Thai people and “eating spicy food” are almost a pair, especially girls who love spicy food. Some people are addicted to eating chilies to the point of having it with every meal. After eating, they complain that their stomach hurts. Sometimes they also have diarrhea, but they still do the same thing repeatedly until they have “chronic symptoms” that keep happening. We would like to tell you that eating spicy food and having stomach pain is no joke and should not be allowed to become normal. Because this could be a warning sign of these digestive diseases.

Gastritis

Did you know that the most common disease among Thais is caused by both irregular eating habits. And eating spicy food for a long time, which causes the stomach mucosa to become inflamed, swollen, and red? Another cause of “stomach disease” is H. pylori infection from bacterial contamination in food or water that is drunk. Which can cause chronic gastritis that comes and goes for months or years. The obvious  symptoms of “stomach disease”,  both acute and chronic, are burning pain in the stomach below the sternum, bloating, stomach tightness even though you haven’t eaten. Nausea and vomiting due to inflammation of the stomach mucosa. Therefore, โปรโมชั่น ufabet eating spicy or spicy food creates more acid. That corrodes the stomach mucosa, causing burning pain in the stomach immediately after eating spicy food.

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease

Many people must have experienced  “inflammatory bowel disease” and know how painful the stomach aches are. Mostly,  “acute colitis”  is caused by eating food contaminated with germs, a viral infection, and having diarrhea, diarrhea, and severe stomach aches. It can be cured with antibiotics. However, if it is chronic colitis or Ulcerative Colitis, it is when the colon wall is inflamed and becomes ulcerated. The chronic inflammation lasts for years, causing diarrhea and stomach aches intermittently. Especially when eating food that causes severe inflammation of the colon wall, the symptoms will flare up. The treatment of chronic colitis requires regular visits to a doctor to treat the ulcerated colon lining to return to normal. And of course, you must control your diet and avoid eating spicy food that will further harm the colon lining. Because chronic colitis can develop into  “ colon cancer ” if left untreated.

Acid reflux

This is a popular disease among working people these days due to lifestyle. And irregular eating habits, especially those who like to eat late at night and go to bed right away. Acid reflux is a condition in which stomach acid flows back into the esophagus, causing a burning sensation in the chest and epigastric region. It can be caused by excess stomach acid flowing back up and malfunctioning of the esophageal sphincter. Therefore, people with acid reflux should avoid all foods that cause acid, including spicy, sour, and gassy foods, because they will cause more acid and reflux into the esophagus, causing a burning sensation. If the acid reflux is chronic, esophageal sphincter surgery may be required to prevent the disease from developing into  “ esophageal cancer ” in the future.