With gastritis of the body of the stomach, the norm of functioning of the process of mixing and movement of food through the digestive tract is disturbed. Thinning( atrophy) of the mucosa begins without obvious symptoms, and then as the inflammation spreads throughout the surface of the organ, stable complexes of symptoms appear on it in turn.
List of symptoms:
- Anemic symptom, characterized by a decrease in the level of hemoglobin in the blood. The causes of anemia is a lack of vitamin B12, the absorption of which from food is provided during normal gastrointestinal function. The development of anemia contributes to a decrease in the level of iron, because of the difficulties of converting ferric iron to bivalent, which is well absorbed. In this process, direct participation takes hydrochloric acid, the amount of which decreases with disease. The same can be said for folic acid, which is absorbed by normal microorganisms, and their number is reduced because of violations of the content in the intestine.
- Dyspeptic syndrome with gastritis of the body of the stomach is characterized by a sense of severity, sometimes by burning in the upper organ, lasting a long time. The happening is associated with the stretching of the walls of the body of the stomach contents and damage to the mucosa. In addition, there is eructation, heartburn, nausea and vomiting. Such symptoms include disturbance of stool, loss of appetite, appearance of a plaque in the language of grayish-white color with a print of teeth, an unpleasant aftertaste of bitterness and a smell from the mouth.
Forms of gastritis of the body of the stomach
- Infection with Helicobacter pylori infection, which when infiltrated into the body of the stomach causes inflammation of the mucosa.
- Autoimmune gastritis, which causes the formation of antibodies to the lining of the upper body of the stomach.
Increased risk of gastritis of the body of the stomach is facilitated by neuropsychic and physical overwork, the features of the body inherited, harmful occupations, past diseases, as well as the lack of a good rest and complete absence of a healthy lifestyle. At the same time, the timely diagnosis and treatment of gastritis of the body of the stomach is of great importance. Prevent the development of serious diseases such as cancer, myocardial ischemia, cerebral hemorrhage, increased risk of multiple peripheral nerve damage.
To detect morphological changes in the mucosa in gastritis, the main method is gastroscopy followed by examination of samples taken with biopsy. The presence of antibodies and H.Pylori is determined by the method of enzyme immunoassay. In this case, IgG immunoglobulins are detected, which are representatives of antibodies. The index of atrophic changes in the body of the stomach is a decrease in serum levels of vitamin B12, gastrin-17, pepsinogen I, pepsinogen II.Based on the results of the survey, a method of treatment is chosen.