Take painkillers, have stomach diseases

Patients after a period of taking painkillers and discovering stomach ulcers are not uncommon. There are patients who use pain relievers for a long time, causing severe stomach ulcers, life-threatening. Severe stomach ulcers caused by pain medication Mr. K.W (62 years old, Korean) is working in Vietnam. Suddenly, he had chest pain and shortness of breath early in the morning, so he went to Vinmec International General Hospital on April 4. The doctors were very surprised when they discovered that in Mr. K.'s stomach there were nearly 10 stomach ulcers, which were bleeding on a large scale.
There are more than 10 ulcers in the stomach, Mr. K.W was given emergency treatment and timely treatment by Vinmec, so he recovered completely.
The family said Mr. K. had a history of high blood pressure and chronic polyarthritis for many years. Before 2-3 weeks, he had black stools, so he combined back to Korea for examination and gastroscopy. He is currently being treated with this prescription. At the emergency room at Vinmec, Mr. K. felt chest pain in the epigastrium. After excluding myocardial infarction, he was transferred to the inpatient ward for further monitoring. The next day, Mr. K., passed black stools. The doctor thinks about the possibility that the patient has gastrointestinal bleeding. As expected, just a few minutes later, Mr. K.W vomited a lot of fresh blood, accompanied by a drop in blood pressure, so a gastroscopy was performed in parallel with resuscitation. The endoscopy image shows that the patient's stomach is bleeding heavily, the blood sprays into a jet. Low red blood cells. Patients were injected with hemostatic drugs, gastric lavage, blood transfusion and continued monitoring. Just a few hours later, the stomach continued to bleed for a second time. The doctors did an endoscopy and discovered there were nearly 10 different ulcers in many places on the body, antrum, the curvature of the stomach, and the cardia. . A lot of ulcers are bleeding on a large scale. The family was very worried when they learned that Mr. K.'s condition was so severe. Doctors persisted in continuing to administer hemostatic injections, blood transfusions, transfusion of clotting factors and special care for patients. After 5 days, the bleeding in the stomach and blood in the stool of Mr. K. was completely gone. He was just discharged from the hospital on the morning of April 18 to the joy of the whole family. Strict adherence to treatment According to Dr. Pham Thi Thu Huong - Head of Gastroenterology Department, Vinmec International General Hospital, who directly monitors and treats him, recommends that patients should have a soft diet for a while. at the same time should avoid stress. He said that he often had to take pain relievers when his joints were aching, and many times he bought them himself without seeing a doctor. According to Dr. Huong, the stomach ulcers today are all the result of the abuse of such pain relievers.
Vinmec doctors warn: Arbitrary use of drugs, especially pain relievers can lead to unintended consequences of stomach ulcers.
Doctor Huong added that he has met many people with stomach pain after a period of chronic joint disease. Anti-inflammatory pain relievers in the treatment of joints often cause side effects such as stomach ulcers, bleeding, and ulcers, as was the case with Mr. K. Therefore, when prescribing drugs for patients to treat joints, doctors often Ask the patient if he or she has stomach disease, and usually prescribe it with a gastroprotector. Without strict adherence to treatment, stomach ulcers are very likely to occur. Regarding pain relievers causing stomach bleeding, Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Khanh, Department of Gastroenterology, Vinmec International General Hospital added: “According to some studies, about 15% of people with joint disease have ulcers. stomach. This rate tends to increase because many people use drugs without understanding the drug, or arbitrarily use drugs without the guidance of doctors. There is also the condition that patients with joint pain only go to the doctor once. Next time, they buy drugs according to old prescriptions without consulting and prescription of doctors. Meanwhile, the disease can develop differently at each time, it is necessary to be adjusted by the doctor to be effective and avoid unwanted side effects. Even after taking prescription drugs, Dr. Khanh recommends that joint medications should be taken after eating, absolutely avoiding when hungry. In addition, patients need to reduce stress, avoid negative effects that make the disease worse and can cause episodes of acute ulcers, rapid bleeding, and even death if not treated promptly.