What to do if your stomach feels uncomfortable at night

For friends who experience stomach discomfort at night, they really want to know what to do. So what should you do if you feel stomach discomfort at night? Next, this article will introduce you to what to do if you feel stomach discomfort at night, for your reference only. Friends who want to know more about this can continue reading! Please see the detailed introduction below.

Stomach discomfort at night is likely caused by chronic gastritis. Chronic gastritis refers to various chronic inflammatory lesions of the gastric mucosa caused by different causes. It is a common disease and its incidence ranks first among various stomach diseases.

Chronic gastritis lacks specific symptoms, and the severity of the symptoms is not consistent with the degree of gastric mucosal lesions. Most patients are often asymptomatic or have varying degrees of indigestion symptoms such as upper abdominal pain, loss of appetite, fullness after meals, acid reflux, etc. Symptoms often recur, with irregular abdominal pain. The pain often occurs during or after meals and is mostly located in the upper abdomen, around the navel, and in some patients the location is not fixed. Mild cases have intermittent dull pain or pain, while severe cases have severe colic.

What should I do if I feel stomach discomfort at night? If chronic gastritis is diagnosed, the treatment is as follows:

1. Eliminate the cause

Eliminate various factors that may cause the disease, such as avoiding food and medicine that are highly irritating to the gastric mucosa, and quitting smoking and drinking. Pay attention to food hygiene and avoid overeating. Actively treat chronic diseases of the mouth, nose, and pharynx. Strengthen exercise to improve physical fitness.

2. Drug treatment

Atropine, propantheline, belladonna mixture, etc. can be used when pain occurs. For increased gastric acid, PPI proton pump inhibitors such as rabeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, etc. can be used. For those with milder symptoms, H2 receptor blockers such as cimetidine, ranitidine, aluminum hydroxide ammonium, etc. can be used. Those who lack gastric acid or have no gastric acid can be given 1% dilute hydrochloric acid or pepsin mixture. Those with indigestion can add digestive aids such as pancreatic enzyme tablets and multi-enzyme tablets. Patients who are found to have Helicobacter pylori in gastric mucosal biopsy should be given additional antibiotic treatment. For patients with obvious bile reflux, metoclopramide and metoclopramide can be used to enhance gastric antral motility and reduce bile reflux. Aluminum carbonate tablets, cholestyramine, and sucralfate can bind to bile acids and relieve symptoms.

The above is an introduction on what to do if you feel stomach discomfort at night. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you already know what to do if you feel stomach discomfort at night. From the above introduction, we can know that chronic gastritis is the main cause of stomach discomfort at night. Therefore, for friends who have symptoms of stomach discomfort at night, it is best to go to the hospital for an examination to identify the cause so that symptomatic treatment can be given!