Why do intestinal polyps recur after surgery? What can be done to prevent it? The answer is all about Chinese medicine
Recently, a friend left a message to ask, "After rectal polyps are removed, the stools are frequent, the stools are not formed, and there is mucus. Why is this?" There is white mucus, which is cold, that is, spleen deficiency and cold. If these symptoms are not good for a long time, the chance of recurrence of intestinal polyps is greater.
In fact, the chances of recurrence of intestinal polyps after surgery are still quite large. Some scholars have followed up on a certain number of patients with intestinal polyps and found that the recurrence rate of patients after intestinal polypectomy was 28.9%-58.1% within 3-5 years.
- Why do intestinal polyps recur after surgery?
The reasons for the recurrence of postoperative intestinal polyps are mainly related to these two points.
1. Physical factors
Chinese medicine pays special attention to the influence of physical factors on diseases. The occurrence of intestinal polyps is related to the patient's constitution. For example, in some people, the spleen and stomach are deficient, and the ups and downs, transportation and transformation are lost. Over time, phlegm and dampness will endogenously, block the flow of qi and blood, and form polyps. Or if the spleen and stomach are deficient and cold, if it is not improved for a long time, the phlegm-dampness will stop inside, the qi movement will be sluggish, the phlegm and qi will be intertwined, and polyps will occur.
Like the above-mentioned postoperative intestinal polyp patients, he has some symptoms of spleen deficiency and cold syndrome. If the spleen is deficient, the transportation and transformation will not be healthy, and the phlegm-damp will accumulate in the intestinal mucosa to form new polyps.
2. Eating disorder
Uncontrolled diet, irregular eating, excessively eating some fatty, sweet, hot, hard and indigestible foods can easily damage the spleen and stomach, which will affect the function of the spleen and stomach and lead to the occurrence of polyps.
For how eating disorders lead to the occurrence of intestinal polyps, you can read the previously published article "Why Do Gastrointestinal Polyps Grow? It is mostly related to this factor, and the reasons are as follows”.
How to reduce the chance of recurrence?
Since bowel polyps may recur after surgery, is there any way to reduce the chance of recurrence? Regarding how to prevent recurrence of intestinal polyps after surgery, it is also necessary to prevent from 2 points according to its pathogenic factors.
1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Intervention
From the perspective of the pathogenesis of intestinal polyps, if the internal environment of the body is not changed or the functions of the viscera are restored and reconciled after surgery, the environment for the growth of polyps has not changed, and the root cause of the disease is still there, so the probability of polyps recurrence is high. Therefore, in order to reduce the recurrence of intestinal polyps after surgery, traditional Chinese medicine can be used to regulate and restore the function of the viscera. If the spleen is deficient, the spleen and dampness are invigorated. have inhibitory effect.
2. Diet adjustment
Improper diet is an important factor leading to the occurrence of intestinal polyps. Therefore, patients after intestinal polyps surgery should pay attention to their diet and develop regular eating habits. At the same time, according to their own physical conditions, they can be supplemented with medicated dietary therapy to condition the body. As a characteristic content of traditional Chinese medicine nursing, medicated diet nursing plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of diseases. A reasonable and healthy diet can regulate the function of the viscera, enhance the immune capacity of the body, and intervene to improve physical and dietary factors, which can hinder or reduce the occurrence of intestinal polyps.
Through the above introduction, the occurrence of intestinal polyps is mainly related to physical factors and dietary factors. Simple surgical removal of polyps without intervention to improve the pathogenic factors is very likely to cause polyps to recur. Therefore, after the operation of intestinal polyps, it is necessary to differentiate and intervene according to the patient's own situation, adjust the function of the zang-fu organs, and enhance the immunity of the body, which is of great significance to the prognosis.