Stomach pain is the pain occurring inside the abdomen or in the outer muscle wall. The areas of the abdomen include the stomach as well as liver, kidneys, gallbladder, reproductive organs and intestines. The most common causes of the pain in the stomach are food poisoning, stomach cancer, ulcers in the stomach, bacteria, excess of stomach acids i.e. also known as hyperacidity and viruses. The diseases that lead to the pain in the stomach are stomach cancer, kidney cancer, tubo-ovarian abscess, crohn’s disease, uremia, gallbladder cancer etc. Stomach pain can be controlled by taking a nutritional diet, by doing exercise, by doing meditation etc. You can prevent the pain in the stomach by avoiding the strong stimulants such as herbal teas, by avoiding excess consumption of sugar, by avoiding the consumption of fine liquors, by avoiding eating the meat, by staying away from unhygienic places, by avoiding consumption of salt etc.
Causes of pain in the stomach:
The following are the causes of the pain in the stomach:
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Ruptured spleen
- Urinary tract infection
- Cholecystitis
- Sclerosing mesenteritis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Appendicitis
- Intestinal obstruction
- Sickle cell anemia
- Inflammation of the bile duct
- Mesenteric lymphadenitis
- Functional dyspepsia
- Spleen infection
- Angina
- Inflammation of the bladder
- Mittelschmerz
- Inflammation of the lining of the stomach
- Splenic abscess
- Pleurisy
- Flu of the stomach
- Diverticula
- Hiatal hernia
- Kidney stones.
The following are the diseases that lead to the pain in the stomach:
- Cancer
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Stomach cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Tubo-ovarian abscess
- Crohn’s disease
- Uremia
- Gallbladder cancer
- Enlarged spleen
- Pancreatic cancer
- Liver cancer
- Hepatitis.
The doctor should be consulted immediately if you have the stomach pain along with the following symptoms:
- Severe tenderness felt when you touch the abdomen
- Excess pain
- Swelling of the abdomen
- Nausea
- Swelling in the abdomen
- Fever
- Loss in the weight
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Skin appearing yellow
- Pain in the chest
- Bloody stools.
The homeopathic medicine
Argentum Nitricum: caused due to the ulcers in the stomach, hyperacidity, menstruation and the disorder of sleep. Suitable for old age who are thinner and weaker. Stomach pain along with vomiting, feeling of heaviness as if from a lump in stomach, excess gas, nausea, distressing and throbbing pain, pain caused due to the ulcer, severe loud burping or eructation etc & > by eructation.
Carbo vegetabilis: stomach pain along with weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive loss of fluids etc. Caused due to gallbladder stones and hyperacidity. It also helps in giving relief from the pain in the muscles of the abdomen.
Psorinum: caused due to gallbladder cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer and liver cancer. stomach pain accompanied by nausea, indigestion along with the burps, vomiting etc.
Arsenicum Album: caused due to the ulcer in the stomach, hyperacidity and stomach cancer. These homeopathic medicines are considered effective if the pain in the stomach is accompanied by burning sensation, weakness, nausea, pressure felt in the stomach, long burps, hardness in the areas of the chest etc.
Phosphorus: caused due to the gas formation in the abdomen along with the diarrhea.
Nux Vomica: caused due to the consumption of alcohol, after having the food, problem of the indigestion, problem of gas etc.
Ipecac: stomach pain is accompanied by vomiting after having lunch or dinner. Therefore, for the treatment of pain in the stomach, ipecac can be consumed.