Helicobacter pylori tableware disinfection

We all know that the main way of transmission of Helicobacter pylori is the use of public tableware. Some unscrupulous businesses, for the sake of convenience, do not disinfect public tableware thoroughly, which will cause the transmission of many germs. The editor’s advice to everyone is to try to eat at home, or wash the tableware yourself with water when dining out. So to what extent should tableware be disinfected to prevent Helicobacter pylori from being contagious?

People do not have lifelong immunity to Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter pylori is mainly transmitted from mouth to mouth. In daily life, the most common way is to share tableware. It is almost impossible to have your own bowl and chopsticks.

For the body itself, whether it can be infected with Helicobacter pylori depends on the invasiveness of Helicobacter pylori on the one hand and the resistance of the stomach on the other. Many people will ask, how can the resistance of the stomach be strengthened?

The most important thing is to maintain healthy eating habits.

First, spicy and irritating foods. Spicy and irritating foods will stimulate the secretion of gastric acid. A large amount of gastric acid can easily cause damage to the gastric mucosa and lower the gastric resistance barrier. At this time, Helicobacter pylori will take advantage of the opportunity to invade.

Second, various midnight snacks. Many people like to eat midnight snacks, and there are many choices, such as barbecue, crayfish, snails, stinky tofu, etc., but these foods can cause great harm to the stomach. Many people like to drink when eating midnight snacks. In addition, the hygiene of many midnight snack stalls is worrying. Everyone uses shared tableware. Not to mention disinfection, it is good enough if they can be washed clean. For various reasons, it is easy for Helicobacter pylori to take advantage of the opportunity to enter.

Third, pickled food. Helicobacter pylori particularly likes pickled food, such as pickles, salted fish, bacon, etc. These foods contain nitrates, which will be converted into nitrosamines under the action of Helicobacter pylori in the stomach. This is a carcinogen that can induce the formation of gastric cancer.

The infection rate of Helicobacter pylori is very high. Studies have found that the infection rate can reach 70%-80%. Compared with those who do not pay attention to their diet, people who pay more attention to healthy diet have a relatively lower risk of being infected with Helicobacter pylori.

Helicobacter pylori is closely related to gastric diseases such as chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric cancer, and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoma.