Stomach pain that is painful when standing but not when lying down may be caused by gastroptosis or peptic ulcer disease.
1. Gastric ptosis: patients suffering from gastric ptosis, usually due to the surrounding ligaments of the stomach to support the function of the weakened, when standing due to gravity, resulting in the stomach sinking compression of the sensation and thus there will be a very painful phenomenon, lying down due to the gravity of the sinking is reduced, so that the pain symptoms will be relieved.
2. peptic ulcer: such as gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer patients, usually stomach acid will be too much secretion, standing stomach acid will directly stimulate the ulcer surface appear very painful performance, and lying down due to the change of position, stomach acid may also appear to transfer to the ulcer surface of the stimulation is reduced, thus relieving the pain.
Patients such as stomach pain standing very painful but lying down will not be painful symptoms, to the hospital in a timely manner to identify the cause of targeted treatment, to avoid delays in the condition.