Mild gastroptosis

Update Date: 2022-05-09 Source: Network

summary

Gastroptosis is due to insufficient suspension of diaphragm, relaxation of ligaments supporting internal organs, or reduction of intra-abdominal pressure and relaxation of abdominal muscles, resulting in the great curvature of stomach reaching pelvic cavity and the lowest point of lesser curvature of stomach falling below the line of iliac crest when standing. It is often accompanied by the change of duodenal bulb position. Normal stomach in the upper left of the abdominal cavity, upright when the lowest point should not exceed the umbilicus 2 horizontal finger, its position is relatively fixed, to maintain the normal function of the stomach has a certain role, let's talk about mild gastroptosis symptoms

Mild gastroptosis

1. Most of the patients reported abdominal fullness, heaviness, pressure, and persistent pain. It often occurs after meals and is related to food intake. The greater the amount of food consumed, the longer the pain time and the more severe the pain. At the same time, pain is related to activities, and activities after meals often aggravate the pain

2. It often occurs after meals, especially when eating too much. This is due to a large amount of food at one time, which aggravates the traction of gastric ligament and causes pain, followed by nausea and vomiting

2. Because the various symptoms of gastroptosis torment patients for a long time, so that their mental burden is too heavy, resulting in insomnia, headache, dizziness, dullness, depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms. There may also be hypotension, palpitation and standing syncope

matters needing attention

Because the digestive function of patients with gastroptosis is weakened, too much food into the stomach, will inevitably stay in the stomach, causing dyspepsia. Therefore, the first requirement of diet conditioning is to eat less each time, but the frequency can be increased, 4-6 meals a day is appropriate. Gastroptosis patients with lower gastric wall tension, chewing slowly to facilitate digestion and absorption, and enhance gastric peristalsis and promote emptying speed, relieve abdominal distension discomfort.