What to do if stomach pain is caused by excessive stomach acid

Excessive stomach acid can easily cause stomach pain or other adverse gastrointestinal problems. If you want to effectively relieve it, you should use the correct method, don't drink too much, and avoid overeating. In particular, you should be careful not to lose weight blindly.

Tip 1: Don’t drink too much

Excessive drinking can easily cause alcoholic liver, alcoholic cirrhosis, malnutrition and vitamin deficiency. Drinking large amounts of beer can easily damage the gastric mucosa, causing gastritis and peptic ulcers, and symptoms such as upper abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite, abdominal bloating, and acid reflux.

Tip 2: Don’t wear tight clothes

Wearing tight clothes or wearing a belt that is too tight will increase the pressure in the stomach, causing gastric juice to flow upward.

Tip 3: Don’t overeat or have irregular meals

After overeating, food takes longer to break down. If food stays in the stomach for a long time, the pressure in the stomach will increase, thereby compressing the lower esophageal sphincter connecting the stomach and esophagus.

The sphincter will naturally become relaxed when it is under long-term pressure, making it easier for stomach acid to flow upward. If the frequency of burping and belching increases significantly after a meal, it is likely that the lower esophageal sphincter has relaxed and you should pay more attention to whether you have acid reflux.

Some people often have irregular meals due to work. Without food, excess gastric acid in the stomach will corrode the stomach wall.

Tip 4: Lose weight and maintain it

Being overweight can increase intra-abdominal pressure and worsen acid reflux and heartburn.

Tip 5: Take a rest and keep a happy mood

Competition in modern society is fierce, and many people face tremendous work and mental stress every day. If this state of tension is not relieved for a long time, it can easily cause dysfunction of the nervous system and endocrine system. Nervous tension can cause spasms in the blood vessels of the stomach and duodenum walls, reducing blood supply and thus contributing to the occurrence of stomach problems. Often working overtime until late at night disrupts the body's biological clock and can also cause abnormal secretion of gastric acid.

Tip 6: Eat small and frequent meals and eat light meals

If you want your stomach to feel comfortable and your digestion to be good, you must chew your food slowly and thoroughly. It is best to eat small meals frequently and eat regularly to maintain the normal rhythm of digestive activities.