• Indigestion can be occurred very frequently with stomach discomfort and it may be not taken seriously by the person.
• Stomach fullness is felt by the affected person frequently after eating food. Bloating also exists after having food very regularly and becomes a problem.
• Pain exists in the stomach after the food consumption as the stomach responses with uneasy food digestion. Endoscopy may have been done and check about the problems in the stomach. Many of gastric cancer cases reveal after the endoscopy check only. Until then some people even not know about they are having stomach cancer.
• Nausea and heart burn also seen at early stages at people. Some symptoms may be misunderstood as related to some other disorders or common indigestion problems. Heart burn may think of the cardiac problem.
• Diarrhea or constipation also occurs occasionally because of the complicated digestion process in the patients. The problem is instantly suppressed with normal medicines and get forget taking unserious.
• Loss of appetite is another sign of cancer disease and the person do not like to have nutritious food. Because of less consumption of food person will not absorb enough nutrients and supplements. It causes severe weight loss and weakness in the patient.
• With some more advancement in stomach cancer, one may have discomfort in the upper and middle portions of the abdomen. Irritation and uneasiness occurs in the person.
• The victim may find blood in the stool that appears black and tarry. One must find out and get checked for the reason without making it late.
• Vomiting of food becomes frequent and stays for some days regularly. With severe cases blood is seen in the vomiting. It makes the patient very weak and results to fatigue associated with mild anemia. It may not be taken lightly and immediate check with doctor is required.
If stomach cancer is not discovered at early stage it spreads over the other parts of the body and becomes life threatening. Smoking and alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing gastric cancer significantly. So People must take care of themselves for not living with unwanted habits and lifestyle.
Dr. Pradeep Jain had passed out from Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi. Dr. Pradeep Jain Fortis has obtained the degree of MS from the corresponding college and LNJP hospital.