Protecting the pancreas means guarding the lifeline?
To protect the pancreas, you need to pay attention to these 4 points
People with diabetes, have probably heard of the pancreas at one time or another. However, when they are asked what exactly the pancreas does, I guess not many diabetic patients can say it.
The pancreas is relatively important for the human body. What is the role of the pancreas? And how can we protect the pancreas? To let you have more knowledge and understanding of the pancreas, today the doctor good words will talk to you about the relevant knowledge.
1. What is the pancreas? What does it do?
Objectively speaking, the pancreas is an endocrine organ, which means it can secrete certain hormones, such as insulin, glucagon, pancreatic juice, growth inhibitory hormone, gastrin, and so on. The pancreas is mainly divided into the head, body, and tail of the pancreas, and each part has its corresponding function.
The more familiar insulin is secreted by the pancreas, and it is one of the important weapons used by diabetic patients to control blood sugar. Insulin is the only substance in the body that lowers blood glucose, while many substances raise blood glucose, such as glucagon and growth hormone, etc. These hormones can only maintain normal blood glucose if they are in balance.
At the same time, the pancreas also has the function of helping digestion. The pancreatic fluid secreted by the pancreas is relatively important, and it contains amylase, trypsin, chymotrypsinogen, sodium bicarbonate, etc. After entering the duodenum, pancreatic juice can neutralize stomach acid and help the body digest sugar, protein and fat.
2. To protect the pancreas is it to guard our lifeline.
First of all, the answer is that to protect the pancreas is to guard our lifeline, and this statement is not exaggerated. You may say, "Isn't the pancreas a secretory gland that helps digestion and maintains blood sugar balance? How can it be our lifeline? Don't worry, let me explain it slowly.
The pancreatic juice secreted by the pancreas is very powerful, it has a very strong digestive capacity. Under normal circumstances, the stronger the digestive capacity of pancreatic juice, the better it is for people. However, in some special cases, the pancreatic juice will digest its tissues and organs, in which case it may bring the body to the end of the world - pancreatitis.
When you hear the word pancreatitis, you may think that this disease is not serious, but it is not. According to authoritative statistics, the mortality rate of pancreatitis is 10% to 30%. Even if the patient survives, the cost is relatively high, fewer tens of thousands and more than hundreds of thousands. At the same time, when acute pancreatitis evolves into chronic pancreatitis, this can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer.
In addition, if something goes wrong with the pancreas, that may cause insufficient insulin secretion. If insulin, the body's only glucose-lowering substance, is not secreted enough, it will cause an increase in blood sugar, which is commonly known as diabetes. Although this disease can be controlled by improving lifestyle + oral medication, it can seriously reduce a person's quality of life.
If the blood sugar is not well controlled, then it will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetic foot, peripheral neuropathy, cancer, and other diseases.
Combined, to protect the pancreas is to guard our lifeline.
3. How should we protect the pancreas?
Objectively speaking, some of our habits can increase the risk of pancreatitis, such as high sugar, high fat diet, alcohol consumption, overeating, etc. Some biliary diseases, medical and traumatic factors, and certain medications can also increase the risk of pancreatitis. To protect the pancreas, we need to start with the above-mentioned high-risk factors, and the specific measures are summarized as follows.
❶ Abstain from alcohol.
In China, many people like to drink alcohol, and drinking itself is a high-risk factor for pancreatitis.
Many people usually drink liquor and drink a lot of it every time they drink. When a person drinks a lot of alcohol at once, it will stimulate the pancreas to secrete pancreatic fluid rapidly, it may exceed the excretory capacity of the pancreatic duct, which in turn increases the risk of pancreatitis.
Therefore, people who drink a lot should quit drinking as soon as possible. If you really can't give up alcohol for a while, then try to drink less each time you drink.
❷ Pay attention to changing your eating habits.
Many people like to eat a lot when they eat. If you eat a lot, it will stimulate the pancreas to secrete a lot of pancreatic juice. If the pancreatic fluid secreted exceeds the ability of the pancreatic duct to beat, then it will increase the risk of pancreatitis.
At the same time, many people may choose foods that are high in fat and protein when they choose food. Although such foods have high nutritional value, they increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and stimulate the pancreas to secrete a lot of pancreatic juice, which will undoubtedly increase the risk of pancreatitis.
Therefore, when we eat, we take care not to eat too much and try to control it to seven points full. In the choice of ingredients, try to choose some vegetables and appropriately reduce the intake of high-fat and high-protein foods.
❸ Insist on exercising your body.
It is said that life lies in exercise, although this phrase is a bit exaggerated, it vividly writes the importance of exercise. Exercise can promote metabolism and accelerate the renewal rate of human cells.
However, modern people do not have much time to exercise because of the high pressure of life and the fast pace of life. Being sedentary for a long time will be detrimental to the pancreas.
If you exercise regularly, you can play the role of promoting blood circulation. After the blood circulation speed is accelerated, it will improve the blood supply to the pancreas, which will undoubtedly also benefit the normal work of the pancreas.
The exact type of exercise you choose can depend on your situation. For middle-aged and elderly people, their physical function is relatively declining, and considering that walking is easy to adhere to and also safer, walking can be the preferred form of exercise for middle-aged and elderly people.
For young people, the intensity of exercise can be increased appropriately, such as jogging, kicking a ball, playing badminton, etc. The specific can decide the way to exercise according to their preferences.
❹ Regular medical checkups.
The significance of medical checkups is to detect early the high-risk factors for pancreatitis, such as bile duct stones and hyperlipidemia. If these high-risk factors are attacked in advance, then pancreatitis can be nipped in the bud.
Let's take hyperlipidemia. Many people don't have any obvious symptoms when they have this disease. When there are noticeable symptoms, the blood lipids are already relatively high. Generally speaking, the higher the blood lipids, the more likely you are to get pancreatitis.
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