Patient's question:
These past few days, I've been feeling uncomfortable in my stomach, as if I'm hungry. Eating even hurts, and today after eating, I feel a cool sensation in my stomach. How can this be treated?Doctor's answer:
Stomach pain is the most common symptom among patients with stomach diseases (symptoms, treatment, prevention, and common knowledge). Most cases are caused by local inflammation or the impact of stomach acid on the inflamed area, leading to spasm of the smooth muscles in the stomach wall, increased intragastric pressure, and heightened muscle fiber tension. This results in the nerve receptors in the inflamed area being stimulated, thereby causing pain.The causes of stomach pain are varied and numerous. Common ones include exposure to cold wind, alcohol consumption, smoking, eating extremely cold food, irregular eating habits, overeating, consuming foods and medications that irritate the stomach, or emotional distress and excessive fatigue. Patients face the distress of stomach pain.