What is acute gastric dilatation?

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Acute gastric distention refers to the stomach and duodenum in a short period of time a large number of contents can not be discharged, and the occurrence of extreme expansion, leading to repeated vomiting, and then water electrolyte disorders, and even shock, death. This disease often occurs after operation, and can also be caused by overeating. What is acute gastric dilatation? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

What is acute gastric dilatation?

In the early stage of onset, the patient feels the upper abdomen fullness, upper abdomen or navel pain, which is generally persistent swelling pain, and may have paroxysmal aggravation, but most of them are not severe. Then there was vomiting, which was the content of the stomach. The amount was not much, and then the attack was frequent.

Vomitus is usually brown acid liquid with positive occult blood test. A small amount of exhaust and defecation can be found in the early stage of the disease, and most patients stop defecating in the later stage. Patients feel thirsty, listless, shortness of breath, severe shock may occur.

If the gastric wall perforation appears severe abdominal pain. Abdominal physical examination showed that the abdomen was highly distended, especially in the upper abdomen, sometimes with enlarged stomach type, water shaking sound and bowel sounds weakened or disappeared.

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If the treatment of acute gastric distention is not timely, the mortality rate can be as high as 60%. After major abdominal operation, gastrointestinal decompression was used to prevent it. Long term fatigue, hunger, should be a small number of meals, gradually adapt to avoid overeating, to prevent acute gastric distention also has a role.