Unpleasant sensations in the field of the left hypochondrium, giving behind a breastbone, in medicine carry the generally accepted name gastralgia. Hungry pains in the stomach are the first sign of ulcerative lesions of the mucous tissue of the organ and require immediate treatment, since erosion has the property of rapidly increasing in size. In addition, the pathological process can affect the duodenum.
Hungry stomach pains - causes
Mainly, the phenomenon under consideration arises with prolonged chronic gastritis. The disease can be manifested exclusively by a weak pain syndrome, which bothers periodically or only if the dietary rules are violated.
Nevertheless, even if on an empty stomach the stomach hurts very seldom, it is necessary to address to the gastroenterologist. The most common complication of gastritis is an ulcer. At the outset, it looks like a single, focal erosive area on the inner shell of the stomach, which subsequently grows and affects the vast areas of the organ.
Hungry pains in the stomach at night
If everything is in order with the digestive system, and you do not suffer from gastritis, but experience weak nighttime hungry pains in the stomach, this may indicate endocrine disorders in the body.
The need to eat is controlled by the balance of two hormones - the lepton and melatonin. Due to the change in their correlation at the biological level, the feeling of hunger does not bother during the day, but is significantly enhanced at night. In addition, this person suffers from insomnia, stress and even depressive conditions.
It should be noted that there is a completely natural reason for the described pathology: malnutrition. When a person is hungry - the stomach hurts because the secreted juice instead of digesting food begins to corrode the body walls. Such problems are peculiar when very strict unbalanced diets for weight loss, anorexia, bulimia , starvation, psychoemotional disorders are observed.
Hungry stomach pains - symptoms
The clinical picture of the pathological process is accompanied by the following symptoms:
- Stroking pain in the area of the lower rib on the left;
- discomfort in the chest area;
- cramping attacks that subscribe after receiving a small amount of any food - cracker, candy, a piece of bread;
- eructation;
- heartburn ;
- mild nausea;
- decreased appetite;
- acid vomiting;
- constipation.
The above symptoms do not always appear simultaneously, but even with one of them, you should do a gastroscopy and take tests for laboratory tests.
Hungry pains in the stomach - treatment
The main effective method of treatment of the disease is the constant observance of the therapeutic diet. It is recommended to refrain from any food that irritates the body walls and promotes increased secretion of gastric secretions. Preference should be given to steamed vegetables, cereals, low-fat varieties of meat and fish, sour-milk products. More detailed instructions for correcting the diet should be given by the attending physician in accordance with the causes of the pathology, the diagnosis and the presence of concomitant diseases
To eliminate symptoms, painful sensations, medications are sometimes prescribed:
- anesthetics and antispasmodics;
- antisecretory drugs (proton pump blockers);
- means, normalizing the motility of the stomach and intestines;
- sedative medications;
- antibiotics (only when a microorganism is found Helikobakter Pilori);
- hepatoprotectors;
- complexes of vitamins and minerals.