Symptoms of gastric indigestion, do you have any of these symptoms?

Gastric indigestion is a common disease, which is mainly caused by long-term irregular diet. Patients will have symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, weight loss, vitamin changes, biochemical changes, etc. Among them, diarrhea is the most important phenomenon, and there is also a very serious odor.

1. Common symptoms of indigestion: diarrhea: diarrhea is the main symptom. Most patients have frequent diarrhea or intermittent attacks, and very few have no diarrhea or have constipation. The characteristics of the stool may vary depending on the disease causing the malabsorption; typical steatorrhea stools are light in color, greasy or foamy in volume, often float on the water surface, and often have a foul odor. Mild steatorrhea may not cause obvious changes in stool.

2. Common symptoms of indigestion include abdominal pain and bloating: Abdominal pain is rare and is mostly bloating, often occurring before defecation. About half of the patients have obvious bloating, nausea and vomiting.

3. Common symptoms of indigestion: weight loss: About 50% to 100% of patients suffer from weight loss due to insufficient nutrient absorption and loss of appetite, which is mainly caused by nutrient absorption disorders and excessive loss of protein, fat, etc. Mild cases may have no obvious symptoms, while severe cases may present with progressive weight loss, weakness and even cachexia. Long-term protein malabsorption and some diseases that invade the intestinal mucosa cause protein loss from the intestinal cavity, which may cause symptoms of hypoproteinemia and edema.

4. Common symptoms of indigestion, vitamin deficiency: Vitamin D and calcium deficiency can cause hand and foot cramps, protein deficiency can cause osteoporosis, osteomalacia causing bone pain; vitamin K deficiency can cause skin bleeding; potassium deficiency can cause muscle weakness, abdominal distension and intestinal paralysis; B vitamin deficiency can cause glossitis, angular cheilitis, beriberi, etc.; vitamin A deficiency can cause keratosis of hair follicles, night blindness, etc.; vitamin B12, folic acid and iron deficiency can cause anemia, etc.

5. Common symptoms of indigestion, biochemical changes: serum potassium, sodium, calcium, and magnesium can all decrease to varying degrees; plasma protein, blood lipids, and prothrombin also decrease.

6. Common symptoms of indigestion include fat absorption rate less than 90%, or fecal fat excretion greater than 7 grams/day.