• April 23, 2024

This condition is defined as an irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa , is characterized by a pain in the mouth of the stomach , burning sensation and discomfort in the upper part of the stomach.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth with Elisa Gómez , nutritionist and researcher in health sciences of the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán of the Ministry of Health (Ssa), indicated that the gastritis It is more common in those who suffer constant periods of stress :

"It has been seen that people who are more stressed, especially with emotional stress, not so much physical, have more disorders in the habit of evacuation and more problems in gastritis ”.

"Above all, because stress makes you secrete more hormones and certain neurotransmitters that cause you to secrete more acidity or more acid in the stomach ”.

In this sense Gómez points out that the factor emotional It plays an important role, because it is known that 70% of cases of irritable bowel syndrome, better known as colitis, is due to this cause:

"The profile of this condition is that they are very anxious , preocuponas and that are frequently subjected to several episodes of stress ”.

Prevention of gastritis

The health expert gives you some recommendations to prevent or control the periods of gastritis :

1. Avoid eating foods with a lot grease .
2. Control and monitor your medication intake.
3. Do not smoke or drink, because the alcohol is directly associated with gastritis.
4. Consume green and yellow vegetables, because they are rich in antioxidants Y betacorotene .
5. Consume between 25 and 30 grams of fiber everyday.
6. Make five meals, since the absence of food for a long time, generates greater acids in you stomach and consequently the development of gastritis .
7. Eat little Salt .
8. Choose fermented drinks, yogurt or that contain some type of probiotic.

One aspect that you must remember is that it is important that you do some physical activity, since that improves your digestion and helps you to relax. Do not forget that the stress is an important factor for the detonation of gastritis . Beware!

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