What to do about functional malabsorption?

If a person suffers from functional indigestion, he will experience upper abdominal pain, bloating, belching, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite and other discomforts. Moreover, since these symptoms will recur and last for a long time, they will cause the body to become weak. So what should we do if functional dyspepsia occurs? Let us find a cure together.

1. Check: Lack of stomach acid is the direct cause of indigestion. You can do a stomach acid self-test. Take one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. If this makes the heartburn go away, then you need more stomach acid (you can drink pure apple juice mixed with water during meals). If this makes your symptoms worse, you have too much stomach acid and should stop taking medications that increase stomach acid. You can also check through gastroscopy and biopsy, gastric emptying function measurement, intragastric pressure measurement, CT, ERCP, laboratory, etc.

2. Treatment: There is no need to worry too much after indigestion symptoms occur. Check in time and first confirm whether there are other diseases.

If it is organic dyspepsia, the treatment is mainly aimed at the cause, and auxiliary digestive enzyme supplementation or improvement of gastric motility can relieve the symptoms of dyspepsia. If it is functional dyspepsia, you should first pay attention to diet, lifestyle and psychological counseling. Some people may think that indigestion is just a minor problem and nothing to worry about. Indeed, some patients only experience temporary indigestion without any pathological changes.

3. Prevention: First of all, you should pay attention to your diet and eat less irritating food; eat regularly, at regular times and in fixed quantities; do not eat hot food and chew slowly when eating. Maintain physical and mental health, maintain an optimistic mood, avoid unnecessary worries; live a regular life, have an orderly daily routine, and participate in physical exercise appropriately.

4. Diet adjustment is the key, and healthy living is also very important: choose soft, nutritious, and easily absorbed food. The cooking methods can be mainly braising, stewing, and boiling, such as porridge, noodles or soup noodles, fish, tofu, steamed eggs, minced meat, peeled fruits, etc. Get up early and drink a glass of honey, egg and fat paste, maintain an optimistic mood, take things easy, avoid unnecessary worries, live a regular life, have an orderly daily routine, participate in appropriate physical exercise, do not smoke (or quit smoking), and drink in moderation.

Functional malabsorption is a type of functional dyspepsia, and we also know its treatment method. What we want to remind everyone now is that excessive stress in life, stomach problems, and emotional tension can all cause digestive problems, so I hope everyone can maintain a happy mood in daily life, eat on time, and scientifically avoid functional malabsorption.