What are the symptoms of abdominal pain in refrigerator?

Abdominal pain in refrigerator: It is hot in midsummer. People like to eat fruits and cold drinks just taken out of the refrigerator, but sometimes they often feel severe abdominal pain about half an hour after eating. In severe cases, nausea, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, chills and other symptoms may occur. This kind of abdominal pain is named "refrigerator abdominal pain" because of eating the food stored in the refrigerator.

The reason why the refrigerator causes abdominal pain is that in summer, the blood vessels of the human body are in a state of expansion. At this time, the temperature of the gastrointestinal tract is about 36℃~38℃, while the food just taken out of the refrigerator is only 2℃~8℃. There is a great temperature difference between them. After the gastrointestinal tract is stimulated by intense low temperature, the blood vessels suddenly contract and become thinner, the blood flow decreases, the digestive juice of the gastrointestinal tract stops secreting, and spasmodic contraction occurs, resulting in a series of symptoms such as abdominal pain.

In case of abdominal pain in the refrigerator, drink some hot soup or hot water to warm the stomach, and then apply a hot towel or hot water bag to the abdomen. If abdominal pain persists, you can take analgesic and antispasmodic drugs, such as atropine, orally under the guidance of a doctor.

To prevent "refrigerator disease", we must do the following: the food stored in the refrigerator must be separated from raw food and cooked food to prevent cross-contamination; Foods that can't be reheated taken out of the refrigerator should be kept at room temperature for a period of time before eating. Old people and children with chronic stomach diseases, heart diseases and hypertension should be careful to eat or fast cold food; Storage time should not be too long. Cooked food and fruit must be cooked or washed before eating.