Contents:
- Medical Video: IBS | diarrhea | Abdominal Pain | constipation | Gastrointestinal infection | Manipal Hospitals
- Get to know the various causes of stomach pain after eating
- 1. Dyspepsia
- 2. Gastric acid reflux or GERD
- 3. Irritable bowel syndrome
- 4. Celiac disease
Medical Video: IBS | diarrhea | Abdominal Pain | constipation | Gastrointestinal infection | Manipal Hospitals
Do you feel that the food you consume is hygienic, but still have stomach aches? Try to find out what are the possible causes of stomach pain that you usually feel after eating in this article
Get to know the various causes of stomach pain after eating
1. Dyspepsia
According to The American Gastroenterological Association, one in four people in the world has dyspepsia. Dyspepsia is a collection of symptoms that appear and can cause discomfort in the upper abdomen. Dyspepsiausually more can be felt when eating or after eating even though the discomfort has begun can be felt since before eating.
By the time you eat, the stomach will produce acid.Under certain conditions the amount of acid produced by the stomach can increase causing irritation to your stomach surface wall, even complaints can be felt to the esophagus. Complaints of pain in the stomach is what often makes dyspepsia also known as gastric pain complaints or stomach ulcers.
Treatment for dyspepsia varies greatly depending on what causes it and how severe the symptoms you feel. Most people are able to cope with and prevent their digestive disorders by making better changes in their diet and lifestyle.
2. Gastric acid reflux or GERD
Acid reflux is the condition of rising stomach acid over the esophagus. This is characterized by heartburn and a burning sensation in the throat. If gastric acid reflux lasts long, this becomes a chronic condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Gastric acid, as reported by Women’s Health,tends to occur in people who like spicy and fatty foods. If the food you eat is fatty and spicy foods, don't be surprised if your stomach acid recurs.
Gastric acid reflux or GERD is generally caused by malfunction lower esophageal sphinchter (LES). LES is a circle of muscles in the lower part of the esophagus. LES functions as an automatic door that opens when food or drinks go down to the stomach.
In patients with gastric acid reflux disease, LES experiences weakness. As a result, stomach acid can escape and rise back to the esophagus. Patients will feel heartburn or a burning sensation in the chest and abdomen that feels bad.
3. Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one type of disorder in the digestive system. This chronic disease will invade the large intestine and may disappear for years or even for life. According to Dr. Ashkan Farhadi, a gastroenterologist at Memorial Care Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, United States (US) irritable bowel syndrome or commonly abbreviated as IBS can be a cause of stomach pain after eating.
The severity of symptoms experienced by patients is generally not severe. But still to watch out for, especially those that don't heal, patients experience weight loss for no apparent reason, bleeding in the anus (rectum), or abdominal pain that feels at night and gets worse. Immediately consult your doctor if you experience these symptoms.
4. Celiac disease
Celiac disease is a condition in which a person's digestion experiences a negative reaction when consuming gluten. Gluten itself is a protein that can be found in several types of cereals such as wheat, barley (barley), and rye. Some foods that contain cereals are pasta, cakes, breakfast cereals, certain sauces or soy sauce, most bread, and some types of ready-to-eat food.
Celiac is not allergic or body intolerance to gluten. This disease is an autoimmune condition in which the body misidentifies compounds contained in gluten (which are actually harmless) as a threat to the body. Then the immune system attacks it and finally hits healthy body tissues.
If the immune system constantly attacks healthy tissue, it can cause inflammation that damages the intestinal wall. Well, in the end this disrupts the process of absorption of nutrients from food. So if this is the cause of stomach ache after your meal, try checking the food menu again and checking with your doctor to find out.
