Acid Peptic Disease: Symptom and Causes

Symptoms

  • Burning sensation, severe tenderness in the epigastric region
  • Heaviness of stomach, dyspepsia, belching, flatulence, nausea and vomiting
  • Feeling hungry at odd times and getting relief after eating
  • Irritability 
  • Lack of energy
  • Appetite disturbances
  • Insomnia 
  • Weight loss

Causes

  • Faulty food habits like spicy, oily, sour food items in excess, fast food, junk food, roadside food in excess and irregular timings in eating
  • Smoking, drinking, alcohol, tea, coffee in excess
  • Irregular and inadequate sleep, stressful and long duty hours
  • Habitual consumption of pain killers 
  • H.pylori infection through contaminated food and water





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