Gastritis is a rather unpleasant disease that has several kinds. One of the more dangerous is considered erosive( hemorrhagic).It is a type of inflammatory processes that occur in the gastric mucosa, and differs from others in the presence of small, but multiple defects on its surface.
Erosive gastritis usually has a prolonged course and is treated much more difficultly than other species. Often, this form becomes the cause of gastric bleeding, with varying degrees of severity.
This feature is a big problem in the case when the entire eroded surface begins to bleed simultaneously. A lot of information about it is available on the video.
There are several reasons for the occurrence of gastritis. The most basic ones are the following:
- Helicobacter pylori infection;
- Constant stress conditions;
- Some types of disorders in the endocrine and autoimmune systems;
- Alcohol abuse;
- The reception of such medications that have a harmful effect on the gastric mucosa. These include some types of hormonal, anti-inflammatory and nonsteroidal agents.
The condition of patients who are diagnosed with erosive gastritis is usually quite severe. Complaints are reduced to discomfort, which is present in the upper abdomen, severe pain, vomiting with bloody impurities in the contents of the stomach. Feces have a dark, almost black color, which also indicates the presence of blood in them due to internal bleeding. Photos of people who are ill look rather depressing.
This kind of gastritis is quite a serious disease, which can not be taken lightly. As soon as the first symptoms appear, while the mucosa is small on the mucosa, you should immediately call the gastroenterologist for the correct diagnosis and the necessary treatment.
You can not even think about self-medication with such a disease, advice from friends who had an erosive gastritis, and video with recommendations, it is unknown from whom, too, should be banned. Only after the complete history is received, the doctor-specialist will find out the medicines corresponding to the form and form of the disease.
This type of gastritis has 2 forms for the duration of the course, each of which has its own features and flow characteristics.
Acute form of erosive gastritis
It is considered to be the heaviest, and is characterized by superficial lesions of the gastric mucosa by erosive lesions, manifested when eating disorders, and after deliberate or accidental use of various chemicals or poisons, prolonged use of medicines. This form of gastritis has a very rapid development, especially against a backdrop of stressful situations.
Among the main symptoms are the following:
- After eating, nausea or heartburn occurs;
- Paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, which is noticeably worse after eating;
- Severe vomiting, up to the yield of gastric juice, and diarrhea. All this is accompanied by bloody impurities, which indicate that there is internal bleeding.
Chronic form of erosive gastritis
It occurs quite often and is characterized by the presence on the gastric mucosa of erosions of fairly large sizes, from 3 to 7 mm. In this case, the entire inner surface of the digestive organ is highly inflamed.
The most common cause of the chronic form of this pathology is a wrong lifestyle, surgical interventions performed on the digestive organs, long-term use of medications.
Pathogenetic mechanisms of development in erosive gastritis
The pathogenesis of gastritis usually reduces to the immediate effect on the mucous membrane of various stimuli.
- The chronic form of gastritis is based on disorders in the secretory processes that are associated with either malnutrition or internal malfunctions in the body. In both cases, there is a violation of blood circulation in the stomach and excessive secretion of gastric juice, namely, its aggressive components. Already damaged mucous can not withstand them, and this leads to inflammation with further erosion;
- In acute form the mucous membrane is damaged from direct contact with aggressive media, for example, alcohol, poor-quality food, medicines. From this effect, a burn occurs, accompanied by inflammation.
This type of gastritis is characterized by a significant lesion of the gastric mucosa by numerous erosions that are directly on the surface and, in contrast to ulcers, do not damage the serous and muscular layer. Its distinctive feature is that the healing of all lesions does not produce scarring. The photo clearly shows the difference between a healthy stomach, and affected by this pathology.
Danger of erosive gastritis
Symptomatic, this pathology is very similar to an ulcer and causes complaints in patients such as burning and severe pain in the epigastric region. In addition, after eating, there is severe heartburn, nausea, vomiting.
But these symptoms arise mainly only in the acute form of such a disease, and chronic erosive gastritis occurs either asymptomatically or with slightly pronounced symptoms. Therefore, often, patients simply ignore them, provoking a large area of mucosal lesions and complication of treatment.
Almost always the disease is accompanied by bleeding. They are generally flaccid and persistent, but sometimes sudden emergence from the stomach vessels in places of erosion dangerous breakthrough bleeding, which is accompanied by typical symptoms for it, such as nausea and dark stools. In vomit masses also there are bloody veins.
Bleeding manifests quite often, so an attendant disease is anemia. There is a general depletion of the body, develop disorders in the cardiovascular system. Immunity decreases, which leads to general weakness and frequent occurrence of infectious diseases.
If you ignore the treatment of this disease the next stage will be an ulcer that is completely cure is almost impossible. Also, an erosive gastritis, which is not treated, is a direct route to stomach cancer. Only a timely call to a doctor can prevent terrible consequences.
Erosive gastritis in children
Not only adults, but also children are affected. And they have no pronounced symptoms in them. Troubling factors for parents can be only complaints of the child for burping with an acidic aftertaste, painful sensations arising in the stomach and heartburn. But their children feel quite rare.
The cause of erosive gastritis in children, most often, is the child's non-compliance with the diet and eating chips, sweets, fast food, washing away all this with sweet soda or cola. Also, it can cause long-term use of certain medicines and food poisoning.
When this disease occurs, all children without exception become sluggish, their skin turns pale, the tongue is covered with a touch of whitish-gray hue, the eyes are bruised. Also, fever, vomiting and diarrhea are possible.
Children's erosive gastritis should be treated only in a hospital setting, under the constant supervision of a physician. The consequences of self-treatment are always for the child the most deplorable. The danger of untimely treatment to the doctor is that there may be damage to the stomach wall, severe bleeding, general intoxication of the body, peritonitis.