The stomach is part of the digestive tract which can bloom the most, which is located in the epigastric region and partly to the left of the area and umbilikal hipokhondriak. Consists of the upper stomach called the fundus, the main trunk, and the bottom is horizontal, ie pyloric antrum. At the time of food into the stomach, the stomach to form concentric circles in the corpus and fundus gastrikus. The most recent food located closest to the hole of the esophagus and the longest food is located close to the stomach wall.
Glands in the mucous lining the stomach digestive juices important issue, namely gastric juice. Lymph nodes acid is a colorless liquid, which contains 0.4% Clorida acid (HCI), which preserves all the food and worked as an antiseptic and disinfectant agent, producing organism, and provide protein. In gastric juice have some digestive enzymes.
The function of the stomach there are three, namely:
(1) Store food as to be accommodated in large numbers at bottom of the digestive tract;
(2) Mixing the food with gastric juice to form a semisolid mixture called kimus.
(3) Issued a food slowly from the stomach into the small intestine at an appropriate pace for the digestion and absorption of the small intestine.
Gastric inflammatory disease (gastrointestinal disease), or often called ulcer disease, often caused by irregular eating times and the type and quality of food is not good. Inflammation of the stomach lining of irritation or infection of the stomach wall creates a red, swollen, and, bloody. Causes irritation of the stomach include: alcohol, drugs such as aspirin in high doses, caffeine, corticosteroids, antimetabolite, butazolidin, and indosin.
Chronic inflammation of the stomach wall which may be caused by the return of bile and other acid into the stomach, bacteria, kidney disease, infections, anemia, diabetes, and some other things that irritate. The symptoms that indicated when a person suffering from gastroenteritis are: stomach feels uncomfortable, vomiting, blood vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps, indigesti, decreased appetite, and others. What needs to be done to overcome this disease is concerned, in addition to consult-appropriate food and exercise. Avoid spicy foods and food ingredients that contain aspirin. Eat soft foods, with a small amount but over and over again. Keep your stomach from digestive diseases.