Stomach pain every afternoon is stomach cancer

Many people do not find out that they have stomach cancer in the early stage, which is related to the fact that the early symptoms of stomach cancer are not easy to detect. Therefore, everyone should learn more about the early symptoms of stomach cancer, so as to grasp the best time for treatment. The following editor will tell you what the symptoms of stomach cancer are in the early stage.

1. Upper abdominal pain: This is the most common early symptom of gastric cancer. It is easily ignored by patients at the beginning and is often considered to be gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases. The symptoms can be temporarily relieved after appropriate treatment. However, if this symptom recurs in a short period of time after relief, you should pay attention.

2. Continuous loss of appetite, weight loss, and fatigue for a long time: If it lasts for several weeks without any other explanation, it should be taken seriously and be alert that it may be a precursor to gastric cancer.

3. Nausea and vomiting without reason: Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms of digestive tract diseases. Sometimes they may only manifest as upper abdominal fullness and mild nausea after eating, but if these symptoms occur without other diseases, you should pay attention. About 20% of patients with early gastric cancer may have black stools caused by gastric bleeding. Especially for the elderly with no history of gastric disease, black stools should be alert to gastric cancer.

4. Some patients have gastric cancer coexisting with certain benign lesions, such as chronic atrophic gastritis, peptic ulcer, etc. The symptoms of these benign gastric diseases have existed for a long time or recurred, which makes it easier for patients and doctors to relax their vigilance against gastric cancer and delay diagnosis.

The above content introduces in detail the early symptoms of gastric cancer. Now you know the early symptoms of gastric cancer. If you find yourself having these symptoms, you should be alert. The editor recommends that people with similar symptoms should go to the hospital for a check-up in time.