What are the early signs of gastric cancer

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Gastric cancer in the early stage of the disease is generally not too many symptoms, but in the middle and late stage, there will be a certain pain, so when we feel our stomach is uncomfortable, we must pay attention to it, generally there will be some pathological signs before suffering from the disease. Through these signs, we can prevent and treat some diseases as soon as possible, and avoid the disease causing more serious harm to our body. So, what are the early signs of gastric cancer? Let's see what experts say about the signs of gastric cancer.

What are the early signs of gastric cancer

Symptom one, stomach area ache. The common precursor of gastric cancer is occlusal pain. There are also similar peptic ulcer pain, which can be relieved after eating. In addition, it also includes abdominal fullness, heaviness, anorexia, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, emaciation, anemia, edema, fever, etc. With the development of the disease, the symptoms of nonspecific, vinegar like gastritis or gastric ulcer can gradually appear, including upper abdominal discomfort or dull pain, pantothenia, belching, nausea, occasional vomiting, loss of appetite, black stool, etc. 　　

The second symptom is often the earliest symptom of gastric cancer in the elderly. Sometimes accompanied by belching, pantothenia, nausea, vomiting. If the cancer is located at the entrance of the stomach (CARDIA), the patient may feel that the food is not unobstructed; if the cancer is located at the exit of the stomach (pylorus), when obstruction occurs, the patient may vomit rotten overnight food. Upper abdominal pain. About 1 / 4 of the patients have the same pain pattern as peptic ulcer, but the elderly are insensitive to pain, most of them are abdominal distension, and upper abdominal pain accounts for 30% and 70%. If the above-mentioned abdominal pain often recur, or the interval is shorter and shorter, we should be alert. 　　

Symptom 3, common gastric cancer precursor hematemesis, black stool and stool occult blood positive. In the early stage of gastric cancer, there are signs of a small amount of bleeding. Hematemesis accounted for 7.15% and melena 23.45%. The positive rate of occult blood in stool was higher, 87.6% in gastric body cancer and 64.4% in cardiac cancer. If the stool occult blood is continuously positive, it is helpful for the diagnosis of gastric cancer. Loss of appetite, emaciation and fatigue. According to statistics, about 50% of the elderly patients have obvious loss of appetite, increasing emaciation and fatigue, and 40% and 60% of the patients seek medical treatment because of emaciation. If accompanied by upper abdominal pain, and can rule out hepatitis, more attention should be paid.

matters needing attention

Change bad eating habits: avoid overeating, three meals; eating should not be too fast, too hot, too hard.