Do patients with gastric bleeding need to be hospitalized?

Gastric bleeding, also known as gastrointestinal bleeding, is a relatively serious stomach disease in medicine. Whether it is serious or not also depends on the amount of bleeding and the patient's own condition. Generally speaking, when we are sick, we have to go to the hospital for treatment. No matter it is a serious illness or a minor illness, only with the help of a doctor in the hospital can we receive correct treatment and recover our health as soon as possible. So, does gastric bleeding require hospitalization?

Gastric bleeding belongs to upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Common causes include upper gastrointestinal ulcers, esophageal varices, tumors, etc. Heavy bleeding can cause vomiting of blood and shock, and in severe cases, it can be life-threatening.

Suggestions: Patients with heavy bleeding should fast, while those with light bleeding should only take a small amount of liquid food. Patients with low hemoglobin and blood pressure should receive blood transfusion, oral hemostatics or endoscopic hemostasis, and drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion and protect the gastric mucosa. It is recommended to be hospitalized to clarify the cause of gastric bleeding and receive active treatment, which will generally improve in more than ten days.

Food Choices

1Everyone has their own unique reaction to food, so the food intake should be adjusted appropriately according to individual differences, and there is no need to fast completely.

2. Irritating foods: coffee, wine, gravy, chili, mustard, pepper, etc. These foods will stimulate the secretion of gastric juice or damage the gastric mucosa and should be avoided.

3 Sour foods: Fruits with higher acidity, such as pineapples, oranges, and so on, are recommended to be consumed after meals. It is not advisable to consume them on an empty stomach as it may cause stomach discomfort.

4 Gas-producing foods: Some foods (such as sweet potatoes, taro, soybeans, etc.) are easy to produce gas. You can decide whether to eat them based on your personal experience (whether it causes bloating and pain).

5. Fried rice, barbecue and other hard foods, rice cakes, rice dumplings and other glutinous rice products, various desserts, cakes, fried foods, ice cream and soda can often cause stomach discomfort and should be chosen with care.

Patients with gastric bleeding should also eat more foods rich in crude fiber, such as fruit peels or vegetables left after eating fruits. Whether the patient is elderly or middle-aged, they must chew slowly when eating and not be too impatient. If you have bad teeth, don't eat hard food. It's best to eat liquid food.