What causes stomach acid after meals?

Gastric acid after meals may be physiological phenomenon, may also be caused by chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux and other diseases.

1, physiological phenomenon

may be related to short-term eating too much sweets, irritant drinks and other factors, can cause gastric acid secretion after meals, this is a physiological phenomenon.

2, chronic gastritis

is generally related to Helicobacter pylori infection, immunity, physical factors, etc., can cause gastric mucosa after meals by inflammation stimulation, and then appear hyperacidity, vomiting and other symptoms.

3, gastroesophageal reflux

may be affected by esophageal function impairment, gastric emptying delay and other factors, easy to cause patients to eat gastric contents back into the esophagus, can repeatedly stimulate mucosal tissue, and then manifested as excessive secretion of gastric acid after meals.