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What does a prickling sensation in the stomach indicate? What can such ailments be associated with? Is a prickling in the stomach a symptom of developing gastrointestinal disease? Is this a cause for concern? Is it worth consulting such symptoms with a doctor? The question is answered by the drug. Anna Mitschke.
What does a prickling stomach indicate?
Hello. I have had a strange stomach problem for some time. Well, I feel so strange stinging in the stomach. It is difficult for me to describe this ailment, it is not just a pain, but a stinging. It seems to me to be the stomach because it is a pain located a little higher than on the stomach itself, just in the area of the stomach. What does stomach ache mean? What can such ailment be associated with?
I am a bit worried because my family has a history of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer and I wonder if the stomach ache is just some first symptom of a developing condition. Or maybe it has to do with something completely different? I don’t know what to think about it, but I’m worried. So far, I have not told anyone anything, nor have I been to the doctor – I would like to consult here first. What does stomach ache mean? Are there really any problems to worry about here, or is it a problem that can be ignored and ignored? I will be grateful for your response.
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The doctor explains the causes of the prickling in the stomach
Upper abdominal pain may result from digestive diseases, but it doesn’t have to be. A number of conditions such as heart attack, abdominal aortic aneurysm, metabolic disorders (diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, electrolyte disturbances) may also manifest as soreness in this area. The most common the cause of epigastric pain there is functional dyspepsia. The diseases of the digestive system that are manifested by epigastric pain include: gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastric and duodenal ulcer disease, gastroenteritis, biliary tract diseases, acute pancreatitis or pseudocysts, malignant neoplasms, other gastric diseases (Leśniowski and Crohn’s disease , Menetrier’s disease, syphilis, tuberculosis, eosinophilic gastritis), intestinal ischemia.
As you can see, the list is long, so it is worth visiting a GP who will perform a medical history and physical examination, and possibly order further diagnostics and specialist consultation, e.g. with a gastroenterologist. The accompanying symptoms are important in differentiating the causes of epigastric pain. Early satiety, postprandial fullness, nausea, and vomiting may indicate dyspepsia. Bloody, dusty vomiting indicates bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract. Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum is a very common disease.
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It is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The most common cause of their occurrence is Helicobacter pylori infection. Genetic factors can also influence the occurrence of ulcers. Peptic ulcers form in sections of the digestive tract that come into contact with hydrochloric acid. The most common locations are the stomach and duodenal bulb, less often the lower esophagus. Gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer is manifested by pain or discomfort in the epigastrium appearing within 1-3 hours after meals and disappearing after eating food or taking antacids. Often pain occurs at night or early in the morning. Additionally, there may be nausea and vomiting.
— Lec. Anna Mitchke.
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