Balneotherapy of epigastric pain syndrome: the meaning of motilin in the implementation of the therapeutic effect

Objective: to study the mechanism of action of low-mineralized sulfate-chloride-sodium mineral water on the clinical picture and motor function of the stomach in patients with epigastric pain syndrome using the regulatory peptide motilin as an example. Materials and methods: 113 people of both sexes were examined, the average age was 22.3±0.21 years. The observation group (57 people) included individuals with functional dyspepsia in the variant of epigastric pain syndrome, the comparison group included practically healthy individuals (56 people). The questionnaire method was used according to the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale questionnaire; ELISA method for determining the concentration of motilin in the blood. Mineral water in a volume of 200 ml was taken once by both groups of patients, patients with EPS additionally received a course. Results: in persons with epigastric pain syndrome, abdominal pain prevails. The course intake of mineral water provides a positive clinical trend, confirmed by a decrease in the syndromes of lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract. A single and course intake of mineral water provides a stable increase in the level of motilin in functional dyspepsia. Conclusion: patients suffering from functional dyspepsia in the variant of epigastric pain syndrome have persistent disorders of motilin secretion compared with healthy individuals. Stimulation of the stomach on a drinking test model showed inadequacy of changes in the level of this hormone. Both a single and a course intake of low-mineralized sulfate-chloride-sodium mineral water contributes to an increase in the concentration of motilin, which should be considered as a physical adaptogenic factor leading to a stable ordering of the body’s functional relationships.