Some people tend to concentrate their daily nutritional intake at dinner, or enjoy late-night snacks or eating before bed. This practice not only leads to poor sleep quality and increased risk of obesity, but can also irritate the stomach lining, causing excessive gastric acid secretion and potentially triggering ulcer formation.
2. Avoid wolfing down food
Food entering the stomach undergoes storage, grinding, and digestion to transform into a semi-liquid state before being passed into the intestines. If food is not chewed thoroughly and is swallowed hastily, its coarse texture increases the stomach's workload, prolongs retention time, and may damage the gastric mucosa.Additionally, eating slowly and thoroughly chewing food increases saliva secretion, which reduces gastric acid and bile secretion, thereby protecting the stomach.
3. Avoid excessive medication use Three main types of drugs can easily damage the gastric mucosa: first, acetylsalicylic acid drugs like aspirin; second, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as phenylbutazone, indomethacin, and ibuprofen;Third, hormonal drugs like corticosteroids. Therefore, these medications should be avoided whenever possible. If necessary, strictly control dosage and duration, and preferably take them after meals.