Stomach pain, but no results after a lot of investigation? That is a high probability of cervical spondylosis, medically called “cervicogastric syndrome”. So, why is the pain in the stomach and the disease in the neck? It turns out that the plant nerves play a mediating role. When osteophytes occur in the cervical spine, the proliferating bone spurs, degenerating discs and narrowing of the vertebral space produce adverse stimulation of the sympathetic nerves, which are abundantly distributed in the neck. These strong signals of intense stimulation are transmitted to the hypothalamic vegetative nerve centers through the sympathetic network entering the cranium and producing dominant foci. The excitation of this dominant foci then travels down the sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves to the blood vessels of the viscera and causes two different symptoms in the stomach: 1. When the sympathetic nerves are excited, gastrointestinal secretion and peristalsis are inhibited and a series of symptoms such as dry mouth, lack of food and drink, abdominal distension and discomfort, burping and belching, vague pain in the epigastrium and even nausea and vomiting occur. 2. When the excitability of parasympathetic nerve is increased, symptoms similar to ulcer disease such as increased appetite, burning heartburn, pain when hungry and relieved after eating will appear. Doctor’s tip: Since cervicogastric syndrome is in the neck, treatment should be given to the neck first and then to the stomach. Stomach disease can be treated symptomatically according to the symptoms. As long as the cervical spine disease gets timely and correct treatment, the cervical and gastric disease will then improve or even heal.