Recently, the 76-year-old Grandma Wang lost her appetite. Thinking that hawthorn can whet her appetite, she went out and bought more than a pound of fresh hawthorn. The taste buds were gradually opened by the continuous "offensive" of nearly 20 hawthorns, and Grandma Wang also clearly felt that her appetite was "back". But on the day of the incident, she suddenly developed vomiting and upper abdominal pain after her nap, so she rushed to the emergency department of Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.
Correspondent Qu Jingxiu Luo Xin
Yangzi Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Wang Menghang
It is reported that the emergency doctor combined blood routine, abdominal CT and other examinations and gave acid suppression and anti-infection treatment. Grandma Wang, whose condition improved slightly, had vomiting reaction again the next day, and her upper abdominal pain was significantly worse than before. The emergency department said Upon seeing this, the doctor urgently transferred him to the gastroenterology department. Zhang Wei, deputy director of the Department of Gastroenterology, combined with Grandma Wang's symptoms and early treatment, performed a gastroscopy to further clarify the cause, and saw a huge stone of 3.0 × 3.0 cm and a gastric ulcer of 0.6 × 0.6 cm.
Director Zhang said that it can be basically determined that Grandma Wang’s stomach stones were caused by taking a large amount of hawthorn in a short period of time. “Although hawthorn has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stimulating the appetite, its own tannins will combine with proteins under the action of gastric acid to form Tannic acid protein that is insoluble in water will combine with food residue to form gastric stones." He reminded that stones can also cause damage to the gastric mucosa and form ulcers. Larger stones may also cause intestinal problems that require surgical treatment. obstruction.
Fortunately, Grandma Wang received medical treatment in time, and after hospitalization, she only needed medication to suppress gastric acid and protect the gastric mucosa. After the operation, Director Zhang told her to drink a lot of Coke to use the carbon dioxide and other components in Coke to help the small stomach stones dissolve and be excreted from the body faster. Three days later, Grandma Wang's upper abdominal pain was completely relieved. No new stones were found during a repeat gastroscopy, and the ulcer was significantly improved, so she was discharged from the hospital.
■Relevant reminders
It is not recommended to eat too much of the "warm winter four-piece set"
Director Zhang said that in just half a month, the department had admitted seven patients who developed stomach stones due to overdose of hawthorn, persimmon, etc. He reminded that not only raw hawthorns, but also persimmons and black dates, which represent "good luck" in persimmons during the New Year, also have a lot of tannins. Eating too much in a short period of time can easily cause stomach stones.
When winter comes, many people will also buy the "warm winter four-piece set": milk tea, roasted sweet potatoes, roasted chestnuts and candied haws. In this regard, Director Zhang said that the "four-piece set" is delicious but not suitable for everyone to try. As far as hawthorn is concerned, people think that hawthorn cakes or hawthorns covered in sugar can strengthen the spleen and appetizer. In fact, they have very little effect under the influence of sugar. "In addition, drinking too much milk tea will cause panic and insomnia. As a staple food, Eating too much sweet potatoes and chestnuts will not only disrupt the regularity of three meals a day, but can also easily lead to pantothenic acid, bloating, vomiting, etc.” (Yangzi Evening News)