Heartburn after meals may be the result of diet and other physiological factors, but also may be peptic ulcer, acute gastroenteritis and other pathological factors.
1. Physiological factors: If you eat greasy, fried, barbecue and other indigestible food, or cold, spicy and other stimulating acidic food, it will stimulate gastric acid secretion increases, stomach contents increase, stomach pressure rises, acid reflux, heartburn, and at the same time, the food can not be digested in time, in the gastrointestinal tract stays longer, so that the patient feels a sense of blockage in the stomach.
2. Pathological factors: mainly peptic diseases, such as peptic ulcer, acute gastroenteritis, etc., will lead to the patient’s gastrointestinal digestion, absorption and peristalsis function is impaired, affecting the digestion, absorption and emptying of food, accompanied by an increase in gastric acid secretion, the appearance of the stomach after meals blockage, heartburn. At the same time, patients may also be accompanied by acid reflux, belching, abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting and other uncomfortable symptoms.
If the patient feels heartburn after meals for a long time or repeatedly, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease and carry out targeted treatment to avoid delaying the condition.