All organs of the digestive system are actively and constantly functioning. At the same time, they are very closely connected with the external environment. This becomes possible due to the supply of food to them from the outside. Why does the stomach hurt and feel sick at the same time? Many pathological processes can become the cause of such syndromes. However, they are usually divided into two groups.
What causes illness?
The first group of causes of pain symptoms in the stomach area includes directly its pathology. Unpleasant sensations can also occur in connection with lesions of other organs.
Stomach hurts and sick with ulcers and gastritis. Sometimes these symptoms are caused by polyps. They may also indicate the presence of cancerous tumors. Stomach pain and nausea can be signs of bacterial or viral infections. Unpleasant sensations cause damage to the mucous membrane of this organ of the digestive system. Stomach ache and nausea with allergies and human intolerance to certain foods. The likelihood of such symptoms is high with physical andemotional stress. They are observed in food poisoning. All these pathologies of the stomach belong to the first group of causes that cause pain and nausea.
Discomfort may be the result of some ailments. Among them are spasm of the diaphragm, various vascular and heart diseases, inflammation of the appendix, pathologies of the small and large intestines, as well as pancreatitis. These reasons belong to the second group.
Gastritis
Persistent or paroxysmal pain in the stomach area should be a reason to visit a specialist. Self-diagnosis, as well as treatment carried out without a doctor's recommendation, can have dangerous consequences.
Stomach hurts and sick with chronic gastritis. In this case, the symptoms appear infrequently and do not differ in intensity. People can live with this disease for years. In this case, the pathology does not cause any particular concern. Pain is dull and aching in nature.
The patient should track the reaction of the stomach to a particular food. The main task in this case is to identify the food that produces the strongest reaction. Its amount in the daily diet should be minimized.
The main signs of chronic gastritis are a feeling of fullness and heaviness in the stomach, nausea and belching, heartburn and regurgitation. The person becomes irritable and weak. He has increased fatigue, excessive sweating and drowsiness. There are pains in the heart, and the skinturning pale.
Ulcer
This is also one of the most commonly diagnosed pathologies, which causes a person to have a stomachache and feel very sick, even to the point of vomiting. The appearance of symptoms of the disease begins, as a rule, after eating. However, this does not happen immediately. Usually after eating it takes about two hours. Pathology worsens in spring and autumn. Illness during these periods can cause unbearable suffering.
With an ulcer, not only does the stomach hurt and feel sick. There is also heartburn and sour belching. Vomiting often occurs after eating. Ulcers also suffer from weight loss. If the pain in this pathology has become sharp and stabbing, you should immediately visit a doctor. This symptom may indicate the appearance of a hole (perforation) in the wall of the stomach.
