Stomach pain in the middle of the night usually refers to nocturnal pain and empty stomach pain, which may be caused by hunger, duodenal ulcer, stomach cancer and other factors.
1. Hunger: eating less and consuming more during the day may lead to hunger in the middle of the night, the secretion of gastric acid increases, and the gastric acid stimulates the gastric mucous membrane which may lead to the symptom of pain.
2. Duodenal ulcer: this disease may be caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, the more typical symptoms are abdominal pain and night pain, related to the gastric acid stimulation of the lesion site, usually after eating the pain will be gradually relieved.
3. Gastric cancer: the cause of this disease is not clear, it may be related to Helicobacter pylori infection, and in the late stage, the symptoms of stomach pain will appear, usually without rhythmicity, and it may also appear at night.
Pancreatic, liver and gallbladder diseases, can also appear at night epigastric pain, and the site of stomach pain is similar, need to do relevant tests to identify. Stomach pain in the middle of the night can be timely consultation and examination to determine the cause of timely treatment.