Stomachache in the second half of the night

Many people may experience stomach pain in their lives, but stomach pain is not particularly serious, it is just a very mild pain. In fact, stomach pain mainly includes upper abdominal pain, indigestion or gastrointestinal cold, and chronic gastritis can also cause stomach pain. The first thing to determine for stomach pain is the cause of the disease, and then choose the appropriate method of treatment based on the actual situation of the body. Patients with chronic stomach pain, if they experience stomach pain in the second half of the night, should go for regular check-ups and take medications.

Stomach pain is a common clinical symptom. Many people have experienced stomach pain, and the attacks are often unbearable.

First of all, we need to clarify a concept. What ordinary people call stomachache actually refers to pain mainly in the upper abdomen, which not only includes the stomach, but also includes upper abdominal pain caused by other causes. For example, indigestion can cause stomach pain, catching a cold can cause stomach pain, chronic gastritis can also cause stomach pain, some liver, gallbladder and pancreatic diseases can cause stomach pain, myocardial infarction and angina pectoris can also manifest as stomach pain, so you should be careful to differentiate them.

The first thing to do when having stomach pain is to determine the cause and treat it accordingly. If you have acute and severe abdominal pain such as ulcer perforation or acute pancreatitis, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately to avoid danger. Middle-aged and elderly people, especially those with a history of coronary heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension, should also think of cardiovascular disease once they experience so-called stomach pain. They should go to the hospital in time to rule out myocardial infarction and angina pectoris through electrocardiogram and laboratory tests. They must not be careless and delay the treatment.

When stomach pain occurs, you can drink some hot water, or apply a hot water bottle to your stomach for a while, and you can eat some soft foods, such as bread, soda crackers, etc. Patients with stomach problems can buy some soda crackers and put them in their desks for emergency use. If the attacks occur frequently, you should seek medical attention and receive medication in time.

Patients with chronic stomach pain should have three meals a day or snacks on time with reasonable intervals. They should try to eat small meals frequently. They should eat less or no snacks to reduce the burden on the stomach. Their usual diet should be vitamin-rich food to protect the gastric mucosa, improve its defense capabilities, and promote the repair of local lesions. They should avoid eating raw, cold, rough, hard, sour, spicy and irritating foods.

For common stomachache, many patients have become doctors after suffering from the disease for a long time. However, some people think of taking a few painkillers when they have stomachache. This practice is very wrong. It not only fails to relieve stomachache, but may also aggravate the condition. In severe cases, it may even cause gastric bleeding.

Patients with stomach problems, if they need to take long-term medications due to other diseases, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular drugs, antihypertensive drugs, anticoagulants, iron supplements, drugs for treating osteoarthritis, painkillers, etc., it is best to consult a doctor to see if these drugs will irritate the stomach and cause stomach discomfort. Be sure to ask your attending physician to give you reasonable medication prescriptions and suggestions based on your medication situation.