In medical reference books, the definition of gastritis is interpreted as an inflammation that affects the mucous membranes of the stomach.
To date, gastritis is the most common disease associated with the gastrointestinal tract. Practically 80% of all known diseases of the stomach, one way or another, is associated with gastritis and its forms. The disease occurs in both the adult and younger generations.
It is difficult to recognize gastritis and its forms, there is always a risk that the diagnosis can be made incorrectly. This is due to the fact that gastritis in its symptoms is very similar to other diseases of the stomach. For example, gastritis because of acute pain is often confused with pancreatitis.
To determine gastritis in the early stages, it is possible. In order to check the presence of gastritis, it is best to consult a doctor who will perform the necessary tests. However, to identify gastritis in the home, it is possible. The main signs are acute pain in the abdomen or pain after eating.
Pain, as a rule, begins in the upper part of the abdomen and extends further up to the place where the edges of the ribs intersect( the enclosed area).There are also cases when there is pain in the navel and in the right side under the ribs.
The arising pains can be provoked by the use of certain food that irritates the mucous walls of the stomach. This food is considered too salty and smoked food.
Also gastritis can be detected if there are special signs characteristic of this disease. For example, an unaccustomed taste of Vort, vomiting, vomiting and heartburn.
To determine the symptoms can only be integrated, separately these effects can be triggered by other diseases or infections.
In addition to the above symptoms, it is possible that the patient also exhibits secondary signs, by which it is possible to determine, or check for gastritis.
Secondary signs include a rise in temperature or a decline in strength, as well as weakness in the body. All secondary signs are caused, as a rule, only by one reason - the partial digestibility of the stomach of nutrients. That is, due to the fact that only part of the food was digested by the body, respectively, only part of the energy from this food was determined by the body. As a rule, this energy norm is less than usual and unusual for an organism in which gastritis is revealed.
In addition to the weakness of the resulting lack of energy, the undigested food itself can be the cause of purulent lesions. And as certain bacteria can arise, for which undigested food creates favorable conditions.
In addition to the fact that it is necessary to determine the fact of the presence of gastritis, it is also necessary to determine the type. Today's medicine distinguishes only two types of gastritis: chronic and acute.
Recognizing acute gastritis is simple enough. The cause of pain in the stomach will be caused by an irritating substance that has begun to contact the mucous membrane of the stomach. Determine the stimulus is not so difficult. They can become either a medicinal product or a food object: salted or smoked. In fact, acute gastritis is an inflammation caused by food poisoning. And the product of poisoning can be different. You can not suspect that what was eaten increases the risk of gastritis. This food can also include difficult to digest food, for example, such as stroganina.
In case of chronic gastritis, it is even easier to determine the cause. Such gastritis is always caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. It should be noted that chronic gastritis occupies a leading place in almost 90 percent of all people with gastritis - this is the result of the development of the bacterium.
In case of chronic gastritis, symptoms can be identified by unique signs. For example, you can understand this type of gastritis if the patient has a poor appetite or there is a belch with a specific odor. Smell is the result of active work of bacteria. It is also possible a strong or weakly expressed, abnormal weight loss.
Of course, the form of gastritis will be difficult to determine if the disease is different than the majority. For example, to determine gastritis will be difficult if the course of the disease is in mild form. In this case, it is difficult to check the shape, according to how much this form excludes the deterioration of appetite. There may also be no such symptom as weight changes. In some cases, the immune system is so strong that it is almost impossible to recognize the signs of gastritis. The temperature can only vary slightly. Even biochemical analysis can show only a slight change that will fit in the norm. However, after the complete analysis, the disease will come to light.
It should be remembered that self-determination and verification of your body for the presence of gastritis is not recommended. Better to provide recognition of gastric diseases professionals.