Atony of the stomach

This disease is among the rare, but from it no one is immune. The cause of atony of the stomach can be a general deterioration in physical condition, stress and some diseases, the consequences of which have a bad effect on the general tone of the body. Yes, atony of the stomach is a loss of tonus of its walls. As a result, there may be an accumulation of undigested food that only health workers can extract from the stomach.

Symptoms of atony of the stomach

The main symptoms of atony of the stomach:

• bad breath ;
• feeling of heaviness in the abdomen;
• hiccough;
• vomiting.

The patient with atony experiences a feeling of satiety, even from a scanty amount of food. The difficulty lies in the fact that the same signs in other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract:

• ulcers;
• gastritis;
• gastroptosis;
• stomach cancer;
• nervous dyspepsia and others.

Determine that the patient is atony of the walls of the stomach, and not another disease, can only be using contrast X-rays.

Often atony of the stomach is a consequence:

• pneumonia;
• myocardial infarction;
• peritonitis;
• severe operations under general anesthesia;
• injuries;
• infections;
• metabolic disorders ;
• various disruptions in the work of the gastrointestinal tract.

Its reasons may also be:

• general weakness;
• oppressed mental state;
• severe overwork.

Treatment of atony of the stomach

Atony and hypotension of the stomach (weakening of the tone) can be cured without surgery. After the remnants of undigested food are removed using a probe, the patient must comply with the following rules:

1. Eat a fraction and often.
2. Sharply limit the amount of fluid consumed.
3. Meal consumed in a frayed form, give preference to vegetables and diet products.
4. Take vitamins and funds that strengthen the body.
5. Limit the time of work, for a period to abandon mental work.
6. Use sedatives with excitement.

Also, people who developed atony of the stomach and intestines, it is recommended to prick insulin 20-30 minutes before eating. But the exact amount of the drug should be prescribed by the attending physician. He can also advise a sanatorium-type institution where it will be appropriate to undergo comprehensive treatment under the supervision of specialists. They will not advise anything new, but they will take the issue of nutrition and strengthening the general state of the organism in their own hands. Coping with the problem is much easier than finding it and accurately identifying it.