David is a 69-year-old man who drinks beer regularly, smokes cigars daily, is overweight, and has...

David is a 69-year-old man who drinks beer regularly, smokes cigars daily, is overweight, and has been inactive. What gastrointestinal diseases is he at elevated risk of developing? How do you communicate with him the negative effects this has on his body and why he should stop, even after all these years?

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David is a 69-year-old man who drinks beer regularly, smokes cigars daily, is overweight, and has been inactive.

Then He is at risk for

- Gastric ulcer

- Cancer (Mouth, Esophageal, stomach, Colon and rectal)

- Liver cirrhosis

- Pancreatitis

- Gastritis

- GERD

- Diverticulitis

- Inflammatory Bowel syndrome

The effects of these substances

Smoking

Lower esophageal sphincter weakens due to smoking which allows gastric acid to flow upwards to the esophagus. It causes heart Burn, it also increases the risk for esophageal ulcer and cancer.

Smoking affects the inner lining of blood vessels and decreases the blood flow to the GI tract, which slows the healing process and affects the absorption of nutrients.

Smoking increases the risk of damaging the inner lining of the GI tract by decreasing the secretion of mucus and sodium bicarbonate.

In addition to this smoking causes limitless harm to the GI tract.

Regular Alcohol Intake

Regular alcohol intake inhibits the secretion of gastric enzymes and affects intestinal linings.

Alcohol increases acid secretion which causes gastritis and other GI problems like GERD, It also promotes the development of cancer.

Excess alcohol in the body destroys liver parenchyma cell which develops into liver cirrhosis am liver cancer.

Inactivity

Inactivity affects the GI tract in many ways, It reduces blood supply to the GI tract, causes inflammation and many more.

Theses we're the effects of your bad habits on the GI tract, These habits not only affect the GI tract. These habits also put you at the risk of Hypertension, Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes.

Our body has the capability to heal on his own, it due to our immune system. At the moment you are leaving bad habits and starts doing exercise the immunity power of the body will starts increasing.

It reduces risk factors of many disease dramatically.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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