Hyperacidity

Introduction Stomach acid can help digestion, but if the stomach acid is too much, it will hurt the stomach, duodenum, and even "burn" the mucous membranes and muscles, causing diseases such as gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer. When you eat more acidic foods, such as plums, vinegar, etc., it will stimulate the secretion of gastric acid. At this time, the stomach acid will penetrate into the damaged gastric mucosa (ulcer), which will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and cause pain. Excessive gastric acid is caused by excessive gastric acid acid reflux, heartburn, and stomach burning. Generally speaking, when eating too much stomach acid, you should eat more alkaline food.

Cause

The main causes of hyperacidity are as follows:

(1) The reactivity of parietal cells is increased or the total number is increased. Even if the total number of parietal cells is normal, the mucosa may be damaged by high gastric acid secretion.

(2) When the function of certain hormones is reduced in the duodenal mucosa, the secretion of gastric acid and gastrin may also be increased.

(3) Physique factors related to heredity.

(4) The gastric mucosal wall cells have been stimulated and excited for a long time, such as:

1 parasympathetic nerves excite for a long time and continue to produce acetylcholine.

2 gastrin cells (G cells) secrete gastrin is too high, such as G cells on the inhibition of H + (hydrogen ions) slow response, gastric mucosa contact protein decomposition products, gastric antrum swelling and other stomach cramps Increased.

an examination

Related inspection

Gastrointestinal dysfunction test gastric juice -glucuronidase

To diagnose acid-related diseases, the patient's symptoms are very important. For most people, the doctor can confirm the diagnosis according to the symptoms of the complaint. Followed by gastroscopy, not only can take biopsy, identify various types of stomach diseases, and even stomach cancer, but also can carry out various treatments such as hemostasis.

If the condition is more complicated, or the treatment effect is not obvious after anti-Helicobacter pylori, acid suppression, etc., 24 or 48 hours esophageal pH value detection, 24-hour gastric pH value detection, etc. may be selected according to the patient's condition to confirm the diagnosis.

Differential diagnosis

When there is too much stomach acid, symptoms such as "sodium sulphate water", "burning heart", "stomach faint disease" will occur, which will seriously reduce appetite, indigestion, and then cause various forms of stomach diseases such as gastric ulcer.

When the stomach acid is too small, the digestive action will also be reduced, resulting in malnutrition.

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