Burning in the stomach and mouth
A burning sensation in the stomach and mouth can have various causes. One of the most common, however, is the chronic inflammatory bowel disease “Crohn’s disease“. Crohn’s disease typically affects individual parts of the gastrointestinal tract, including the stomach and intestines.
However, manifestations in the mouth are also common, especially in the form of aphtae. These small blisters cause an unpleasant, piercing burning sensation in the mouth. Short-term cooling often helps, but in the long run they are a major nuisance – especially in combination with a burning sensation in the stomach.
The burning sensation in the stomach and mouth is usually accompanied by chronic diarrhoea, weight loss and pain in the right lower abdomen. Since there is no standard diagnostic procedure for Crohn’s disease, it is often diagnosed late and is difficult to confirm. If the diagnosis is clear, the inflammation is treated with glucocorticoids.
Depending on the extent of the relapse, however, it may also be necessary to use stronger drugs such as prednisolone, up to and including immunosuppressive agents. These dampen the inflammatory reaction, but also make the body more accessible to pathogens such as viruses and bacteria. A cure for Crohn’s disease is currently (2016) not possible.
Under optimal therapy, however, a normal life expectancy can be achieved. A burning sensation in the stomach and mouth can, however, also be triggered quite simply by food and drink that is too spicy or too hot. In this case, the only thing that helps is to wait until the taste receptors have calmed down.
Milk and dry bread can also help to soothe the burning sensation when eating spicy foods. Incidentally, consuming spicy foods too frequently can lead to chronic damage to the gastrointestinal tract and should therefore not be done too often. Other topics that might also interest you :
- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
- Gastroenteritis
- Abdominal pain
- Stomach pain
- Stomach Ulcer
- Nausea
- Diarrhoea
- Vomiting
- Inflammation stomach
- Gastritis
- Stomach cancer
- Heartburn
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