Gastritis can be of several types - chronic and acute. In addition, it also differs in the types of inflammatory process. Symptoms of the disease and how long they will last depends, directly, on the type of gastritis that a person has fallen ill with.
The attack of acute gastritis gives signs after 20 minutes after eating. Smoked, fried, fatty foods, fast food or banal overeating can provoke it. If nothing is done, then the attack, although it will last a long time, but it will abate on its own, but after a while acute gastritis will develop into a chronic gastritis. The attack of gastritis has such symptoms as severe dull pain, which forms under the chest in the upper abdomen, heartburn, nausea, eructation, bloating and other. Signs of the acute form of the disease are fairly easy to recognize. The disease lasts for 7 days, but no matter how long it lasts, a full restoration of the stomach occurs much later.
During an exacerbation of the disease, the symptoms of chronic gastritis may resemble an attack of acute gastritis, but only the patient in this situation will not be surprised. Indeed, with acute gastritis, a person can not foresee how long the attack will last, and at the beginning of the development of the disease, and at all can not guess what is happening to him. However, the chronic form, in comparison with acute gastritis, is less painful and lasts not so long as the acute form.
When a disease with increased secretion of gastric juice can occur, the so-called "hunger attack."His symptoms manifest themselves after the expiration of three hours after the last meal or vice versa, when a person only ate or took an antacid medication. When a person has a gastritis with a low acidity, the attack and all its symptoms manifest themselves when the person is already fed. And maybe even it does not matter how much he ate it. Either immediately, or 20 minutes after eating, the pain will make itself felt, and lasts, they can be any number, up to several hours.
It is impossible to remove symptoms successfully at home. This factor can lead to a deterioration in the human condition and worsening of the form of the disease, which will last even longer. Ultimately, the attack will last much longer and more intense. Feeling the first signs of an attack, doctors recommend using in this situation antibacterial pharmacological agents and drugs that have in their composition a sufficient amount of bismuth salt. The first will help relieve the pain and destroy the bacteria present on the mucosa, while the latter help to heal it. If the symptoms are severe and the attack lasts for a long time, it is better to resort to the use of painkillers and drugs that can relieve spasms( such as "No-shpa").
First aid for a fit of gastritis, what should I do?
Symptoms of an attack of gastritis are easily recognized by the characteristic sensations that have been described above. But it's better not to bring to complications and not wait for how long it will be before the pain subsides on its own. It is better to prevent this ailment and to do prophylaxis. Proper nutrition, complete exclusion of alcohol and other bad habits guarantee the health of the digestive tract. However, proper nutrition is not only useful food, but also a specific mode of eating food that must be adhered to. It is necessary to enjoy food and eat at a certain time, trying not to fend off the schedule.
If it is a question of treating an attack of gastritis, then it must be done, solely, under the supervision of a doctor. With such a disease alone at home can not cope, as this is fraught with the fact that the disease will worsen and will last much longer. Only a highly qualified specialist will be able to properly examine a patient, calculate the cause and signs of the disease, prescribing the necessary medicines, through which a person can not only remove symptoms, but, in the future, successfully get rid of the disease. No matter how many TV ads are advertised, only prescribed by the attending physician should be taken. If the attack has made itself felt at night or to the doctor there is no way to turn, then the best solution will be to use prescribed medications and to relieve them of pain. If it again reminds of itself and will last even longer, then call an ambulance. You can also use folk and harmless means( drink potato juice, mint tea or chew licorice root).
Basically, gastritis and its attacks are treated using a course of antibiotics that destroy Helicobacter pylori. This bacterium is responsible for the manifestation of gastritis in 95% of cases. Therefore it is very important to follow not only what the person eats, but how. To keep cleanliness of cutlery, especially if the meal is held in a public institution. Also, along with antibiotics, often prescribe drugs with the content of bismuth salts for healing of the gastric mucosa.
All of the above may be prescribed medications that reduce the secretion of gastric juice, anesthetize and relieve spasms. However, treatment can not occur without the use of non-steroidal drugs with anti-inflammatory properties. These include: "Aspirin", "Ketoprofen", "Indomethacin".But their use irritates the gastric mucosa, which leads to this disease. Therefore, they should not get carried away. If seizures occur during the remission of a chronic gastritis, then their treatment is best done with the use of mineral waters or with a visit to specialized sanatoriums.
Do not expect a quick healing, as the course of treatment can take a very long time. But if the combination of medicines with proper nutrition, diet and a healthy lifestyle, the results will appear much earlier and faster. The main thing is to eat right and not to self-medicate.