Caution! These symptoms may indicate a serious digestive problem.

Digestive diseases have a very high prevalence worldwide and are also a frequent cause of medical consultation and hospitalization.

“ One in three people experience recurrent digestive symptoms. , with gastroesophageal reflux disease being the most prevalent, with around 30% of adults affected in Western countries ,” highlights Antonio Barrasa, digestive surgeon.

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Underneath this disorder, according to the expert, there are others such as:

• Chronic constipation
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Functional dyspepsia

Similarly, “ colorectal cancer can occur , being the second most common in Europe and a leading cause of cancer death.”

In order to prevent any of the aforementioned conditions, the expert suggests that it is important to distinguish symptoms that reflect a serious problem from others that simply suggest the need to change lifestyle habits .

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Below are the warning signs that may indicate an illness caused by a malfunction of the digestive system for various reasons, including poor diet or stress.

Signs of regular bowel disease

• Feeling bloated
• Heaviness after meals
• Abdominal distension
• Increased gas
• Alternating constipation and diarrhea

"In these cases, the benign origin of the condition will be supported by a long history of development and the fact that it is an intermittent and occasional condition ," notes Óscar Murcia, a digestive system specialist at Vithas Medimar Hospital and Vithas Alicante.

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However, the specialist warns that certain symptoms, accompanied by a decrease in weight and appetite, may be an indication of a serious condition.

Symptoms of severe bowel disease

• Abdominal pain
• Vomiting
• Tendency toward constipation or diarrhea
• Presence of bleeding with bowel movements
• Anemia of unclear cause

Finally, Murcia clarifies that if benign symptoms or symptoms indicative of a serious pathology appear, “ The origin may have to do with unhealthy lifestyle habits , which include a sedentary lifestyle, consumption of toxins such as tobacco or alcohol, excessive consumption of red meat, regular consumption of refined flour and other processed foods, habitual stress... among others.”

With information from CuídatePlus .

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