Choosing the right treatment based on the willingness to cause indigestion
Digestion and absorption is an extremely complex physiological process that involves not only the digestive tract and digestive glands, but also psychosomatic factors and the physiological status of organs in other systems that can affect the digestion and absorption process.
Indigestion can be classified as functional or organic, or organic diseases of the digestive system or other systems, depending on the presence of organic changes in the body.
Functional diseases of the digestive system such as functional dyspepsia, patients may have symptoms such as early satiety, belching, bloating, abdominal pain, etc. The symptoms persist and recur, and some patients may have symptoms such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. They may be seen in the gastroenterology clinic and given prokinetic drugs, acid suppressants, and in some cases, antidepressant medications that are effective depending on the patient’s condition.
H. pylori infection can lead to gastritis and even gastric mucosal atrophy and intestinalization, causing symptoms similar to functional dyspepsia in some people, and these patients should be seen in a regular hospital for standard H. pylori eradication therapy.
In addition to the gastrointestinal tract, dysfunction of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and other organs can also lead to impaired secretion or excretion of enzymes involved in the digestive and absorption process, and patients with cirrhosis can also lead to stasis in the gastrointestinal tract, causing symptoms of indigestion such as bloating and diarrhea, which should be treated differently depending on the cause.
When the function of organs other than the digestive system, such as the heart and kidneys, is severely impaired, the gastrointestinal tract may also be involved, leading to impaired digestion and absorption, and the symptoms of dyspepsia should be treated symptomatically with appropriate drugs based on active treatment of the primary cause.
Diabetic patients with autonomic dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract caused by a long-term high-sugar environment are often accompanied by symptoms of dyspepsia such as abdominal distension and constipation. Close monitoring of blood glucose levels and selection of an appropriate glucose-lowering regimen are the basis for treatment of dyspepsia symptoms in such patients, and on this basis prokinetic drugs or probiotic preparations can be used appropriately to improve symptoms.
In conclusion, before proceeding with treatment, you should first identify the cause, seek medical help, standardize treatment, and develop a good routine, eat less and more often, chew and swallow slowly, and eat regularly.