Pancreatic Cancer: Look For These Signs Now

Indigestion

Indigestion occurs when the stomach or gastric acid rises into the esophagus from the stomach and causes a burning or otherwise painful sensation. Pancreatic cancer patients may exhibit indigestion as a symptom of their tumor. When the pancreatic tumor causes problems with the intestinal absorption of nutrients, the brain detects a problem with digestion. The natural response to this problem is an increase in the production of gastric acid by the stomach. An excess amount of stomach acid can easily result in indigestion. In addition, the pancreatic tumor may grow around the lower part of the stomach and cause food to not move into the small intestine when it should. The stomach will secrete more gastric juices in an attempt to digest the food further so it will move into the small intestine. Excess stomach acid due to this mechanism also commonly causes indigestion.