What are the causes of hidden pain in the left side of the abdomen after a meal?

Hidden pain in the left abdomen after meals may be related to gastritis, gastric ulcer, pancreatitis and so on.
1. Gastritis: refers to the inflammatory response of the gastric mucosa to various stimuli in the stomach. It can be caused by stress, drugs, alcohol and other causes. Clinical manifestations often include abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. Commonly used drugs to inhibit gastric acid secretion, such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole or H2 receptor antagonist famotidine, ranitidine, etc., gastric mucosal protective agent bismuth potassium citrate, bismuth pectin to promote gastric mucosal repair.
2. Gastric ulcer: Gastric ulcer is an ulcer that occurs in the inner wall of the stomach. Helicobacter pylori infection and taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the main causes of gastric ulcer. Its symptoms are stomach pain, loss of appetite, and bloating after meals. Its treatment is to target the cause of the drug, the use of drugs such as omeprazole acid suppression therapy and amoxicillin, metronidazole, etc. and pectin bismuth gastric mucosa protection therapy.
3. Pancreatitis: is a variety of causes of pancreatic tissue caused by auto-digestion of pancreatic edema, hemorrhage and necrosis and other inflammatory injuries. It is caused by biliary tract diseases, alcohol, pancreatic duct obstruction and other causes. It is treated by finding and removing the cause and growth inhibitors and octreotide to control inflammation.
Left abdominal pain after meals may also have other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, give targeted treatment or standardized treatment, drugs should be used as prescribed by the doctor.