Midnight stomach cramps

Midnight stomach cramps may be due to irregular diet, indigestion, gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm, acute gastroenteritis, etc., need to take symptomatic treatment according to the cause. Common causes and treatments 1, irregular diet: eating too much at night, too greasy, or eating spicy and irritating food, easily lead to the phenomenon of stomach cramps in the middle of the night. Through dietary adjustments can relieve the symptoms of colic, such as dinner to avoid eating too much, do not eat greasy, stimulating food, it is appropriate to eat easy to digest, light diet; 2, indigestion: eat indigestible food, resulting in stomach muscle contraction, spasm, causing the phenomenon of stomach colic. You can eat foods that help digestion, such as bananas, yogurt, apples, honey, etc., or take oral probiotics, such as bifidobacteria, probiotics tablets, etc. for conditioning. You can also take digestive drugs, such as digestive enzymes, domperidone, mosapride, etc. under the guidance of a doctor; 3. Gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm: cold at night can lead to gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm, causing intestinal colic. Hot water bags, warm towels or massage can be used to relieve pain. If the pain is more serious, atropine, scopolamine and other drugs can be taken under the guidance of the doctor for treatment; 4, acute gastroenteritis: after the patient eats food contaminated by virus or bacteria at night, acute gastrointestinal inflammation occurs, manifested as midnight stomach cramps, accompanied by fever, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, can be selected under the guidance of the doctor anticholinergic drugs, scopolamine, atropine The antispasmodic and analgesic treatment can be chosen under the guidance of the doctor. If the effect does not improve significantly, routine blood tests can be performed at the hospital. If the routine blood tests indicate elevated leukocytes and neutrophils, the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis caused by bacteria should be treated with cephalosporin or levofloxacin, and the symptoms can be relieved rapidly after effective antibacterial and anti-inflammatory treatment. If the routine blood test indicates normal leukocytes and neutrophils, it can be judged as viral acute enteritis, and symptomatic treatment is mainly given, such as minor dehydration and electrolyte balance disorder can be regulated by oral rehydration salts, while severe dehydration requires intravenous rehydration, and correction of acid-base balance.