One of the most unpleasant and dangerous diseases of the digestive system is gastritis. It usually occurs against the background of the altered secretory function of the stomach, which can be either reduced or elevated. That is, if to say more simply, the accompanying factors for the development of this inflammatory disease is a change in the acidity of the gastric juice.
The greatest attention should be paid to gastritis with reduced acidity, as this is the most dangerous and difficult to treat form of this inflammatory pathology that occurs in the digestive organs. This is expressed in the fact that this disease contributes to the complete atrophy of digestive glands, and at the same time the development of cancer or peptic ulcer disease.
Causes and symptoms of gastritis with low acidity
According to most medical conclusions, one of the main factors in the development of this pathology is infection with Helicobacter pylori infection, a microorganism which, if ingested in the digestive organ and multiplying there, causes significant damage in its mucosa. This is facilitated by non-compliance with basic hygiene rules.
In addition, the emergence of gastritis, which has a low acidity, is greatly influenced by the following reasons:
- Disturbance of metabolic processes occurring in the body;
- Endocrine and infectious diseases;
- Eating foods that have too hot or cold temperatures, and contain in their composition all kinds of food additives and preservatives.
Among the anxiety symptoms associated with gastritis with low acidity and requiring immediate attention to a specialist for the purpose of prescribing appropriate treatment are the following:
- After eating, there is a severity in the stomach and cutting pains that are localized in the upper abdomen;
- Appetite in humans is disrupted, leading to severe weight loss;
- An eructation of air and an unpleasant odor, which in this case comes from the mouth;
- Disorders of the stool in the form of diarrhea and concomitant flatulence with loud rumbling sounds coming from the intestine or stomach;
- Vomiting, which brings considerable relief in the manifestation of symptoms.
There are also external signs that can lead a person to think about the violations occurring in the body and the development of gastritis with high acidity. Most often there is increased dryness and brittle hair, jam at the corners of the mouth, tachycardia and excessive sweating.
Treating gastritis with low acidity
If such symptoms are present, you should immediately contact a specialist. Only he can make a correct diagnosis after a special examination, and appoint the appropriate treatment, which will consist not only of taking medications, but also of the appointment of a strict diet corresponding to the form of the disease.
Also, the doctor will help to regulate the diet, which must be observed with accuracy in gastritis with low acidity, and make a suitable menu for this disease, so that the dietary meals included in its composition were not only useful for the damaged digestive organ, but also tasty.
Huge importance both for the elimination of unpleasant symptoms, and for the successful treatment of this pathology, has the eradication of the causes that caused the disease.
The composition of the dietary menu for gastritis with a low acidity
For the effective treatment of this disease requires a food that does not apply to the mucous membrane of the damaged organ neither mechanical, nor thermal, nor chemical damage. That's why experts pay great attention to the correctly composed diet menu.
After all, despite strict limitations in the products allowed for gastritis with low acidity, all dishes included in the menu should be tasty, so as not to cause the patient's disgust, and also contain the full complex of vitamins and microelements necessary for the treatment of the digestive organ.
- During the acute form of gastritis with reduced acidity, the following foods should be excluded from the diet:
- Fat as well as fried foods;
- Spicy, spicy, excessively salty foods;
- Smoked and pickled products, as well as mushrooms( they are indigestible and therefore complicate the work of the inflamed body);
- Fast food and various semi-finished products;
- All kinds of pastries, sweets, carbonated drinks;
- Of fruits, grapes are not recommended;
- Sausages and canned food.
A preference at a time when gastritis develops with low acidity, to facilitate the work of the stomach and prevent the disease from progressing, should be given to products such as:
- Low-fat varieties of fish and meat;
- Wiped or well-boiled( preferably steamed) vegetables;
- Protein food, soft-boiled eggs, steam omelettes;
- Dairy products;
- Porridge from various types of cereals;
- Pasta.
Portions should be small enough, overeating is strictly prohibited, and all products should be thoroughly chewed, so that the digestive organ weakened by inflammatory processes occurring in it can more easily process it.
The importance of drugs to eliminate signs of reduced acidity with gastritis is also enormous. After all, the symptoms of this form of the disease are removed by properly selected antispasmodic, enveloping and anesthetizing agents. It is also necessary to take certain antibiotics to stop the inflammatory process.
Preventative measures for gastritis with low acidity
Prevention of this not only unpleasant, but also dangerous disease is truly the most elementary things:
- Diet with observance of the fractionality of nutrition;
- Refusal from harmful habits, such as smoking and drinking strong spirits;
- Compliance with medical advice and use of all medications prescribed by the doctor.
In this case, the cure for gastritis with reduced acidity is fully guaranteed and the functional activity of the organism is brought to order.