Delicious food should bring not only a feeling of satiety, but also pleasure. However, with various diseases of the digestive system, the meal darkens the heaviness in the stomach after eating. This unpleasant symptom may indicate a serious pathology of the stomach, intestines, spleen and pancreas.
Why, after eating, there is discomfort and heaviness in the abdomen?
The main factors provoking the described syndrome:
- binge eating;
- drinking strong drinks;
- ulcer of duodenum;
- improperly formulated diet;
- bad habits, especially tobacco smoking;
- hypotension;
- food intake immediately before going to bed or at night;
- prevalence in the menu of fatty and fried dishes;
- low physical activity or prolonged adherence to bed rest;
- intestinal dysbiosis ;
- parasitic infestations;
- infectious diseases of the digestive system;
- stomach ulcer;
- hypodynamia;
- lactase insufficiency;
- gastritis;
- side effects of some medications;
- inflammation of the pancreas;
- disturbances in the production and removal of bile;
- hepatitis;
- colitis and enterocolitis.
Also, heaviness and bloating after eating can accompany irritable bowel syndrome. This is a psychosomatic disease that manifests itself in the form of a vast complex of symptoms, including dyspeptic disorders.
What should I do if I feel heavy in my stomach right after eating?
For effective treatment it is advisable to visit a doctor (gastroenterologist) and find out the root cause of the symptoms in question. During therapy, it is important to follow a doctor's prescribed diet.
Short-term improve the state of health can drugs:
- Festal ;
- Hermitage;
- Abomin;
- Mikrazim;
- Acidin-Pepsin;
- Pancreatin;
- Creon;
- Pantcitrate;
- Mezim;
- Cerucal;
- Raglan;
- The passenger.
Also a good help chamomile tea, infusion yarrow.