Find out what to do if a stomach hurts, and as a pregnancy with gastric pain is connected. What pathologies, according to the data of gastroenterologists, they say severe pain in the stomach and how to cope with them.
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Stomach ache — Gastralgy — As a rule, it has a grapple-shaped character and brings a lot of inconvenience. To determine the type of gastric pain, it is necessary to be guided by its intensity, character, time and cause. The pain of low intensity can be pathogenic along with strong. Be careful to the appearances of discomfort in the stomach: timely visit to the gastroenterologist can prevent the development of a serious disease.
Weak pain can be a sign of gastritis, and a strong gastralgy is characteristic of peptic illness. The pain of the burning nature can be a symptom of solarite (solar plexus damage). Important moment when diagnosing gastralgia — The reason for its appearance. Pain may increase after meals (gastritis or gastric ulcer) or vice versa with hunger (duodenit or duodenal ulcer). Gastric pain can be exacerbated due to physical and neuro-psychological overload. Pay attention to the factors provoking gastralgia, — This will significantly help the doctor when diagnosing.
Gastralgy as a symptom
The pain in the stomach can be a symptom of the following pathologies:
- gastritis (bacterial, acute stress, erosive, viral, eosinophilic and atrophic);
- stomach ulcer;
- ulceal duodenal disease;
- neoplasms in the stomach and cancer;
- Polyposis of the stomach;
- Bacterial infection (food poisoning);
- overeating and improper nutrition;
- appendicitis;
- disease organs of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Lactose intolerance.
Depending on the disease provoked gastralgia, consult a gastroenterologist, oncologist or surgeon for advice. Specialist conducts diagnostics and prescribes treatment in accordance with the disease that caused the cause. Remove the feeling of severe pains will help drugs with analgesic. With inflamed stomach, you need to trace your diet and add sparing foods to it. Take into food broths (only low-fat), porridge and boiled products. If the stomach pains are tormented at night, then do not pull the time and go to the reception to the gastroenterologist.
Pain in the stomach during pregnancy
Pains in the area of the stomach often arise in pregnant women. At the same time, the complexity is that in this situation there are restrictions on the permitted drugs. Against the background of pregnancy pain in the stomach, there may be a consequence of increasing the uterus. With the appearance of pain, it is necessary to refer to the gynecologist, he will inspect, prescribes the diagnosis and its results will be the treatment plan. In cases of gastralgy, a specialist may assign funds that reduce the level of acidity of the stomach.
In addition to increasing uterus, pain in the stomach during pregnancy can cause:
- stress and nervous stress;
- binge eating;
- starvation;
- heartburn;
- stool violations;
- toxicosis;
- gastritis;
- peptic disease;
- infection;
- Injuries.
Take care of yourself and your child, carefully refer to the signals that your body gives, and attend the gynecologist in time.
