Hypertrophic gastritis is a kind of chronic gastritis, in which the mucous membrane of the stomach is deformed and grows. Frequent companions of this disease are cysts and adenomas.
The card of the disease is a fairly large folds on the walls of the stomach, which can easily be seen during endoscopy. Photos of hypertrophic gastritis can be seen on our website.
- Disease Menetries. With this diagnosis, classical large folds are identified, which then degenerate into cysts and adenomas.
- Grainy hypertrophic gastritis. On the walls of the stomach are diagnosed tubercles ranging in size from a few millimeters to two centimeters.
- Polyposis. In the stomach appear polyps, which can be either multiple( grouped) or single. Because of this, the disease is divided into diffuse and focal forms.
- Warty. On the mucous membrane of the stomach, wart-like formations are diagnosed.
Symptoms of hypertrophic gastritis
For the purpose of optimal and correct treatment of this disease from a medical point of view, it is necessary to accurately diagnose, assessing the manifested symptoms. The most important, often occurring symptom of hypertrophic gastritis( especially granular) is vomiting.
Its causes lie in the increased production of mucus in the stomach with a simultaneous decrease in the secretion of hydrochloric acid. Another common symptom is swelling.
Important! If vomit with an admixture of blood, and the person is suffering from acute pain in the abdomen, it is urgent to call an ambulance.
Nevertheless, it is impossible to make a correct diagnosis and even more so to prescribe the right treatment based on only one symptom. For example, granular hypertrophic gastritis often has the same symptoms as in the stomach ulcer. In addition, almost all types of this disease are accompanied by nausea, periodic occurrence of abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting - and this is inherent in other problems in the gastrointestinal tract.
Therefore, before starting to treat the disease, the patient must necessarily be sent for endoscopic and radiographic examinations, as well as for targeted biopsy.
Often the disease proceeds in a latent form, with blurred symptoms. The most important danger of undetected chronic hypertrophic gastritis in time is its degeneration into an atrophic form - the precancerous stage of a stomach disease. To see how this dangerous type of gastritis looks, see the photo on our website.
Treatment of hypertrophic gastritis
Treatment of any type of hypertrophic gastritis should be prescribed exclusively by a doctor! Most often, as a substitute therapy, the patient is prescribed Abomin, Plantaglucid, natural gastric juice, Polizim, Panzinorm, Meksase or pepsin together with a 1% solution of hydrochloric acid.
Patients must undergo mandatory endoscopic and radiologic examinations twice a year.
Diet for hypertrophic gastritis
Treatment of hypertrophic gastritis is unthinkable without a properly selected diet. Gentle nutrition contributes to the relief of the patient's condition, in particular, the cessation of pain.
Given that with this ailment the gastric juice is not produced in sufficient quantities, patients are forbidden to use the following products:
- Coffee.
- Fried and smoked products.
- Canned food.
- Acute, salty and fatty foods.
- Soda.
- Alcohol and spices. Confectionery sweets.
It is also important to observe the frequency of food intake - at least 5-6 times a day!
In order to cure hypertrophic gastritis, it is important to include protein products in your diet, as the protein balance is disturbed in the body, which leads to swelling and other unpleasant symptoms.
Surgical treatment of
In the most severe cases, when it is not possible to cure the disease by therapeutic methods, one resorts to surgical intervention. It can be the removal of part of the stomach( affected, for example, granular form), and in particularly critical situations - and removal of the entire stomach.
Naturally, the second option is fraught with the development of serious consequences, for example, a metabolic disorder. Therefore, it is important to remember that timely treatment of chronic hypertrophic gastritis is a very important measure that contributes to the preservation of not only health but also, in some cases, human life. After all, this type of disease easily flows into the oncological stage.