Hidden pain in the left abdomen at the lower ribs after a meal may be caused by strenuous activities or gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases.
1. Strenuous activities: If you do strenuous activities immediately after a meal, such as running, jumping rope, playing ball, etc., it may lead to spasms in the intestinal tract, which may lead to a vague pain in the lower ribs of the left abdomen after a meal.
2. Gastritis: Gastritis is an inflammatory lesion that occurs after the gastric mucous membrane is damaged due to any reason. Patients with gastritis will have vague pain in the left abdomen and lower ribs after meals, which may be accompanied by abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
3. Gastric ulcers: gastric ulcers are ulcers that occur in the mucous membrane of the inner wall of the stomach or in the deeper layers, the typical symptom of gastric ulcers is burning pain in the stomach, which may occur half an hour to an hour after a meal, and the pain may last for a few minutes or a few hours, etc. Therefore, the vague pain in the left lower abdominal ribs after a meal can be considered to be caused by gastric ulcers.
It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time to do gastroscopy, gastroscopy can help doctors diagnose the specific causes of the disease, and then can be targeted treatment.