Just put up with a stomachache? Watch out for these digestive tract diseases!

Can lead to stomachache. Discomfort or abnormalities in any organ or part can cause pain in the entire abdominal region, among which digestive tract problems are considered to be the most common cause of abdominal pain. The following digestive tract problems often lead to abdominal pain: 1, acute gastroenteritis acute gastroenteritis is one of the common causes of abdominal pain, abdominal pain is generally characterized by paroxysmal pain, patients in the upper abdomen or periumbilical mild tenderness, 2, gastric and duodenal ulcer peptic ulcer mostly occurs in the stomach and duodenum, and some patients only show abdominal discomfort. Gastric ulcers are often characterized by postprandial pain, and duodenal ulcers are often characterized by fasting pain and night pain. 3. Intestinal obstruction is the obstruction of intestinal contents caused by various reasons, such as abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, stopping exhaust and defecation and so on. 4. The etiology of acute pancreatitis is related to excessive drinking and gallstones in bile duct.

Stomachache is a very common phenomenon in our life, such as eating unclean food or eating too spicy and irritating, may lead to stomachache. Some stomachaches are mild and can be relieved quickly, while others are more serious and need timely medical treatment. What are the reasons that may cause stomachache?

Stomachache usually refers to abdominal pain, the abdomen contains many important organs, such as spleen and stomach, duodenum, pancreas, liver and gallbladder, small intestine, large intestine, appendix and so on. Discomfort or abnormality of any organ or part will cause pain in the whole abdominal region, among which digestive tract problems are considered to be the most common cause of abdominal pain. The following digestive tract problems often lead to abdominal pain:

1. Acute gastroenteritis

Acute gastroenteritis is one of the common causes of abdominal pain, that is, it is often said that patients have a history of overeating or unclean eating, and abdominal pain is generally characterized by paroxysmal pain, often accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea and watery stool. Patients in the upper abdomen or around the umbilical mild tenderness, bowel hyperactivity.

2. Gastric and duodenal ulcer

Peptic gastric ulcer mostly occurs in the stomach and duodenum, gastric and duodenal ulcer patients are mostly young and middle-aged, abdominal pain is mainly in the middle and upper abdomen, some patients have burning pain, some patients are bloating pain, and some patients only show abdominal discomfort. Gastric ulcers are often characterized by postprandial pain, and duodenal ulcers are often characterized by fasting pain and night pain.

3. Intestinal obstruction

Intestinal obstruction is an obstacle to the passage of intestinal contents caused by various reasons, such as abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, stopping exhaust and defecation, and so on. If abdominal pain is a burst of colic, there is a painful feeling that the intestine is twisted into a rope. Be careful that it may be intestinal obstruction.

4. Acute pancreatitis

The etiology of pancreatitis is related to excessive drinking and cholelithiasis in the bile duct. most patients have a history of biliary disease, overeating or drinking, which is a sudden severe pain in the middle and upper abdomen or left abdomen, which can radiate to the back. often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fever and other symptoms.

5. Appendicitis

Appendicitis patients are mainly metastatic right lower abdominal pain, gradually aggravated, often nausea, vomiting, and most patients will have a low fever, even suppurative appendicitis generally will not exceed 38 ℃, if it is high fever, it is likely to be appendicitis perforation, or even peritonitis.

Abdominal pain, don't stop the pain blindly

According to the priority of onset and course of disease, abdominal pain can be divided into acute abdominal pain and chronic abdominal pain. If the abdominal pain is severe, can not be relieved or repeated, you should go to the hospital in time, especially when severe abdominal pain is accompanied by fever, black stool or bloody stool, uncontrollable vomiting and / or hematemesis.

First of all, the cause of abdominal pain needs to be found in the treatment of abdominal pain. Blind pain relief will cover up the condition, increase the difficulty of diagnosis, and may even lead to misdiagnosis. Therefore, before sudden abdominal pain, do not take painkillers, temporarily fasting water, in order to avoid aggravating some diseases, such as acute gastrointestinal bleeding, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction and so on.

(comprehensive from: Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University)