The gastrointestinal tract is an important organ of our body and is mainly responsible for the digestion and absorption of food. If there is a problem with the gastrointestinal tract, there will also be a problem with our physical health.

Some people do not have the habit of regular physical examinations in life, which may easily lead to gastrointestinal problems that cannot be discovered in time. However, some common gastrointestinal problems can be judged by the symptoms.

Whether the gastrointestinal tract is healthy depends on whether there are these four conditions

1. Whether there is appetite

Whether the gastrointestinal tract is healthy will first be manifested by the presence of appetite come out. If you have a good appetite and can eat and drink, there will probably be no problem. But if you have no appetite, no desire to eat, or no desire to eat, there must be something wrong with your body and you need to check it out as soon as possible.

2. Do you have indigestion?

Most people with healthy gastrointestinal health have no symptoms after eating. However, people with poor gastrointestinal function may experience symptoms such as bloating, hiccups, frequent flatulence, and indigestion and absorption after eating.

3. Look at the condition of the stool

Normal stool is banana-shaped, but shapeless stool or abnormal stool color may be a gastrointestinal problem. In addition, there is a sudden change in defecation habits, or abnormal defecation, such as blood in the stool, and sudden defecation every few days. In such cases, you need to be alert to whether there is a gastrointestinal problem.

4. Others

Whether the gastrointestinal condition is good depends on whether there are daily symptoms such as acid reflux, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, belching, abdominal discomfort, and pain. If it is just an occasional discomfort or two, it will ease after a while, and most of the time it will be no problem. However, if you have long-term and frequent acid reflux, heartburn, abdominal discomfort or pain, etc., you need to be alert to gastrointestinal diseases, and you need to go to a regular hospital for timely examination and targeted treatment according to the specific reasons.