Eating too much feces in mango leads to abdominal pain.

Fruits and vegetables are rich in fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, accelerate the growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestine and reduce the incidence of chronic diseases. However, there are 1 women in Yunlin county who suffer from indigestion due to eating too many mangoes, which leads to fecal stones blocking the sigmoid colon and causing abdominal pain. The doctor said that mango fiber is not easily digested. Old people or people with poor chewing function may block the gastrointestinal tract and even lead to peritonitis due to excessive intake.

Mango fiber content is high, and eating too much at a time can easily lead to indigestion in the stomach and intestines, and even cause intestinal obstruction in severe cases. This 1 of women usually have no special chronic diseases. Recently, they went to the hospital for treatment because of abdominal pain, loss of appetite and unresolved problems for two days. After computer tomography, they found a fecal stone at the junction of sigmoid colon and rectum, which caused the obstruction of large intestine. After carefully asking about the medical history, the doctor thought that the patient had eaten a lot of mangoes. After sigmoidoscopy, it was confirmed that the sigmoid colon obstruction was caused by mango fiber. Fortunately, the symptoms of abdominal pain were relieved by pulling foreign body fragments and helping to remove feces and air, which destroyed the composition of fecal stones.

Attending surgeon Chen Weiying, from the Digestive Hepatobiliary Department of National national cheng kung university Affiliated Hospital, said that fecal stones in the large intestine are often caused by swallowing foreign bodies and eating too much indigestible or fibrous food. Foreign bodies staying in the large intestine may cause abdominal pain, bloating, inflammation, obstruction and even perforation complicated with peritonitis. Colorectal fecal obstruction is more common in the elderly, people with poor chewing function, people who have undergone digestive tract surgery or patients who have used drugs for a long time to slow gastrointestinal peristalsis.

In addition to mango, foreign studies have also mentioned cases of fecal obstruction caused by eating a large number of high-fiber foods such as plums, grape seeds, sunflower seeds, plantain seeds, persimmons and cherries; In addition, popcorn and gummy bears are also reported to cause large intestine obstruction due to excessive consumption.

Dr. Chen Weiying said that "five servings of fruits and vegetables a day keeps diseases away from me" is an important health concept. However, ingesting a large amount of fiber at one time may cause gastrointestinal obstruction. Therefore, in addition to emphasizing the diversity of fruits and vegetables, people should also pay attention to their intake according to the dietary guidelines of the National Health Bureau, and at the same time develop the habit of chewing slowly to maintain physical and mental happiness and balance their diet.

The dietary guidelines of the National Health Bureau suggest that the daily intake of fruits and vegetables for adults is 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fist-sized fruits, which is about half a bowl of cooked rice.