How healthy is your stomach?

@sol_cee (38219)

Philippines

August 30, 2022 6:08pm CST

My Japanese friend called me last night. Her eyes puffy red, her usual happy demeanor gone. I said what’s wrong and she said she had the results of her annual check up. I felt dread enveloping me when she mouthed the word stomach cancer. OMG! She’s so young to be having cancer, I thought. The good thing about this is the early detection. The cancer is on it’s early stage so… I just realized how unhealthy my lifestyle is. How bad my eating habits are, and how I eat nothing of the healthy sort. Then I saw this photo.

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@gtdoss (1013)

• United States

31 Aug 22

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's stomach cancer, but hopefully, since it was caught early, she will get the treatment she needs and be able to live many many more years. Also, I'm wondering if the bell pepper sandwich would taste good. I love bell peppers (all colors), and I like everything that's in the sandwich, so I would probably love it!

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Sep 22

@gtdoss lol sure although I think your bell peppers are juicier than ours here

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

Can you tell us if it worked out?

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@gtdoss (1013)

• United States

1 Sep 22

Yes, I'll let you know if I make it. I don't know if I would use as much bell pepper as seen in the picture, though. I might have to trim it down.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

31 Aug 22

I’m so sorry to hear about your friend. I hope her treatments cure her completely. That is an awful disease and deadly if not caught early. I love vegetables and include them in my diet daily.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

I envy you. Not much of a veggie fan here huhu

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

31 Aug 22

Tonight I’m roasting veggies from my garden - zucchini, green beans, jalapeño peppers, and potatoes!

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

1 Sep 22

@DianneN oh wow farm to table!

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@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

31 Aug 22

My Mom had stomach cancer, she was 70, it was detected at a very early stage, she had surgery and fully recovered... and continued to eat everything she liked. I eat healthier than my Mom.

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@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

1 Sep 22

@sol_cee - Let her know that stomach cancer is treatable and Mom was not even young. She had surgery when she was 70, she lived until the age of 97 and she did not die because of the cancer. I avoid unhealthy food, but most vegetables are NOT healthy for me, I cannot digest the fibers of many vegetables.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Sep 22

@LadyDuck what veggies are okay for you?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

This is fantastic news Anna. I’d share this story to her

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

31 Aug 22

I like bell peppers but wouldn't be interested in eating what's in that picture. Too much bell pepper is just too much. I'm sorry about your friend and hope she'll be alright .

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

I grew up eating cooked bell peppers but I can always try new stuff

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

1 Sep 22

@sol_cee I will eat a few strips of bell peppers raw but I mostly cook them with different meats.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Sep 22

@DaddyEvil I like cooked bell peppers and speaking of bell peppers, their price has gone up. Oh my

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Aug 22

I’m so sorry your friend has cancer but hopefully she’ll be fine since it was found early

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

Japan has better cancer technology than my country so I’m hoping for the best

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Sep 22

@RubyHawk thank you

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Sep 22

@sol_cee Your friend has my best wishes for a good recovery

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@Beestring (14561)

• Hong Kong

31 Aug 22

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. It's good that it is detected in an early stage.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Sep 22

@Beestring who pays for that?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

It was through an annual checkup which is a requisite in companies in Japan. There’s no such thing here in my country huhu

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@Beestring (14561)

• Hong Kong

1 Sep 22

@sol_cee Here, potential employee is required to do a medical check before officially joining the company.

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@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

It is an uncommon form of cancer. Early detection is challenging, and by the time it is discovered, it is usually too late to take any significant action. Hers was discovered early, so hopefully there is still time to stop it from spreading. By getting older and being determined to rid your body of the disease, cancer can occasionally be overcome. Since it can significantly aid in her chemo therapy or other suggested therapies, I sincerely hope she is determined to fight it off. Though it will be a difficult battle, let's hope she can hang on and overcome it.

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@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

3 Sep 22

@sol_cee She passed away decades ago. She got a good decade before her body finally gave up because of age as well. Physically it is exhausting to have them on your body they will stick to your body and try to drain all your energy and will to survive. If you cannot get it off your body it really is hard to combat them.

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

Stomach cancer is very common in Japan. Maybe because of what they eat?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Sep 22

@rsa101 I’m sorry to hear about your mom. Could she beat the dreaded C?

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@marguicha (223077)

• Chile

31 Aug 22

I´m so sorry for your friend. She was very lucky to have it detected early. I´m a fatalist about eating habits. From time to time it is said that we can eat lots of eggs and them ,from one day to the other, someone says that eggs are bad for your health. I ask my body.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

Eggs make me wonder the same thing too. Egg whites aren’t as healthy as egg yolks. Or vice versa?

@sjvg1976 (41281)

• Delhi, India

2 Sep 22

Oh, I am sorry to know about your friend. Maybe she will recover from it as the cancer is not in the advanced stage. Is there any relation between stomach cancer and the food we eat?

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@sjvg1976 (41281)

• Delhi, India

2 Sep 22

@sol_cee so we need to avoid such food. I dont like spicy and pickles. Fresh food and vegetables, they are good to include in the diet. That's a strange person dont have healthy eating habits.

@RebeccasFarm (89873)

• Arvada, Colorado

31 Aug 22

Oh no I am so sorry to read this about your dear friend

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

I believe that when you share your worries to a friend, that friend gets all the worries from your heart and you wil feel a little better. Anything I could do for her, I’d do

@jobelbojel (35633)

• Philippines

2 Sep 22

I am sorry about your friend. Hopefully she will recover from it. I hope that I am eating the right food.

@RasmaSandra (79892)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

31 Aug 22

I am sorry to hear this and can only hope that your friend can be saved in some way, I will put her in my prayers,

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

Thank you Rasma. We need it

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@JudyEv (340173)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Aug 22

That's very sad to hear. I hope they are able to do something for her. It's good that it is early stages. I don't eat particularly well either.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

31 Aug 22

Really? Veggies? Fruits?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

2 Sep 22

@JudyEv our fruits here are only bananas and mangoes

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@JudyEv (340173)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 22

@sol_cee My diets not really that bad. I eat plenty of vegies but not a lot of fruit and we don't eat much takeaway.

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@everwonderwhy (7358)

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16 Sep 22

This is devastating news about your young friend. How is she doing now since?

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

17 Sep 22

She’s scheduled for a surgery. Something like removing a part of her stomach

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@everwonderwhy (7358)

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17 Sep 22

@sol_cee Thank you. I hope and pray for success of the surgery and healing for your young friend.