The erosive gastritis revealed by a gastroenterologist in a patient does not mean a specific disease. This is a complex of various pathological processes that arise in the main organ of our digestive system - the stomach. The disease can be classified according to the following features:
- The nature of the course implies 2 types - chronic and acute;
- By acidity - it happens both high and low;
- In depth of lesion of layers of epithelium and mucous membrane.
But, despite the classification, most of its symptoms are similar to each other. The most characteristic signs for erosive gastritis of any kind are such as paroxysmal pain dislocated in the pancreas, stool disorders( there may be diarrhea or constipation), nausea, often reaching vomiting, frequent heartburn and eructation, absence or, conversely, increased appetite andheaviness after eating.
Erosive gastritis with high acidity
This acidity occurs most often and is characterized by the fact that the gastric mucosa is highly inflamed, and its secretory function is increased. Accordingly, hydrochloric acid, which is necessary for digestion, becomes more aggressive and irritating to the mucosa, thereby causing surface damage in it.
Causes for the emergence of erosive gastritis, which has an increased acidity, can be both external and internal factors. Among the first, eating disorders, eating poor-quality foods, eating too much hot food and drinking, drinking alcohol, smoking, uncontrolled use of drugs, frequent stresses and harmful production factors are among the first places.
And among the latter, both genetic predisposition and various parasitic diseases and chronic infections are distinguished in erosive gastritis with increased acidity, leading to dysfunction of organs and tissues for prolonged hypoxia, deficiency of amino acids and microelements in the body, and metabolic disorders.
It is very important to establish the exact reasons for its occurrence during the diagnostic study of erosive gastritis with high acidity, because the correct choice of the method of treatment depends on it and, accordingly, the earliest relief of the patient from the unpleasant symptoms accompanying this disease. Also, the chances for a full recovery are increasing.
Erosive gastritis with high acidity is superficial and, most often, has the following symptoms:
- Paroxysmal pains in the region of the left hypochondrium that are aching or cutting, and occur most often at night, or when a person is hungry. The so-called "hungry";
- Frequent strong eructation, which has an acidic aftertaste, as it contains gastric acid and constantly tormenting heartburn;
- The severity in the abdomen and its swelling, as well as the state of nausea, and after eating a sour, vomiting.
In erosive gastritis with high acidity, the degree of manifestation of such accompanying symptoms depends on the cause that led to the disease, as well as the stages of its development, concomitant diseases and possible complications.
Erosive gastritis with low acidity
In addition to increased secretion of the gastric secret in this disease, there is also a decreased. This stomach problem has a very negative effect on the process of digestion, since the ability of gastric juice to process food and the splitting of substances that enter the body is significantly reduced.
The main symptoms that indicate this form of the disease are unpleasant sensations, flatulence and bloating in the intestinal region, which are poorly digested food from the stomach. In addition, heartburn often occurs.
But whatever form it may have, an urgent erosive gastritis is necessary, an urgent call for a doctor to accurately diagnose the disease and carry out complex treatment. Only in this case it is possible not only to get rid of the accompanying symptoms as soon as possible, but also the possibility of a complete cure.