Gastric pain is a relatively common clinical symptom, the stomach vague discomfort for a month without aggravation, may be caused by a problem with the stomach, this problem may be: gastritis, ulcer, gastric dysfunction, bacterial infection such as H. pylori infection, gastric cancer and so on, gastroscopy can be initially clear, at least to rule out whether it is an ulcer, cancer and so on.
There are many causes of vague gastric pain, and gastric cancer is one of them, especially for patients with chronic gastric disease or the middle-aged and elderly, and gastric pain should be taken seriously enough to be alert to the development of cancer.
Stomach cancer is asymptomatic in the early stages, some patients may have indigestion, progressive and advanced gastric cancer may manifest as pain and discomfort in the upper abdomen, patients may feel vague pain in the stomach, along with other changes in the body, weight loss, loss of appetite, vomiting, burping, acid reflux, etc. In severe cases, cancer cells may destroy the blood vessels in the stomach, leading to bleeding.
In addition, diseases such as chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer can also cause hidden pain in the stomach. It should be noted that the pain of gastric ulcer is very characteristic, mostly manifesting as pain after eating, and can be clearly diagnosed by gastroscopy.