Can't eat, feel sick and weak

Gastrointestinal dysfunction is also known as gastrointestinal neurosis. On the premise of excluding organic lesions, mental factors are the main cause of this disease. For example, emotional tension, anxiety, difficulties in life and work, worries, unexpected misfortunes, etc. can all affect the normal gastrointestinal function and cause gastrointestinal dysfunction.

Causes

There are mainly the following aspects:

1. Irregular diet

It causes gastric motility disorder, promotes the secretion of gastric juice, and eventually leads to gastritis or gastric ulcer.

2. Pathological causes

Such as indigestion, gastritis, ulcer disease, acute gastroenteritis and so on.

3. Psychological factors

Negative emotions can cause hypothalamic dysfunction through the cerebral cortex, thereby affecting gastrointestinal function and leading to gastrointestinal dysfunction.

Classification

1. Gastric neurosis

① Nervous vomiting. ② Neurogenic belching. ③Anorexia nervosa.

2. Enteric neurosis

Enteric neurosis, also known as irritable bowel syndrome, is the most common functional disease of the gastrointestinal tract. ① Mainly colonic motility disorder, which is more common. ② Mainly caused by colon secretory dysfunction. ③Mainly small intestinal dysfunction.

Clinical manifestations

Gastrointestinal dysfunction usually has a slow onset, and the clinical manifestations are mainly gastrointestinal symptoms. Patients with gastric neurosis often show symptoms such as acid reflux, belching, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, a burning sensation under the xiphoid process, fullness after eating, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain. The symptoms worsen with every mood change. Enteric neurosis, also known as irritable bowel syndrome, is the most common functional disease of the gastrointestinal tract. The main symptoms are intestinal symptoms. Patients often have abdominal pain, abdominal distension, intestinal rumbling, diarrhea and constipation. When there is pain in the left lower abdomen, a cord-like mass can be felt. The abdominal pain is often aggravated by eating or drinking cold drinks, and is relieved after defecation, flatulence and enema. Abdominal pain is often accompanied by symptoms such as abdominal distension, difficulty in defecation or increased frequency of bowel movements, and stools that may be loose or dry. In the past, this was called colon dysfunction, spastic colon, allergic colon, spastic colitis, mucous colitis, emotional diarrhea, etc.

The onset is usually slow, the course of the disease often lasts for years, and it is persistent or has recurring attacks. The clinical manifestations are mainly gastrointestinal symptoms, which may be limited to the pharynx, esophagus or stomach, but intestinal symptoms are the most common. They may also be accompanied by other common symptoms of neurosis.