Basic Knowledge About Digestive Disorders

Indigestion is a stomach ache caused by food. This condition is easily avoided or overcome, and rarely serious. But somehow, this condition can be a symptom of a more serious example peptikus ulcers, gallstones and stomach cancer.

Symptom

• Discomfort or mild or severe abdominal pain
• Heartburn (a burning feeling in the upper abdomen behind the breastbone)
• Bloating (stomach feel full due to a lot of gas is formed in the stomach)Belch
• Nausea and vomiting

Common causes

• Stress
• Smoke
• Excessive alcohol drinking
• Certain foods (spicy foods and greasy foods)
• Irregular eating, eating too much or too little
• Food poisoning
• Bacteria or Virus Infection
• Certain drugs
• Gestation

What you can do

• Drinking antacid (anti-acid)
• If accompanied by fever, black stool or no blood, vomiting blood, or lose weight immediately consult a doctor

What the doctor may do

• Knowing the causes of disease by conducting special examinations such as endoscopy or ultrasound
• Prescribe medication according to the patient's condition

Prevention tips

• Avoid alcohol and greasy or spicy foods
• Eat regularly and do not eat in a hurry
• Quitting smoking
• Avoid conditions / environments that cause stress
• Avoid medications that cause indigestion