Bile is a secretion of liver cells that is stored in the gallbladder.
After eating, bile is released by the gallbladder and then enters the digestive tract to help digest food.
In particular, some fats and fat-soluble vitamins need bile to be broken down and digested.
However, in daily life, many people will have bile reflux.
Bile reflux refers to the reflux of bile from the gallbladder into the stomach, causing a series of uncomfortable symptoms.
Once the phenomenon of bile reflux occurs, it must be treated early and adjusted accordingly, otherwise it will seriously affect the health of the gastrointestinal tract.
So, when the phenomenon of bile reflux occurs, what are the symptoms of the body?
First, there is bitterness in the mouth
Most people with bile reflux often have bitterness in the mouth, especially after getting up in the morning, and this phenomenon of bitter mouth is very obvious.
After the bile belt in the gallbladder passes through the duodenum and regurgitates into the stomach, it will cause the gastric mucosa to be stimulated and spasm abnormally, so that some bile passes from the stomach through the esophagus into the mouth.
Since the bile has a pronounced bitter taste, bitterness will occur in the patient's mouth.
When sleeping at night, there will be no drinking behavior, and some bile in the esophagus and mouth cannot be diluted, which will cause the patient to have a more obvious bitter mouth, and it will also be accompanied by discomfort such as dry mouth and bad breath.
Second, the digestive function becomes weaker
After food enters the gastrointestinal tract through the mouth through the esophagus, the gallbladder releases the stored bile and prompts it to enter the duodenum to help digest some food.
In particular, the bile salt component in bile can quickly digest some fats that enter the body.
If there is a phenomenon of bile reflux, the excretion of bile will be abnormal, and the digestive function will become slower.
And because of the phenomenon of bile reflux, it will cause strong irritation to the gastric mucosa, which can easily cause some inflammation or ulceration, and will also affect the normal function of the stomach.
It will cause the patient to digest food more and more slowly, so that the patient has early satiety, postprandial fullness, and decreased appetite.
3. Epigastric discomfort
Because a large amount of bile will regurgitate into the stomach, it will cause extremely strong irritation to the gastric mucosa, resulting in abnormal spasms of the gastric mucosa, and induce the appearance of gastric ulcers, which will lead to a series of discomforts in the patient's epigastric position.
For example, there is repeated epigastric pain or bloating, as well as belching, nausea, and even vomiting bitter water.
4. Gastrointestinal bleeding
If there is only mild bile reflux, it will not cause symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding. However, if the phenomenon of bile reflux persists for a long time, the irritation of the gastric mucosa will become more and more serious;
It is easy to have some ulcerated surfaces, which are most likely to cause bleeding symptoms. Then in the daily life, the patient will have black stools, or hematemesis.
All in all, once the bile regurgitates, the patient will experience the above 4 symptoms in daily life. If the condition is severe, if it causes pyloric obstruction or gastric perforation, it can cause severe abdominal pain and frequent and severe vomiting problems.
Therefore, when these symptoms appear, we must be admitted to the hospital for a series of examinations at the first time, and then give the corresponding methods for treatment under the guidance of the doctor, and make adjustments to diet, mentality and other aspects. In order to effectively improve the phenomenon of bile reflux, to achieve the role of maintaining their own health.