Do you know the sucking sense of anxiety? It seems that everything is fine, but a person cannot calm down in any way, he feels a sense of anxiety, excitement and fear.
“Sucking in the pit” - this is often said about the onset of the condition. Why does it “suck”, and where is this “spoon”?
"Spoon" has long been called the xiphoid process of the sternum located above the stomach. It can be easily felt at the bottom of the sternum, and it really looks like a spoon. When a person is faced with acute sensations, with danger, is nervous or scared, the body produces stress hormones, under the influence of which the nerve endings located in the stomach are excited. This feeling, caused by nervous experiences, is called "sucking in the stomach."
But this expression also has an anatomical meaning. Sucked in the stomach - the main criterion for hunger. Even, rather, not hunger itself, but a feeling of emptiness in the stomach. Most likely, our stomach got used to a crowded state, and then it unloaded. Here, with his cramps, he recalls his desire to eat: to fill up and restart his work.
Aching, pulling pain in the stomach, especially after eating, is also one of the main signs of gastritis.
Oddly enough, but very often gastritis is observed in school-age children. Why? After all, it seems that homemade food can not cause this disease. In addition, almost all children are provided with healthy meals in school canteens. But, nevertheless, gastritis - becomes a disease of the young.
About twenty-five years ago, microbiologists made a discovery: the occurrence of gastritis is provoked by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori. These bacteria were known for a very long time, but for humans they were safe. Now, when due to the ecological situation, unhealthy food with all kinds of additives, the resistance of the human body has sharply decreased, these bacteria can harm humanity.
The first infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria occurs from parents in the family. Through kisses, unwashed hands, and common dishes, a four-year-old child can become infected and become a carrier of these bacteria. No external signs have yet been observed, still good, but changes in the gastric mucosa are already beginning to occur.
At one “beautiful” moment, everything breaks out! Abdominal pain, frustration ... A lot of emotional stress at school, poor nutrition, when lunch is replaced with chips and crackers, and compote - soda, contribute to the appearance of gastritis.
When should parents sound the alarm to avoid the further development of this disease?
The first signs of gastritis are:
- belching and bad breath;
- decreased appetite;
- there is a feeling that sucks in the stomach.
If the pains in the upper abdomen appear after eating spicy and sour food, drinking coffee, then a diagnosis of gastritis is possible. It can also occur amid emotional stress. If these pains are mild, passing literally in 10 minutes, then you should not panic. First of all, you just need to give your child first aid: give him more milk and dairy products, reduce the amount of carbohydrates. And more importantly - divide your daily intake of food by 5-6 times. Although you can’t delay a visit to the doctor!
In case of severe acute or dull abdominal pain, possible vomiting and chest pain along the esophagus, vomiting with an admixture of blood, you should immediately contact a gastroenterologist or call an ambulance.
To reduce pain, you can attach a warm heating pad to your stomach, drink a weak, not too hot tea or water. The treatment of gastritis is not very long, with the strictest observance of all the recommendations of the attending physician - up to 2 weeks.
The feeling that sucks under the spoon can be felt if the pancreas is affected. It regulates various processes in the human body, including the blood supply to the gastric mucosa. It is worth it to "tease" with constant overwork and malnutrition, as she immediately impairs blood circulation, and erosive gastritis begins.
With the help of drugs, gastritis can be cured, it is much more difficult to remove the causes of the disease. And for this you need to get enough sleep, reduce psycho-emotional stress, limit computer games that excite children, and regularly and properly eat. To strengthen the nervous system - the connecting link between the brain and the pancreas - it is useful to take a contrast shower, rubbing. And, of course, constantly observed by a doctor.