What causes stomach pain in the elderly?

Stomach pain generally refers to stomachache, stomachache may be caused by chronic gastritis, acute gastritis, gastric cancer and other reasons.

1, chronic gastritis

Chronic gastritis will lead to gastric motility slowed down, affecting digestion, so food can not be emptied in time after eating, will accumulate in the stomach, thus causing stomachache.

2, acute gastritis

due to erosion of gastric mucosa, gastric juice can directly wash gastric mucosa, causing irritation of the erosion surface, causing stomach cramps, so there will be stomachache.

3, gastric

cancer invasion of the mucosal layer, stimulation of the nerves under the stomach wall, will cause stomachache, and the degree is more serious, lasting for a long time.