Eating watermelon causes stomachache

Some people will find that they have severe stomach pain after eating watermelon. At this time, they must first keep their emotions stable and not fluctuate too much. If they are too excited, the stomach pain will become more severe. They must relax their emotions and cannot smoke or drink during the stomach pain. They must arrange their life and diet reasonably and avoid eating cold foods such as watermelon.

1. Keep a cheerful spirit

Mental depression or excessive tension and fatigue can easily cause pyloric sphincter dysfunction, bile reflux and chronic gastritis.

2. Quit smoking and drinking

The harmful components in tobacco can increase gastric acid secretion and produce harmful irritation to the gastric mucosa. Excessive smoking can cause bile reflux. Excessive drinking or long-term consumption of strong liquor can cause congestion, edema, and even erosion of the gastric mucosa, and significantly increase the incidence of chronic gastritis. You should quit smoking and drinking.

3. Use with caution and avoid using drugs that damage the gastric mucosa

Long-term abuse of such drugs can damage the gastric mucosa, causing chronic gastritis and ulcers.

4. Actively treat oropharyngeal infection

Do not swallow sputum, nasal mucus and other bacteria-carrying secretions into the stomach, which may cause chronic gastritis.

5. Pay attention to your diet

Avoid irritating foods such as overly sour or spicy foods, as well as raw, cold, and indigestible foods. Chew slowly when eating so that the food can be fully mixed with saliva, which facilitates digestion and reduces stomach irritation. The diet should be regular, quantitative, and nutritious, and eat more foods rich in vitamins A, B, and C. Avoid taking stimulating drinks such as strong tea and strong coffee.

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.