What is reflux gastritis?

The so-called reflux gastritis is the damage to the gastric mucosa caused by the reflux of duodenal fluid due to pyloric relaxation. It generally manifests itself in symptoms such as bloating, heartburn, and difficulty swallowing. If it is not treated in time, it may even develop into gastric cancer, seriously endangering people's health. Therefore, if you have symptoms similar to reflux gastritis, do not ignore it!

The cause of reflux gastritis is generally due to subtotal gastrectomy, pyloric relaxation, and biliary inflammation. Therefore, after these three situations occur, you must pay attention to your body to see if you have symptoms of reflux gastritis.

Causes of reflux gastritis

Reflux gastritis is also a type of gastroenteritis. It refers to the reflux of duodenal contents including bile and pancreatic juice into the stomach due to pyloric sphincter dysfunction or surgery to reduce pyloric function. Under the action of gastric acid, the gastric mucosal barrier is destroyed, causing increased H+ diffusion, leading to chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa. The diagnosis mainly relies on gastroscopy and gastric aspirate measurement, and isotope measurement can understand the degree of reflux.

Symptoms of reflux gastritis

The main symptoms are abdominal distension and discomfort, persistent burning sensation in the upper and middle abdomen, and may also manifest as pain behind the sternum, which may worsen after meals and is not relieved but aggravated by taking alkaline drugs. It may be accompanied by abdominal distension, belching, heartburn, acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, intestinal rumbling, difficulty in defecation, loss of appetite and weight loss. In severe cases, there may also be gastric bleeding, manifested as vomiting blood or black stools (tarry stools) and a positive fecal occult blood test.

What medicine should I take for reflux gastritis?

For spleen and stomach diseases like this, it is best to listen to the doctor and take the medicine according to the doctor's prescription. Because many Western medicines now have certain side effects, and if used improperly, other irritating diseases may occur. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that stomach problems should be treated by conditioning, so that various mechanisms in the body are balanced and the body's digestive system is improved.

Now you should know what reflux gastritis is. If you want to prevent this disease, the best way is to pay attention to food hygiene, avoid eating spicy food, and don't eat when you are emotionally excited, so as not to affect the secretion of gastric juice. In order to nourish the stomach, you can also specially prepare stomach-nourishing tea and drink it more often to regulate gastrointestinal health.