Gastric acid disorder is a digestive system disorder in the stomach. It should be noted that the main function of the stomach is to break down the food consumed by humans. Then the function of acid in the stomach is to help break down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Besides that, the function of acid in the stomach is also to kill bacteria and viruses that enter it. Furthermore, the capacity of the stomach in humans is 1500 mL, where the process of digesting food that enters the stomach is food and drinks that are swallowed into the stomach, about 50% of the stomach contents enter the intestine within 10-20 minutes (gastric contents that enter the intestine). in liquid form). Then, from 1-4 hours, the denser food enters the intestine. Gastric acid production in humans is around 1-3 liters a day.
Then, the next question is what are the symptoms of excessive stomach acid? Symptoms of excess stomach acid include pain in the pit of the stomach, feeling nauseous, vomiting, burning feeling in the chest to the neck, and bloating. Furthermore, there are also types of gastric disease, namely dyspepsia, there are 3 types, namely this type of ulcer, the patient will feel the main complaint is pain in the pit of the stomach. The second is the type of dysmotility, in this type the patient will feel the main complaints such as bloating, nausea, feeling full, and full quickly. Then the last one is a non-specific type. The next type of gastric disease is Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) which has a reflux type whose main complaint is a burning feeling in the chest. Furthermore, Gastritis / Gastropathy, Stomach Ulcers, and Stomach Tumors.
In addition to the symptoms of gastric acid above, there are also other diseases outside the stomach with the same symptoms as a heart attack (myocardial infarction), inflammation of the pancreas, gallstones and inflammation of the gallbladder, kidney stones, skin disorders such as shingles, muscle cramps, and etc.
The way to prevent stomach acid from increasing is to eat on time, then eat a balanced diet and avoid processed foods, avoid stress, and finally avoid smoking, alcohol, fatty, spicy foods, and so on. For the treatment of patients who experience stomach acid, namely by taking ulcer drugs such as antacids, H2 receptor blockers such as ranitidine. Furthermore, drugs for proton pump inhibitors such as omeprasol, lansoprasol, esomeprasol can be used. For cytoprotection, you can use drugs such as sucralfate. For prokinetics, consume metoclopramide, domperidone. Finally, dopamine D2 receptor antagonists and serotonin antagonists such as metoclopramide can be used.