Q I've run a restaurant in Dongincheon for 30 years, eating greasy and spicy food every day. Could this be a cause of chronic enteritis?
A Yes. Long-term greasy, spicy eating repeatedly damages the intestinal mucosa and can lead to chronic inflammation. Even if dietary control is hard due to your job, strengthening bowel function itself builds resilience against the same irritants.
Detailed Answer
Spicy seasonings, greasy food, and irregular meal timing gradually erode the intestinal mucosa's defenses. A single instance recovers, but over years of repetition the mucosa becomes chronically weak, so even slight irritation triggers abdominal pain and diarrhea. The reality that complete dietary correction is difficult in restaurant work must also be considered.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Korean medicine helps you collapse less under the same irritants by raising the basic recovery capacity of the intestinal mucosa and spleen-stomach, even without fully changing your dietary environment. We strengthen the digestive system with formulas in the Bojungikgi-tang and Ijung-tang families and improve circulation of qi and blood in the gut with acupuncture and moxibustion.
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