-644)。
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消化不良除了感到胃部滯脹之外,胃氣以及胃酸過多,亦是消化不良的病徵。導致胃氣及胃酸過多,是由於胃壁上出現幽門螺旋菌。
檸檬內含有一種成分Limonene,能夠殺死幽門螺旋菌,有效減少胃脹,減少消化不良。Limonene更能防止因胃酸過多而導致胃發炎或胃潰瘍(J. Med. Food, Vol. 13, pp. 228-230)。顧小培
茴香籽
消化不良也會引致肚瀉的,大部分的雞肉,特別是在半生熟或帶血的雞肉內,均有一種稱為Campylobactor Jejuni的細菌,故此很多時吃了生雞肉後很容易會出現肚瀉情況。
茴香籽內的天然成分Essential Oil可以殺死雞肉內的細菌Campylobactor Jejuni。若在煮食雞肉前以茴香作為醃料,可預先將細菌殺死,有效防止出現肚瀉(Phyother. Res. Vol. 24, pp. 649-656)。
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人工智能研究胃炎及胃潰瘍的治療方法
胃炎和胃潰瘍是常見的胃部消化系統疾病,其治療方法因病情不同而略有差異。以下是一些常用的治療方法:
抗生素治療:如果是由幽門螺旋菌引起的胃炎或胃潰瘍,抗生素治療是非常有效的方法。
胃酸抑制劑:胃酸抑制劑可以減少胃酸分泌,有助於緩解胃痛、消化不良等症狀。這類藥物包括質子泵抑制劑和H2受體拮抗劑。
胃黏膜保護劑:這類藥物可以保護胃黏膜,減少胃酸對胃黏膜的刺激,有助於胃部損傷的修復。
中藥治療:中藥治療胃炎和胃潰瘍有較長的應用歷史,有些中藥能夠減輕炎症和促進胃部損傷的修復。不過應注意,使用中藥治療需諮詢專業中醫師的建議。
改變飲食習慣:避免過量攝取刺激性食物、煙酒等有害因素,適當增加蛋白質和膳食纖維的攝入量,有助於緩解胃部不適。
人工智能可以利用大數據分析和機器學習等技術,幫助醫生更好地判斷病情,制定更合理的治療方案,並提高治療效果。
Dyspepsia, also known as indigestion, is a term used to describe symptoms related to discomfort or pain in the upper abdomen. These symptoms may include bloating, nausea, heartburn, belching, and a feeling of fullness after eating only a small amount of food. Dyspepsia is a common condition and can be caused by a variety of factors, including overeating, eating too quickly, consuming spicy or fatty foods, and stress.
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