Stomach cramps, i.e. muscle twitching in the stomach, may be related to environmental factors, dietary factors, disease factors, certain medications and other causes.
1. Environmental factors: a cold stomach may cause contracture of the stomach muscles, leading to stomach cramps.
2. Dietary factors: Eating a lot of cold, hot and irritating food, or overeating frequently may also irritate the gastric mucosa and increase the chance of stomach cramps.
3. Disease factors:
(1) Digestive system diseases: when suffering from gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, bile reflux gastritis and other digestive system diseases, may cause stimulation of the gastric mucosa, resulting in tense contractions, contractions are too frequent stomach cramps can occur.
(2) Respiratory diseases: when suffering from pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases, especially when coughing is more intense, may also stimulate the smooth muscle of the stomach, stomach cramps.
4. Drug factors: some patients take long-term anti-platelet aggregation of drugs, can lead to gastric mucosal damage, serious peptic ulcer will be formed, may also cause stomach cramps.
The causes of stomach cramps are many, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of a professional physician to clarify the specific causes of the disease, and to carry out targeted treatment.