Pain and distension in the upper part of the stomach

The stomach and intestines are the transit station for nutrient transport in the human body. Once there is a problem, the whole body will feel wrong. If many people do not pay attention to the care of their stomachs in their daily diet, they will easily experience symptoms such as abdominal distension, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. So what causes the distension and pain in the upper part of the stomach? In fact, there are many reasons for this kind of bloating and pain, such as mental factors, stomach diseases, bile duct diseases, etc. The main reasons for this situation are:

1. Mental factors: When the elderly are angry or in a bad mood, they will feel unable to eat, feel discomfort in the pit of their stomach or feel bloated. Of course, when the elderly eat improperly, eat too much or are hungry, they may also experience discomfort in the pit of the stomach.

2 Stomach diseases: Chronic gastritis in the elderly often causes discomfort or dull pain in the epigastric area, which often occurs after eating, and is accompanied by other symptoms such as hiccups, acid reflux, indigestion, heartburn, etc. If you suffer from peptic ulcer, in addition to upper abdominal pain and acid reflux, you may also have gastrointestinal bleeding, manifested by vomiting coffee-colored fluid or tarry black stools. In the early stages of gastric cancer, there may only be discomfort in the pit of the stomach, but symptoms such as decreased appetite, vomiting blood, and weight loss will soon appear.

3. Biliary tract diseases The incidence of cholelithiasis is quite high among the elderly. Cholelithiasis can cause discomfort in the epigastric area and pain in the right upper abdomen after eating greasy or high-protein foods. If the cholelithiasis blocks the bile duct and is accompanied by infection, a series of symptoms such as fever, jaundice, and vomiting may also occur.

4 Liver disease Patients with chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis caused by various reasons may also experience discomfort in the epigastric area, but at the same time they may also have symptoms such as weakness in the limbs, decreased appetite, abnormal liver function, and ascites.

5 Cardiovascular disease Patients with coronary heart disease sometimes feel discomfort in the pit of the stomach. Some patients feel discomfort in the pit of their stomach when angina pectoris begins to attack, and are often accompanied by symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath.

6 People often call the pain in the pit of the stomach epigastric pain. The pain in this area mostly comes from stomach and duodenal diseases. In addition to the stomach and duodenum, organs such as the gallbladder, pancreas, left lobe of the liver, common bile duct and heart are all close to or adjacent to the heart. Pathologies of these organs can also cause "stomach pain".