Some people are faced with such a condition when the stomach hurts in the morning. The causes of the pathology are quite variable and only a doctor can understand them. Pain can be intense or mild, disappear quickly after waking up, or persist for long hours. Some people are able to accurately indicate their localization, others cannot determine the source of discomfort. Why does my stomach hurt in the morning?
Digestive diseases
The most common cause of abdominal discomfort in the morning is the pathology of the gastrointestinal tract. This can be a dysfunction of hollow organs - the esophagus, stomach, intestines, as well as diseases of the digestive glands - the liver and pancreas. It is also necessary to examine the condition of the gallbladder and spleen.
Other symptoms help to think about gastroenterological pathology:
- stool disorders (diarrhea or constipation);
- nausea;
- burning behind the sternum;
- loss of appetite;
- vomiting sour contents;
- burp;
- bitter taste in mouth.
How to do it yourselfdetermine the cause of the pain?
You can determine the defeat of a particular organ depending on the localization of pain.
- If the stomach hurts in the morning in the upper abdomen, this indicates a pathology of the stomach, small intestine, inflammation of the gallbladder, pancreatitis. Common causes are peptic ulcer, hyperacid gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux.
- Pain in the right hypochondrium occurs with diseases of the liver, gallbladder, and stomach. If they are paroxysmal in nature, cholelithiasis should be ruled out.
- Pain in the left hypochondrium occurs in the pathology of the spleen, pancreas, left stomach.
- The stomach hurts in the morning in the umbilical region often due to intestinal disorders. With the pathology of the small intestine, a person complains of bloating, accumulation of gases. Constipation, accumulation of fecal stones, overflow of the intestines cause discomfort in the navel and below.
Not always morning pain speaks of illness. After a plentiful evening feast, eating heavy food (fatty, smoked foods, flour products), there is discomfort in the abdomen, bloating. Your organs simply could not cope with the heavy load, did not break down all the food eaten the day before. Therefore, the stomach hurts in the morning due to fermentation and putrefactive processes. Going to the toilet helps to cope with the problem. To avoid discomfort in the future, try not to eat a lot before bed and reduce the amount of food at a time.
Hunger pains
Stomach hurts in the morningdue to long breaks between meals. People who are trying to lose weight often suffer from malaise. Following the recommendations, they eat at 18 o'clock, and the next meal is often postponed until late in the morning. This nature of pain quickly disappears after breakfast, sometimes a cup of milk or tea helps relieve symptoms. To relieve pain, you have to eat little and often.
However, you should not write off the discomfort on hunger. Pain always speaks of an existing pathology and is a signal that it is time to take active measures. Most likely, the cause is an inflammatory process in the stomach, when its inner walls are damaged. Numerous snacking only dulls the symptoms, and the disease continues to progress. Do not put off a visit to the gastroenterologist, if this is your case.
Peptic ulcer, erosion of the stomach and small intestine are also manifested by pain in the abdomen on an empty stomach. Sometimes patients wake up at 4-5 o'clock in the morning from the fact that "sucking in the stomach", in severe cases, the pain is pronounced and brings a lot of suffering. With erosions, sour vomiting occurs, which brings relief. The condition is quite dangerous as it can lead to bleeding and perforation of the mucosal defect.
What can cause pain in children?
In the evening the baby was cheerful and he althy, and in the morning he points his finger at the navel and complains of pain? You should take the temperature, look at the nature of the stool - normal, mushy or liquid. Sometimes the cause of complaints is the unwillingness of the babyattend kindergarten or school. And he's not always smart. If a child’s stomach hurts in the morning, this may be evidence of stress, emotional stress, problems with peers. In these cases, you can think of a neurosis and consult a specialist.
The characteristic posture of the child speaks of acute pain - he lies curled up on his side and pulls his legs under him. In such cases, the baby slowly and very carefully changes the position of the body, constantly crying.
Diseases in which the child's stomach hurts in the morning
Most common causes:
- appendicitis;
- food allergy;
- worm infestation;
- pancreatitis;
- poisoning;
- intestinal infections;
- diseases of digestion.
If your stomach hurts for 2 hours, and the intensity of the pain increases, the temperature rises, there is no stool, urgently call an ambulance. The child needs an immediate consultation with a surgeon. Before the arrival of the team of doctors, you can not take any measures - give the baby painkillers, apply a heating pad to the stomach. Such self-activity will only dull the symptoms of the disease and prevent the correct diagnosis.
If your stomach hurts in the morning and diarrhea are signs of an intestinal infection or poisoning. The recommendations here are similar - consult a doctor in the near future. Diarrhea in the morning and abdominal discomfort may indicate intestinal dysbiosis. ATin any case, the child will need to do the necessary tests, which will help to exclude a serious pathology.
Abdominal migraine
Children under 14 have a disease called "abdominal migraine". Abdominal pains appear simultaneously with headaches, are paroxysmal, shooting, cutting in nature and are quite intense. Usually the baby is not able to indicate the place of their localization, since the pain is diffuse. At the same time, other symptoms appear: nausea, vomiting, intolerance to bright light. The skin is pale, sweat drops are visible on the face. After the attack ends, the symptoms go away on their own.
During pregnancy
Often a woman has a stomach ache in the morning during pregnancy, and not always unpleasant sensations indicate some kind of pathology. During the bearing of a child, the ligaments attached to the pelvic bones are stretched, which causes discomfort. Usually, such pains are intermittent and increase during movement of the body.
In the early stages there is a slight pain, and this is considered normal. The reason is the stretching of the growing uterus, which presses on the organs adjacent to it. There is an adaptation of the body to a new state under the influence of hormonal changes. Many women experience nagging pain on days when they were scheduled to have their period.
However, a woman should be on the lookout. When there are cramping sharp pains, spotting, urgently go to the gynecologicaldepartment. Such sensations are harbingers of an early miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
Abdominal pain in late pregnancy
In the last months before childbirth, discomfort in the lower abdomen and in the lower back is caused by training contractions. At this time, the uterus is easily palpable with the hands. Training contractions differ from true contractions in their irregularity, it’s just that the body is preparing for the process of childbearing.
Sharp pain in the third trimester may indicate preterm labor or placental abruption. Delay in this case becomes dangerous for both the baby and the mother. As long as the amniotic fluid has not broken, the pregnancy can be saved.
Indigestion is quite common and causes stomach ache in the morning from gases during pregnancy. The hormone progesterone relaxes the smooth muscles of the internal organs, including the intestines. There are constipation, bloating. Poor functioning of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract may be due to the pressure on them of a greatly enlarged uterus.
Other reasons
If your stomach often hurts in the morning, other diseases should be excluded:
- gynecological pathology;
- impaired kidney function;
- prostate disease;
- pathology of the nervous system;
- tumors;
- adhesive disease.
Panic attacks
Overexcitation of the vegetative system is accompanied by the release of the hormone adrenaline. Under its influence, not only the vessels narrow, but alsothere is an imbalance in the work of the muscles of the internal organs. They alternately contract, which causes a spasm in the abdomen, then relax. It hurts.
Panic attacks also cause fear, palpitations, high blood pressure, diarrhea or constipation, hot flashes, sweating, feeling chilly. Sometimes a person considers the world and his own actions as if from the outside. The disease affects young people and people over 60.
Don't ignore stomach pain on an empty stomach, because here are the most important organs. After all, the body in this way sends signals that there is a problem.
