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The hawthorn, which grows spontaneously in nature and is believed to be good for many diseases, this time got sick. 5 people who consumed a lot of hawthorn in a week in Sivas came to the hospital with various complaints. In examinations, it was determined that the hawthorn seeds combined in the stomach of the patients and formed a mass, and the formed masses caused obstruction in the stomach. The hawthorn masses causing discomfort in the patients were disintegrated endoscopically using foreign body forceps.
EVERYTHING UNDERSTOOD IN ENDOSCOPY
Gastroenterology Specialist. Prof. Dr. Abdülkerim Yılmaz stated that four patients came to the hospital with similar complaints such as abdominal pain and said: “Hawthorn is a local plant, we are in its season. It began to be consumed very frequently by people during this period. It is said to be very beneficial and is consumed very frequently this season. In this very frequently consumed period, the boxes began to increase seasonally. We had patients who came in with complaints such as abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion. We had 4-5 cases in a week. In our most interesting case, we had a patient who came in with a mass in his stomach. We thought we had a mass in the stomach area. Then we did ultrasound and CT examinations, in fact the stomach looked like a mass. 4 of our patients presented complaints such as abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain. When we performed an endoscopic examination in these patients, we saw the formation of bezoar (foreign body mass), which can be called foreign body in the stomach, petrified hawthorn fruit in mass form. We think that it is probably due to excessive consumption or consumption with its core. “We fragment this mass in the stomach with foreign body tweezers, and when we break it, we see a hawthorn fruit that has become a mass.”
“DO NOT CONSUME WITH SEEDS”
Drawing attention to the core of the buyer and the fact that too much should not be consumed, Yılmaz said: “This group of patients started to come in very frequently because the recipient was consumed very frequently in this period. We need to make this issue known to the people and we must give this information. In this region, there are many buyers, they consume too much. As a suggestion, we recommend that it be consumed very little and not consumed with its seeds. We recommend that our patients request it from us when they have similar complaints in the digestive system after consuming hawthorn. During endoscopy, we break up the hawthorn mass and make sure that it is expelled from the small intestine into small pieces. If this is not done, this hawthorn dough ball can block the stomach outlet and block the small intestine. After making sure it’s completely disintegrated, we send the patients home, “he said.
LESS HEALING
Drawing attention to the importance of quantity in the consumption of hawthorn, dietitian Eda Ünal said: “The hawthorn fruit, which emerged in nature with the approach of the autumn period, is a fruit that is very effective in strengthening immunity. , lower high cholesterol and blood pressure, and lose weight. However, the point to consider is the amount and the method of use. When consumed in large amounts, it can cause problems like stomach congestion and diarrhea. Apart from this, we do not want pregnant and nursing mothers to consume it. As with everything else, quantity is very important in hawthorn. You can consume it in the form of vinegar or jam in your kitchen, but in the consumption of vinegar, you need to consume it not directly, but in small quantities in salads or diluted.
