Pain in the stomach: causes

Every person feels pain in the stomach at least once in a lifetime. And often he does not even know the reason for their occurrence, therefore he chooses the wrong direction of treatment. Recognize the cry for help and help the body in time, and therefore yourself, a little digression will help you.

In modern medicine, there is a term such as "gastralgia", which denotes pain in the stomach. This sign can be present in the presence of various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - poisoning, gastritis, ulcers, tumors and other inflammatory processes. Therefore, if there were painful sensations in the stomach, it is very important to diagnose their nature, intensity and localization, for the further purpose of effective treatment.

The intensity of gastralegia directly depends on the type of disease. For example, chronic gastritis causes less intense pain in the stomach, so a person with such a diagnosis can not even pay attention to them for a long time. Also mildly painful sensations occur in cancer and peptic ulcer. It is worth noting that after the operation, many patients can not feel them at all. Severe pain is present in the presence of perforated ulcers, the intensity of which can be so high that even the development of pain shock is possible . Very significant gastralgia also gives duodenitis.

The nature and degree of pain in the stomach is determined individually by the pain threshold of a person, therefore it is wrong to judge a disease based solely on the patient's personal feelings. Moreover, the presence of pain symptoms can also indicate the complications that have arisen. As a rule, people who have been diagnosed with chronic gastritis complain of high intensity of gastralgia due to the admission to the underlying disease of colitis, pancreatitis or cholecystitis.

For our own safety it is necessary to distinguish when the appearance of pain occurs due to hyperperistant bowel, and when it is a consequence of a serious pathological change in the body.

Medicine distinguishes several common types of pain.
1. Cramping pains in the stomach, otherwise called colic. Their appearance is accompanied by wave-like attacks, the strength of which increases or decreases. Such pain arises from the stretching or contraction of the walls of the intestine, and is caused by excessive gas formation, an infectious inflammatory process or stress;

2. Pain states, representing the greatest danger, were combined in the concept of "acute abdomen" (acute forms of diseases). The nature of the pain is intense, diffuse, often the temperature rises and vomiting appears, as well as the muscles of the abdominal wall. It is forbidden to take painkillers before the arrival of an ambulance;

3. Abdominal constant pain. This type differs quite a constant and stable character. The description of "burning in the abdomen", the pain sharp, cutting or "hungry" is suitable for him. This species appears as a consequence of a dangerous inflammation in the abdominal cavity, ulcerous lesion, abscess or acute pancreatitis;

4. Periodic pain in the stomach, characterized by the fact that they appear, then disappear. They, as a rule, accompany chronic diseases or intestinal infections. If such pains appear, seek medical advice immediately, preferably with ultrasound results and dysbacteriosis tests. As a rule, for the exact diagnosis you will be asked the following questions:
• Do you have pain after eating?
• the strength and frequency of their occurrence;
• Are they manifested during menstruation?
• the location of the pain point and the possible area of pain;
• describe the pain - pulling, burning, stitching, cutting and so on;
• What procedures bring relief - medications, enemas, massage, heat or cold;

5. Diagnose and another kind of pain in the stomach - neurotic, which in its origin is not associated with diseases of the intestine. As a rule, they arise after the suffered shocks and psychoemotional stresses. Moreover, the pains even sometimes have a strong intensity and, by their characteristics, resemble an "acute abdomen". In such cases, only a survey of several specialists will help to establish the true cause of the origin of pain.