What causes insufficient gastric motility?

Under normal circumstances, insufficient gastric motility may be caused by improper diet, poor emotional state, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, or gastroesophageal reflux. Patients should promptly visit a正规 hospital to identify the underlying cause and receive targeted treatment. Specific analyses are as follows:

1. Improper Diet

Long-term irregular eating habits, eating too quickly, picky eating, or consuming excessive greasy and spicy foods can all lead to reduced gastric motility and affect normal stomach peristalsis. It is recommended that patients maintain a light diet in daily life and appropriately consume foods such as millet porridge and noodles.

2. Poor Emotional State

Long-term mental stress, anxiety, depression, and other negative emotions may interfere with the nervous system's regulation of gastrointestinal motility, leading to decreased gastric motility. Patients can relieve stress through appropriate physical activities such as swimming or hiking to maintain emotional stability.

3. Chronic Gastritis

Chronic gastritis is a condition in which the gastric mucosa experiences long-term inflammatory irritation, often accompanied by symptoms such as insufficient gastric acid secretion and stomach discomfort, which may result in reduced gastric motility. Patients may take medications such as omeprazole enteric-coated capsules, lansoprazole enteric-coated tablets, or rabeprazole sodium enteric-coated tablets under medical guidance.

4. Gastric Ulcer

Gastric ulcer refers to ulceration of the gastric mucosa. Pain in the ulcerated area may weaken gastrointestinal peristalsis, resulting in insufficient gastric motility. Patients may take medications such as colloidal bismuth pectin capsules, amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium tablets, or Weisu granules orally as directed by a physician.

5. Gastroesophageal Reflux

Gastroesophageal reflux is a condition in which stomach acid flows back into the esophagus, causing inflammation of the esophageal mucosa. Acid irritation may reduce esophageal peristalsis and also impair gastric motility. Patients may use medications such as famotidine tablets, ranitidine hydrochloride capsules, or montmorillonite powder under a doctor’s supervision.

In daily diet, it is important to avoid spicy, irritating, raw, cold, and hard foods, focusing instead on light, easily digestible foods. If symptoms persist without improvement, prompt medical evaluation and diagnosis are recommended.