What causes stomach pain at night and dry bowel movements?
Disease description:
I experienced stomach pain in the middle of the night while sleeping last night, and my bowel movements have been particularly dry these past few days. I would like to ask what might be causing these symptoms?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Shen Yonghua
Possible causes of stomach pain at night and dry stools include:
1. Improper diet: Eating excessive spicy or greasy foods, or going to bed immediately after dinner, can cause food to accumulate in the intestines without being expelled in a timely manner, leading to abdominal pain and constipation.
2. Functional dyspepsia: Due to insufficient gastrointestinal motility, food retention produces gas causing bloating, which simultaneously affects bowel function, resulting in constipation and stomach pain.
3. Chronic superficial gastritis: Inflammation of the gastric mucosa may lead to spasmodic stomach pain, while reduced gastric motility can affect digestion and absorption of food, thereby causing constipation.
4. Helicobacter pylori infection: This infection not only causes stomach pain but may also disrupt the gastric microbial balance, promote toxin production, stimulate intestinal smooth muscle contraction, and induce constipation.
