What characteristic does duodenal ulcer epigastric pain have?

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There are different opinions about the mechanism of duodenal ulcer epigastric pain, but the current mainstream view is that gastric acid acting on the ulcer site can cause chemical inflammatory reaction, so that the pain threshold of nerve endings in the ulcer wall and basal site is reduced, so that they are more sensitive to pain, which may play an important role in the generation of pain. This means that the increase of muscle tension in the lesion area (such as muscle spasm, peristalsis, etc.) can aggravate the pain of pain sensitive ulcers. So, let's learn about it.

What characteristic does duodenal ulcer epigastric pain have?

Location, degree, and nature of pain: pain occurs in the center of the upper abdomen, just above the umbilicus or to the right of the midline. The degree of abdominal pain is generally mild and tolerable. The nature of the pain is often described as dull pain, burning like tingling, and even like a feeling of hunger.

Periodic and rhythmic attack: upper abdominal pain occurs repeatedly and periodically. During the attack, the pain can last for several days, weeks or months, followed by a certain period of relief. Typical duodenal ulcer pain often occurs when fasting, some patients can have midnight pain, also known as nocturnal pain, relief after eating.

Long term chronic onset: Patients with duodenal ulcer often have a history of chronic long-term and sometimes severe upper abdominal pain. According to clinical statistics, the average medical history is as long as 6-7 years, some can be as long as 30-50 years, but we can not rule out only a few days or weeks of cases, this situation is relatively rare.

matters needing attention

Suffering from peptic ulcer, the key is to nourish the stomach and protect the stomach. At ordinary times, we should pay attention to maintenance, eat a small amount of food, 5-6 meals a day, and pay attention to timing and ration, so as to avoid starvation and satiety. Choose easy to digest, high nutritional value and stomach protection food. Cooking methods should be steaming, boiling, boiling, steaming, stewing and other cooking methods, avoid fried food. Avoid using coarse fiber, hard and indigestible food. Avoid using too sweet, too sour, too cold, too hot and spicy food.