stomach Disease

Constipation

Constipation (constiveness) is a very common but painful condition that occur when bowel movement become infrequent or difficult. Constipation is, less than three bowel movement in a week. You also may have hard, dry stool that are too difficult to pass. Constipation is a symptom with many types of causes. There are two types of constipation: (i) obstructed defecation constipation (ii) colonic slow transit constipation. The first type of constipation obstructed defecation has the mechanical and functional causes. The second type of constipation colonic has the diet, hormonal disorder, side effects of medication, and rarely heavy metal toxicity.

Everyone has constipation at one time or another. It usually nothing to worry about. It can be caused by stress, pregnancy, nutritional deficiencies, depression and many more cause. The best way to prevent to constipation is eating a healthy diet, exercising and drinking of access water.

Stomach disease

Heart burn

Heart burn also known as pyrosis, cardialgia, or acid indigestion is a burning sensation in the chest, just behind the breast bone or in the epigastrium the upper central abdomen the pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the neck, throat, or angle of the jaw. Heart burn is usually associated with the gastric reflux which is the major symptom of gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Cardiac and esophageal causes may share similar symptoms as these two structures have same nerve supply.

Cardiac disease is one of the first conditions that must be excluded in patients with unexplained chest pain given that patients with chest pain related to GERD cannot be distinguished from those with chest pain due to cardiac condition. As many as 30% of chest pain patients cannot determine their pain origin. It is estimated that 25% to 50% of these patients have evidence of abnormal GERD.

Heartburning discomfort from the chest area up to the throat. It can happen when stomach acid refluxes, or flows up, through a valve called the lower esophageal sphlincter and irritate the esophagus.

Heartburn is the symptom of acid reflux and GERD, however, not everyone with acid reflux has heartburn and not everyone with heartburn has acid reflux. The symptom of heartburn can be unusual thing such as intestinal motility problems.

Many people have different acid reflux-related heartburn triggers, but most of people have similar heartburn symptoms.

o   A burning feeling in the chest just behind the breastbone that occurred after eating and lasts a few minutes to several hours.

o   Chest pain especially after bending over, lying down, or eating

o   Burning in the throat, or hot , sour, acidic or salty-tasting fluid at the back of the throat.

o   Difficulty swallowing.

o   Feeling of food sticking in the middle of the chest .

o   Heart burn may cause chronic cough, sore throat, or chronic hoarseness.

Health care

Stomach Diseases

Common diseases of stomach

·         Gastropathy

·         Heart burn

·         Nausea and vomiting

·         Intestinal gas

·         Constipation

·         Stomach pain

·         Diarrhea

·         Stomach ulcer

·         Stomach cancer

Major diseases of stomach

·         Vomiting

·         Loose motion

·         Stomach ach

·         Constipation

Symptoms of stomach problems

·         Sudden weight loss

·         Fatigue

·         Bloody or black stools

·         Vomit containing blood or nausea

·         Sharp pains

Precautions

·         In summer season have food with less calories. Reduce the use of potatoes because it is a starchy food that causes intestinal gas.

·         Consider the hygiene factors.

·         Causes of vomiting can be stress, over eating, viruses and bacteria. If you feel vomit, then let the take rest to stomach.

·         Do not drink any carbonated liquid till you feel better but have plenty of water. If the condition is severe got to doctor for treatment.

·         Use of alcohol, nicotine and spicy food cause heartburn. So avoid these items and in case of heart burn raise your head of bed from 5 to 7 cm.