Are gastric polyps serious?

Some people have irregular eating habits and have had superficial gastritis for many years, but they never take it seriously until they feel persistent sourness and pain in the stomach, which develops to the point of bloody stools, and then they start to get scared and think of going to the hospital. After the examination, the doctor said that I had a stomach disease called "gastric polyps". So, are multiple gastric polyps serious? Let’s take a look at it below.

1. What are gastric polyps?

Gastric polyps refer to localized benign protrusions of the gastric mucosa that become diseased tissues.

2. Are multiple gastric polyps serious?

Multiple gastric polyps may become cancerous. In general, it is recommended to remove them under endoscopy and then send the tissue for pathological examination to further clarify their nature. However, since the vast majority of gastric polyps are benign lesions and only a few polyps have a higher risk of cancer, you should reduce your fear and cooperate with the doctor's treatment with the right attitude.

How to treat

1. Gastric polyps are generally not effectively treated with oral medications and can be treated surgically through gastroscopy. The surgery for gastric polyps does not involve removing the stomach, but rather electrocautery or forceps removal under gastroscopy. There won't be any sequelae. Endoscopic resection is the preferred method for treating gastric polyps. The main methods include high-frequency electrocoagulation resection, laser and microwave ablation, nylon ligation and argon plasma coagulation. Endoscopic treatment of polyps is simple, less invasive, and low-cost. Most cases are one-time treatments, while a few require multiple removals. Regular endoscopic follow-up can also detect polyp recurrence and provide timely treatment to prevent cancer.

2. You can also use medication instead of surgery. As the inflammation subsides, the polyps will become smaller, and Chinese medicine treatment will be more effective.

4. How to prevent

1. First of all, pay attention to eating regularly, eating at regular times and in regular amounts, and avoid overeating. The activities of the stomach are regular. The physiological activities of the stomach, including movement and secretion, determine its function. When eating irregularly, it will inevitably lead to incoordination of gastric activity.

2. Secondly, avoid all kinds of irritating foods, such as strong liquor, strong coffee, strong tea, mustard, raw garlic, etc., and avoid foods that are too hard, too sour, too spicy, too salty, too hot, and too rough.

3. In addition, you should actively exercise, strengthen your physical fitness, improve your immunity, relax yourself, relieve stress, and maintain a good attitude. Activate the human immune system. Rapidly restore the functions of internal organs, enhance the phagocytic function of mast cells, phagocytize necrotic and detached polyp fragments, change the nature of polyps, turn malignant polyps into benign development, reduce the malignant coefficient and eliminate the possibility of malignant transformation.