Indigestion is when someone feels unwell after a meal or during a meal in the stomach or chest. A kind of burning or pain is felt in the abdomen. Symptoms of indigestion include abdominal pain, bloating, fullness and tenderness in the stomach. Persons under the age of 55 can be medicated without investigation details, but over 55 you have to go gastrointestinal endoscopies.
Symptoms of indigestion include:
Pain in the stomach
Feeling of fullness
Belching and gas
Nausea and vomiting
Bad taste somewhat acid
The stomach growls
Burning in the abdomen
Heartburn
Loss of appetite
Lot of burping
Flatulence
Disease
Feeling tight and swollen stomach
Sometimes symptoms of a heart attack mimic the symptoms of indigestion. Consult a doctor immediately if these symptoms are so that appropriate action is taken on time:
Burning in the chest
Feeling chest pain, tightness and pressure on the chest
Difficulty breathing
The pain is radiating from your shoulders and arms
Causes of indigestion
Overconsumptionof alcohol or soft drinks
Some medications such as aspirin or other antibiotics
Excessive consumption of food at a time
Eat very fastily leads to indigestion
Poor chewing food
Gallstones
Peptic ulcers
Eating foods very spicy, fatty and oily
Inflammation of the stomach
Reduce your risk of indigestion
You may be able to reduce your risk of indigestion by:
Giving away between meals so that we are eating the right time for digestion
Do not take alcohol with meals
Do not take food very spicy, fatty and oily
Do not exercise right after meals
Chewing food properly
Complications of indigestion:
The main complication is indigestion abdominal pain and difficulty in day to day things you unable to eat properly. To reduce the complications of indigestion, you must change your eating habits and to limit the choice among a few other things are easy to digest only. If the indigestion is accompanied by vomiting and consult a doctor immediately.
Diagnosis of indigestion
Indigestion is diagnonised on the basis of symptoms, but abnormal conditions of the tests are also designed to identify the gastrointestinal function.
Routine blood test is known for an unexpected illness.
Stool test reveals any kind of infection or sensitivity to a drug.
Endoscopy and x-rays are also performed to see if any problem is not with pancreatitis which is creating a problem for patients.
The treatment of indigestion
Treatment for indigestion depends on many factors such as patient age, medical history, measuring the state of indigestion, adaptation to the drug, the patient's opinion, medications such as antacids and antibiotic.
The best way to solve the problem of indigestion is to stay away from oily and fatty food. Have small portion of light food, like bread or khichri is easy to digest. Smokers and drinkers should not smoke and drink, respectively. If indigestion is caused disorders of the stomach, and because antibiotics and antacids will treat indigestion.
