How long does it take to treat digestive disorders?

Digestive disorders do not have a fixed recovery cycle. Mild illnesses caused solely by short-term diet and work and rest disorders can usually be basically recovered in 1 to 2 weeks. If combined with underlying organic diseases, long-term emotional stress, or a clear functional gastrointestinal disease, the recovery cycle may last for months or even years, and it is easy for recurrences.

I just dealt with a similar problem with a friend a while ago. He had just switched jobs to an Internet company. He was working on a project and eating takeout with heavy oil every day for three weeks. It was common to stay up until two or three o'clock. Then he would have diarrhea after eating something cold. His stomach was so bloated that he couldn't even touch his favorite iced American. So he went for a gastrointestinal surgery. No organic problems were found, so the doctor prescribed him some probiotics and told him to eat three meals as regularly as possible, and even take 10 minutes to go downstairs and walk two steps every day. He strictly followed the instructions, and after just 10 days, he told me that all his problems were gone, and he dared to drink milk tea at room temperature occasionally.

But not everyone recovers so quickly. I have a distant aunt in my hometown who has trouble sleeping during menopause. Helicobacter pylori has not been cured yet. She has had acid reflux and abdominal distension for almost three years. She has changed her gastric motility drugs and probiotics. Shao Zhong, whenever she eats two mouthfuls of rice dumplings or is angry with family members, she will immediately get into trouble. She went for a review a while ago and the doctor said that she has typical functional indigestion and needs to be treated on a six-month cycle at least, and her sleep and mood must be adjusted at the same time.

Currently, there is no unified clinical consensus on the length of recovery from this disease. Some gastroenterologists believe that as long as organic diseases such as ulcers, polyps, and inflammation are eliminated, and simple functional disorders are adjusted with diet and rest, most patients can be significantly relieved within one month. Some doctors who study physical and mental digestion have also suggested that if root causes such as anxiety and stress are not resolved, digestive disorders can easily become "chronic diseases" and relapse at the slightest external stimulus. It cannot be said to be completely "cured."

In fact, the operation logic of the gastrointestinal tract is a bit like your little pet. If you occasionally starve it twice and feed it something it doesn't like to eat, it will get angry for two days and be coaxed for two days. However, if you treat it harshly for a long time and fill it with negative emotions every day, it will definitely be at odds with you for a long time, and it may even develop "little problems". I have met many people who are troubled by this problem. The most common mistake they make is to focus on "when will they get better" every day, and panic when they feel slightly uncomfortable. Instead, they fall into an endless cycle of "anxiety → worse gastrointestinal condition → more anxiety". It is better to correct it first. For example, if you feel bloated after staying up late, go to bed early. Most of the time, if you cut off the triggers, your stomach and intestines will slowly recover on their own, which is better than counting the days every day.