Three days ago, a 59-year-old man from Ninh Binh ate three pickled persimmons and then had a dull, intermittent stomach ache and constipation and had to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Through examination and paraclinical tests, the doctor diagnosed the patient with intestinal obstruction due to food residue, with a large mass of residue in the stomach. The patient was indicated for laparotomy to dissolve the food residue in the small intestine and push it down to the colon, while opening the stomach to remove the food residue.
The surgery was successful. After 6 days, the patient recovered stably. The incision was dry and healed, with little pain, and he was able to eat and walk easily.
According to doctors at Ninh Binh General Hospital, intestinal obstruction caused by food residue is a common surgical emergency. Most cases require surgery to dissolve or remove the residue.
This phenomenon occurs when a mass of food residue forms in the stomach and moves down to the small intestine, causing a blockage. The cause is often due to eating foods containing a lot of tannins such as persimmons, guava, figs, fruit seeds, or foods that are difficult to digest such as bamboo shoots, jackfruit, and chewing gum. Tannins and fiber, when exposed to stomach acid, will precipitate into a solid mass of residue. People who are prone to intestinal obstruction due to food residue are usually people who have had gastric bypass surgery, the elderly with tooth loss, and children.
According to physician Bui Dac Sang, Hanoi Oriental Medicine Association, persimmons are very beneficial for people with cardiovascular disease, but persimmons should not be eaten on an empty stomach, because persimmons contain a lot of tannin and pectin.
When eaten on an empty stomach, they will coagulate under the effect of stomach acid. If they cannot go down to the small intestine through the pylorus, they will remain in the stomach and form stones there. If the stones are not excreted naturally, they will cause digestive tract obstruction, causing symptoms such as upper abdominal cramps, vomiting, and even vomiting blood.
People with diarrhea, weak body, postpartum women and people with cold should not eat persimmon. People with poor stomach function, chronic gastritis, indigestion, people with stomach resection should not eat this fruit.
Nhu Loan
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