Global gas is common in the elderly. Because the digestive ability of the elderly weakens and the stomach dynamics become worse, food is prone to gather in the stomach, resulting in bloating. Also, eating voraciously, drinking too much carbonated drink , bad emotions, etc. can also cause too much gas to accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in abdominal distension. Bloating gas may also be caused by diseases, especially the following diseases.
What diseases may be bloating?
, gastroparesis
, gastroparesis is a gastrointestinal motility disorder disease. Women are at high risk groups, mainly manifested as nausea and vomiting, obvious feeling of fullness and premature fullness. Gastroparesis is divided into two types. One is primary, that is, idiopathic gastroparesis of unknown causes; the other is secondary. Due to the lesions of the gastrointestinal tract or neuromuscle, the function of the gastrointestinal neuromuscle is damaged, thereby causing a series of symptoms.
Gastroparesis is often secondary to diabetes , lupus erythematosus and autonomic nervous system disorders, and may also be caused by viral infection, Parkinson's disease or taking certain drugs. Gastroparesis can reduce gastric tone, slow down gastric peristalsis, and prolong the time for food emptying, thereby leading to abdominal distension, heartburn, belching, , etc.
, cirrhosis
Many patients with cirrhosis will have gastrointestinal motility disorders, mainly manifested as abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, and decreased appetite. Most patients with cirrhosis may experience gastric emptying disorder , or gastric motor regulation dysfunction. There are a large number of nerve plexuses distributed in the gastrointestinal tract, which can control gastrointestinal function; central nervous system can provide external nerve input, and the gastric and esophageal nerves rely on this nerve input to regulate.
The external nerves referred to here include sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve. The former function is to inhibit gastrointestinal smooth muscle and mucosa secretion, promote blood vessel contraction, and regulate blood circulation; the latter has a dual role, plays an excitation and inhibitory effect, can release inhibitory neurotransmitters such as nitric oxide, and can also release excitation neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine , thereby affecting gastric emptying of .
Many patients with cirrhosis are accompanied by autonomic nerve disorders. In addition, the inflammatory factors make the body feel stressed, and the sympathetic nerves are overexcited, but the parasympathetic nerves are suppressed, which weakens gastrointestinal peristalsis, inhibits the secretion of digestive fluids, and leads to abdominal distension. In addition, cirrhosis can also cause portal hypertension, which can promote portal vein dilation, slow down blood circulation, and promote the generation of collateral circulation, thereby inducing blood congestion in various organs, including congestion and congestion in the stomach wall, which damages stomach movement and causes gastric emptying disorders.
. Helicobacter pylori is infected with
. After infection with Helicobacter pylori, the stomach environment is affected, destroying the structure of the stomach wall, and easily causing gastric ulcers or chronic gastritis. The general symptoms are indigestion, bloating and acid reflux. Due to infection with Helicobacter pylori, Helicobacter pylori can produce urea enzyme in the intestine. The function of urea is to decompose , and carbon dioxide can be produced during the decomposition, thereby causing gastric flatulence.
Message from the doctor
Repeated bloating, life conditioning cannot be relieved, and further go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination and treat it according to the cause. You should adjust your lifestyle well, chew slowly when eating, and try to eat less foods that are prone to gas, such as onions, cabbage and beans. You should not lie down or sit immediately after a meal, and you can walk slowly outdoors for 20 to 30 minutes; you can also bend over 3 times after a meal, and the bend over reaches 90 degrees, which can speed up the digestion speed.
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