How long does it take to treat digestive disorders

There is no fixed standard answer to the conditioning cycle for digestive disorders. If the condition is mild and the cause is clear, it can be completely relieved in 1-2 weeks. If the condition is complex and the disease course is long-term, long-term adjustment may take 3-6 months or even longer.

A while ago, when I was working as a volunteer in the Department of Gastroenterology, I met a young girl who had just joined the job. She ate iced takeout and stayed up late for half a month in order to catch up on a project. She had abdominal distension, acid reflux, and couldn't eat. Even after a gastroscopy and colonoscopy, she had no organic problems. , the doctor told her not to touch the ice, eat 70% full each meal, and stand for 10 minutes after meals without lying down immediately. She followed the instructions conscientiously. Within 10 days, she came to me and told me that she no longer felt any discomfort, and even the belching that she always had before was gone.

Not everyone has such a fast recovery speed. Aunt Zhang, who lives downstairs in my house, has been suffering from a disorder for nearly three years. At first, she had occasional bouts of constipation and diarrhea. She bought probiotics and stomach and digestive tablets for herself. After two days, she went out with her older sisters to eat hazelnuts. In addition, she was always worried about her son's marriage and ran to the toilet when she was anxious. Eventually, she would get a stomachache even when she ate some home-cooked food. Now she has been following a doctor for almost half a year, and she has finally stabilized her condition. She no longer has to carry antidiarrheal medicine with her when going out.

In fact, there is no unified standard for this conditioning cycle in the industry. After all, this problem itself is "three-part treatment and seven-part nourishment", and it cannot be eradicated by taking special medicines for two weeks. Some people say that just taking probiotics for a week will make them better. This is mostly due to a transient imbalance of the flora caused by a short-term dietary disorder. After supplementing the probiotics and changing the diet, the recovery will be faster. Others say that the condition is not cured after two or three years of adjustment. It is probably because they have not found all the triggers. They are either always stepping on the wrong diet, or not paying attention to the impact of emotions on the gastrointestinal tract. If you have a functional gastrointestinal disease such as irritable bowel syndrome, the conditioning period is often longer, and many people need more than half a year of lifestyle intervention to reduce the frequency of attacks.

After all, the intestines and stomach are the most "emotional" organs in the body. Anxiety and tension will directly disrupt its peristaltic rhythm. You are taking conditioning medicine here, while you are staying up late and sulking there. No matter how good the conditioning plan is, it is useless. I also suffered from this problem when I was preparing for the graduate school exam two years ago. At that time, I always felt that my throat was stuck in my throat after eating, and I belched endlessly. I was also anxious at first, and always chased the doctor to ask when it would be better. The doctor laughed at me and said that the intestines and stomach are like the earphone cord that you have been twisting for half a year. You can't expect it to become docile after just two twists. Later, I slowly adjusted my eating speed, chewing each mouthful of rice 20 times, taking 20 minutes a day to go downstairs for a walk, and not forcing myself to stay up until one or two o'clock to read. It took more than a month of continuous adjustment before I felt completely comfortable.

It doesn’t make much sense to worry about how long it will take to get better. It’s better to observe the changes in your body. For example, before I had diarrhea when I drank iced milk tea, but now I don’t feel uncomfortable even if I drink warm fruit tea. This means it is getting better. Don't put pressure on yourself by always sticking to the standard of "I want to be cured in one month". Instead, you will become anxious and slow down your recovery, which will be more than worth the gain.