Health

Gastritis a silent Enemy

Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach, it has many possible causes like excessive consumption of alcohol or prolonged use of drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen, eating too much, eating spicy food, or smoking. Gastritis may also occur in those who have had weight loss surgery in which the digestive tract has been reconstructed.Gastritis may be cause by infection with bacteria called helicobacter pilory. Certain diseases, such as chronic bile reflux, anemia can cause gastritis as well. The most common symptom is abdominal upset or pain. Other symptoms are indigestion, abdominal bloating, nausea, and vomiting. Some may have a feeling of burning in the upper abdomen. An exam called gastroscopy, may be used to diagnose gastritis


Gastritis may be classified according the injure of mucosal in erosive gastritis and nonerosive gastritis. Erosive gastritis, is a gastric mucosal erosion caused by damage to mucosal defenses most of the time presenting with bleeding. Nonerosive gastritis, refers to a variety that does not involve deep penetration of the gastric mucosa and it is mainly the result of H. pylori infection. Most patients are asymptomatic.

Treatment

Symptoms can be relieved by taking drugs that neutralize or reduce the production of stomach acid , people with erosive gastritis must avoid taking drugs that irritate the stomach lining.Treatment of chronic nonerosive gastritis is H. pylori eradication.

According to a survey, most of the students suffer this "silent disease", because they tend to drink a lot of alcohol or they take lots of drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Also, they are used to eating to much spicy food, or even smoking.