Host: Dear friends of the audience, in life, we often say that diseases enter through the mouth. As an important organ that directly contacts food, our stomach bears the stimulation of various foods every day. Some people particularly like to eat sour and spicy food, drink alcohol and other stimulating foods. In the long run, these bad living habits undoubtedly cause great harm to our stomachs. In the long run, it may even develop into chronic gastritis. Is that true, Professor Zhang?
Zhang Jicheng: Yes. Chili peppers can directly damage the gastric mucosa and cause gastritis. Sweet potatoes, which we often eat, can cause excessive secretion of gastric acid. Long-term high gastric acid status can cause damage to the gastric mucosa. Eating pickled vegetables frequently will also produce too much gastric acid, all of which can cause chronic gastritis. I have been to some areas where their eating habits are something we need to pay attention to. Some drink alcohol on an empty stomach, while others drink cold water after working. All these have impacts on the stomach, and the impacts are significant.