How to care for chronic gastritis

Written by Li Ying
Gastroenterology
Updated on September 03, 2024
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Chronic gastritis generally requires treatment, which involves identifying and eliminating the causative factors, avoiding gastrointestinal irritants including diet and medications. The most important measures are quitting smoking and alcohol. It is also essential to maintain hygiene to prevent binge eating. Medication may be used, choosing the appropriate drugs based on symptoms to alleviate them. However, it is crucial to use caution with medications that may damage the stomach lining. Maintaining a cheerful spirit, avoiding excessive stress, fatigue, and gastrointestinal disturbances caused by excessive tension, such as bile reflux, is important. Actively treat infections of the oral and pharyngeal region. It is vital to avoid overly acidic, spicy, and irritating foods, as well as cold and indigestible foods. Pay attention to care, keeping a regular and quantified diet that includes foods conducive to digestion and reduces stomach irritation.

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What are the symptoms of chronic gastritis?

Common symptoms of chronic gastritis include stomach pain, bloating, belching, acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, poor appetite, indigestion, and early satiety. These symptoms can be confirmed by a gastroscopy. If the gastroscopy shows gastric mucosal hyperemia, edema, or erosion, it can be diagnosed as chronic gastritis. It is also recommended to conduct a Carbon-14 breath test to determine if there is an infection with Helicobacter pylori, which has been confirmed as a major cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer diseases. If the infection is positive, a 14-day treatment for Helicobacter pylori is required. Additionally, the treatment for chronic gastritis should include acid suppression and stomach protection, promoting gastric motility and repairing the gastric mucosa, and the treatment usually lasts about four to six weeks.

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Symptoms of Chronic Gastritis

Chronic gastritis manifests differently across various types, and the severity of symptoms may not always correlate with the extent of the lesion. There are roughly four types: 1. The first can cause upper abdominal pain or discomfort. Most patients with gastritis experience a sense of discomfort in the upper abdomen, with irregular pain that is not significantly related to diet; some may experience pain that spreads throughout the upper abdomen, causing a burning sensation, hidden pain, or bloating. 2. Post-meal fullness can also lead to abdominal distension due to the retention of food and poor digestion in the stomach. 3. Other symptoms include acid reflux and nausea. 4. Severe atrophic gastritis can cause weight loss in patients, including symptoms like diarrhea.

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Does chronic gastritis cause pain?

Chronic gastritis is relatively common in clinical settings and is frequently seen in the gastroenterology outpatient department. Chronic gastritis can manifest in various ways and may cause stomach pain, typically presenting as upper abdominal pain, which is generally considered pain above the navel. The nature of the pain can be bloating, colic, dull pain, or burning pain, or patients may simply experience discomfort. Of course, patients may also have other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, dry heaving, belching, and hiccupping, but generally do not exhibit alarming symptoms such as anemia, vomiting blood, bloody stools, or fever, etc. The diagnosis of chronic gastritis generally relies on gastroscopy, which can reveal congestion, edema, and erosion of the gastric mucosa under gastroscopy, and in some cases, distinct ulcers and tumors. The treatment mainly focuses on protecting the stomach and symptomatic management, generally with good results.

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What is chronic gastritis?

Gastritis is divided into acute and chronic types. Chronic gastritis is primarily caused by various reasons that lead to chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa or atrophic changes. This condition is quite common in clinical practice. Generally, about 85% of patients undergoing gastroscopy exhibit such symptoms, and with increasing age, the incidence of atrophic diseases gradually increases. The symptoms mainly manifest as abdominal pain, predominantly in the upper abdomen, bloating, belching, and even symptoms of black stools, which, if present, indicate bleeding of the gastric mucosa.

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What are the symptoms of chronic gastritis?

Chronic gastritis does not have specific symptoms, and the severity of the symptoms does not necessarily correspond to the severity of the disease. Common symptoms include pain in the upper middle abdomen, belching, acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, a feeling of fullness after eating, poor appetite, and indigestion. In severe cases of atrophic gastritis, patients may experience symptoms such as anemia and weight loss. Some patients may also experience psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. If a patient experiences the above symptoms, it is recommended to promptly conduct a gastroscopy to confirm the diagnosis. It is also advisable to conduct a carbon-14 breath test to determine the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection, as this infection is a major cause of chronic gastritis. After confirming the diagnosis, appropriate treatment should be administered.