Stomach pain but not when lying down may be caused by physiological factors such as overeating, or it may be caused by pathological factors such as gastric ulcer and chronic gastritis.
1. Physiological factors: Overeating, consuming spicy and stimulating foods, cold and greasy foods such as hot and spicy, fried chicken, ice cream, chilled drinks, alcohol, strong tea, marinated meat, etc., can stimulate the gastric mucosa and cause symptoms such as gastric pain, gastric distension, nausea, vomiting, etc., and when lying down, it can relieve the pressure of gravity on the gastric body, which will result in the case of lying down with no pain.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) gastric ulcers: gastric ulcers often occur in patients with postprandial pain, bloating, acid reflux, heartburn and other symptoms, if the ulcer happens to occur in the pylorus, the side of the small curvature of the stomach, lying down can alleviate the pull on the ulcer surface, thus reducing the degree of gastric pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.
(2) chronic gastritis: chronic gastritis patients can appear after meals, early satiety, bloating, stomach pain, belching and other indigestion symptoms, congestion and edema of the gastric mucosa can be reduced due to lying down to reduce the degree of congestion, thereby relieving stomach pain and other symptoms.
Stomach pain but not when lying down, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to clarify the diagnosis, targeted treatment.