Many people have heard of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) and that it is inextricably linked to the occurrence of stomach cancer.
Therefore, once the physical examination found that Helicobacter pylori was positive, it felt like “a big deal” and panicked all day long.
Next, what exactly is Helicobacter pylori? Can Helicobacter pylori cause stomach cancer?
I. What is Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori, growing in the stomach and duodenum, has a spiral structure and flagella. This special structure is conducive to its movement. The stomach environment is strongly acidic, most bacteria cannot survive, and the mucus secreted by the gastric mucosa can form a protective mucus layer to protect the gastric mucosa from destruction.
However, the special movement structure of Helicobacter pylori allows it to pass through the mucus layer to reach the gastric mucosa, and secrete a series of enzymes to reduce gastric acid secretion to improve its living environment. After the transformation of the surrounding environment, Helicobacter pylori finally survived comfortably in the stomach.
II. How is Helicobacter pylori infected?
1. Public meal system
Helicobacter pylori is transmitted from person to person through mouth, stomach and mouth (Hp can be detected from the saliva and plaque of Hp infected people). Once the saliva of an Hp infected person touches the dish, the eater may be infected by Hp. Therefore, it is best to reduce the public meal system, use your own chopsticks, and try to develop the good habit of washing hands before meals.
2. Raw food
In life, many people like to eat raw meat, especially fish, drunken shrimp, drunken crab and other foods. Studies have shown that bacteria may exist in some raw water and raw meat, so we should pay more attention to avoid drinking raw water and eating raw food directly and reducing the chance of infection.
3. Mouth to mouth
Some parents spoil their children very much. They like to feed their children mouth-to-mouth, or chew the food before feeding them; or unconsciously feel the food temperature with their tongue, and even eat the same bowl of rice with their children. These habits are not only useless to children, but also infect children with Helicobacter pylori in the mouth and stomach of adults and infect them with HP.
III. 3 signs of infection with Helicobacter pylori
1. Breath and bad breath
There are also a large number of Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque. When the body’s resistance declines, Helicobacter pylori swallowed into the stomach with saliva or food will make waves, leading to the attack of stomach disease. Helicobacter pylori in the mouth can also cause oral infection, producing smelly substances, manifested as bad breath, or after infection in the mouth, it will directly produce smelly carbides, causing bad breath.
2. Abnormal digestion
The body infected with Helicobacter pylori will have a series of manifestations of gastritis, such as indigestion, abdominal distension and abdominal pain, nausea, abnormal defaecation, often constipation, or always unclean, etc. This manifestation, coupled with oral odour, is mostly caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori.
3. Acidic acid retic acid
Helicobacter pylori is suitable for propagation in an environment with high gastric acid concentration. It is parasitised in the stomach for a long time, which damages the health of the gastric mucosa and also increases the secretion of gastric acid. Therefore, people infected with Helicobacter pylori will have symptoms such as tingling, acid reacidity, heartburn and so on.
4. Can Helicobacter pylori cause stomach cancer?
According to the guidelines of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Helicobacter pylori infection and smoking, high-salt diet and other dietary factors are all risk factors for gastric cancer.
Current research shows that Helicobacter pylori can cause a variety of stomach diseases, including chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, etc. But even if they suffer from the above-mentioned stomach diseases, patients may not suffer from stomach cancer. Studies have shown that 75% of all gastric cancer patients have Helicobacter pylori infection. Nevertheless, the above conclusion can only show that Helicobacter pylori infection may be a high-risk factor for gastric cancer, but it does not mean that Helicobacter pylori will definitely cause gastric cancer.
Although Helicobacter pylori is not the murderer of gastric cancer, it destroys the protective barrier of gastric mucosa and indirectly promotes the occurrence of gastric cancer. It is an “accomplice” that causes gastric cancer. Therefore, don’t panic if you are infected with Helicobacter pylori. See a doctor in time for standardised treatment, which helps to reduce
V. What is the food that Helicobacter pylori is most afraid of?
1. Dandelion
Dandelion is known as the “Queen of Herbs”. According to the Qing Dynasty’s “Surgical Evidence and Treatment of Whole Life Collection”, dandelion can cure stomach pain. And the “Chinese Journal of Modern Internal Medicine” reported that dandelion and omeprazole can treat Helicobacter pylori more than 90%, and also have fewer side effects of other Western medicines. Dandelion enters the stomach meridian, relieves inflammation and relieves pain, repairs gastric mucosa, has the effect of preventing and killing Helicobacter pylori, and assists in the treatment of basic gastritis, gastric ulcers and other diseases. Experts suggest that dandelion is a little cold. It is recommended to drink dandelion black tea made by fermentation process, which greatly reduces the coldness and is suitable for most people. Long-term drinking, nourishing the stomach and sterilising.
2. Garlic
The allicin contained in garlic has a strong antibacterial and bactericidal effect, which can fight against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and has an inhibitory and killing effect on dysentery, typhoid bacteria, Escherichia coli, pertussis, Candida albicans, etc. In particular, pathogenic bacteria in the digestive tract, such as Escherichia coli, Helicobacter pylori, dysentery and other pathogenic bacteria, have a strong effect. It is worth noting that eating raw garlic can kill dry pyloric bacteria. Because allicin is a bactericidal component in garlic, and allicin is the product of a mixture of garlicase and sulphur-containing compound allic acid, which will be completely decomposed and volatilised during heating, so allicin is only found in broken raw garlic. You can eat one or two cloves of raw garlic every day to kill Helicobacter pylori, so that it will not cause excessive gastric acid secretion because of the stimulating substances in garlic, and it will not hurt the liver and eyes because of eating too much garlic.
3. Cabbage
Cabbage has the effect of antibiotics, which can kill a variety of bacteria, including Helicobacter pylori. The fresher the cabbage, the better the anti-ulcer effect. Drinking 1/4 cabbage juice every day can relieve the abdominal pain caused by gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers after 3 weeks, and help the healing of two ulcer diseases. Cabbage also contains a chemical similar to gastric ketones, which can stimulate gastrointestinal cells to secrete mucus to form a barrier, thus isolating it from gastric acid and protecting the stomach from harm.
4. Vitamin A
Vitamins can increase the metabolism of sugar, fat, protein and other substances, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help the digestion and absorption of food, and prevent abdominal distension and indigestion. Moreover, vitamin A can not only eliminate inflammation, but also have a strong antioxidant effect, mainly vitamin A has the effect of protecting the mucosa. Vitamin A supplementation can repair the gastric mucosa, target mucosal damage, gastric ulcer, and reduce the infection probability of Helicobacter pylori.
5. Honey
Experimental studies have found that honey can inhibit the occurrence of Helicobacter pylori, and honey has the effect of moisturising the intestines and defecation, repairing the damaged gastric mucosa, and protecting the gastrointestinal tract. Drink a cup of honey water after meals to reduce stomach damage, and cause honey for a long time to have a beauty and anti-ageing effect.
