Discomfort in the stomach can be the result of malnutrition, psycho-emotional overload, food poisoning or a symptom of various diseases.
Causes of stomach pain
Excitement and stress cause slight aching pain. In this situation, a cup of warm tea with honey will help.
Food poisoning accompanied by severe pain, nausea and vomiting. To relieve pain, and at the same time kill microbes and toxins, you can rinse the stomach with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. If your temperature rises amid poisoning, call an ambulance.
Extinguished heartburn soda - The pain in the stomach will not keep you waiting. If you have heartburn it is better to use modern means that normalize the acidity of the gastric juice and soothe the inflamed mucous membrane.
Overeating. To relieve the stomach, the body accelerates intestinal motility, and then the whole stomach begins to hurt. To reduce pain, massage your stomach in a clockwise direction with light stroking movements.
Medicinal productYou can break the protective barrier of the gastric mucosa. Therefore, before taking pills, consult your doctor.
Exotic food. When traveling, remember that unfamiliar foods can adversely affect the health of your stomach.
Where does it hurt?
When the stomach is uncomfortable, then the pain spreads first to the umbilical region, and then to the entire stomach.
If stomach pain occurs periodically - you must consult a doctor.
What to do?
■ Take a clinical blood test and show the results to a gastroenterologist or therapist
■ There is only boiled, stewed, baked with a minimum of spices and be sure to have breakfast
■ If necessary, carry out an endoscopic examination
What DO NOT DO?
■ Ignore stomach pain
■ To abuse alcohol, smoke
■ Eat fatty foods, fried, spicy and semi-finished foods
■ Self-medicate
Ambulance for stomach pain
■ Take activated carbon
■ Make a decoction of oak bark and St. John's wort
■ Do not consume dairy products
■ Starve
Material prepared by Julia Dekanova
