Flatulence in the middle of the night generally refers to abdominal distension in the middle of the night, which may be caused by improper diet before going to bed, chronic gastritis, gas swallowing and other reasons.
1. Improper diet before going to bed: it may be that the patient ate potatoes, taro and other indigestible food before going to bed, after the full fermentation of intestinal bacteria, it will produce a large amount of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, which can appear in the middle of the night to sleep in the bloating phenomenon.
2. Chronic gastritis: mainly due to autoimmune, Helicobacter pylori infection and other reasons. Due to the stimulation of inflammation, gastric insufficiency can occur, which can appear in the middle of the night bloating phenomenon.
3. Aerophagia: It means that the patient unconsciously swallows a large amount of gas when swallowing food and stays in the stomach. Clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal symptoms, such as abdominal distension, belching (burp), increased anal defecation, etc., which can appear in the middle of the night bloating phenomenon.
Midnight sleep bloating may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid delaying the condition.