In this Article, you will learn what is gastritis. its causes, Symptoms, and treatment.
What is Gastritis?
it refers to the inflammation of lining of the stomach. It is a dangerous disease which can occur suddenly or gradually.
Causes of Gastritis
- it can cause by drinking too much alcohol
2. Taking medications such as aspirin and ibuprofen and other inflammatory drugs.
3. this disease is caused by a bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori also called H. pylori.
4. Being very stressed.
what is H. pylori?
Helicobacter pylori, previously known as Campylobacter pylori, is a gram-negative, spiral bacterium usually found in the stomach. the shape of H. pylori is helical.
Common symptoms of Gastritis
In some people, this disease shows symptoms while in some it can’t show.
Some common symptoms are given below
1.When the food you eat can’t digest(indigestion).
2. Nausea is one of the common symptoms.
3. Vomiting can also indicate the presence of this disease.
4.lose of appetite is also symptom of it.
5. difficulty in swallowing food.
It also depends on the type of gastritis caused.
Types
1.Erosive Gastritis, this type shows different symptoms.
2.Non erosive, this type shows different symptoms.
Treatment
It can be treated in many ways some of which are given below.
- Stool test: In this test part of your stool is examined by doctors for the presence of h.pylori.
2. Endoscopy: Endoscopy is a process In which a healthcare provider inserts a tube with a lens at one end of the tube through your mouth into your food pipe and then into your stomach. This process can help to examine inflammatory changes in the stomach. A sample of tissue or biopsy from the affected region of the stomach is collected to find the cause of inflammation.
3. Blood tests: your health care provider can also take blood tests to check the presence of H.pylori in your blood.
4.Antibiotics: you can use antibiotics as well for the treatment of Gastritis. some of the are clarithromycin,
amoxicillin(Augmentin), metronidazole(Flagyl).