If the natural work of the digestive tract is disturbed, a diagnosis of gastroenteritis is often made. The reasons for its development are many and the infrequent is the infiltration of the digestive organs of the eosinophilic nature.
According to statistical data, when detecting eosinophilic gastroenteritis in 20% of cases, food allergy is found in parallel. And most often people are more than 30 years old.
In the role of causative agent of eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a special type of leukocytes, the formation and localization of which take place in the lymphatic tissue of the intestine.
The purpose of these leukocytes is to combat pathogenic microorganisms. But a sharp increase in their number, caused by food allergy or poisoning and causes the symptoms of eosinophilic gastroenteritis. In this case, irritation of the mucous membrane lining the intestine, released histamines.
The main symptoms of eosinophilic gastroenteritis include pain after eating, heartburn, excessive gas and stool.
In the absence of timely medication, there is a high risk of intestinal obstruction.
Acute symptoms with eosinophilic gastroenteritis in most cases are accompanied by allergic reactions, general weakness and malaise, iron deficiency anemia and severe weight loss.
The components of the course of drug therapy are determined after a series of studies. First of all, when complaining about the symptoms characteristic of the disease, the delivery of general tests of feces and blood is prescribed.
For accurate diagnosis, a biopsy procedure is performed to assess the extent of mucosal lesions that line the intestine and stomach.
The course of treatment of eosinophilic gastroenteritis consists of the administration of antihistamines and corticosteroid hormones. In this case, the success in the treatment of this disease directly depends on the selection of a diet and strict observance of the rules of personal hygiene. From the diet should exclude all foods that can lead to an allergic reaction.
Surgical intervention may be unavoidable in a small proportion of cases. Most often for complete recovery it is enough to follow all the recommendations of the attending physician and regularly take prescribed medications.