Symptoms and treatment of gastritis

Gastritis is a common medical disease in daily life, which is divided into two types: acute gastritis and chronic gastritis. Most gastritis patients have a good prognosis after effective treatment. The main symptoms are nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by fever. The above symptoms of chronic gastritis are not obvious, and the main symptoms are long-term dull abdominal pain. Currently, the diagnosis is mainly made through gastroscopy. The predisposing factors are often related to diet.

Both acute gastritis and chronic gastritis should be treated early. Long-term gastric inflammation will have a certain impact on the endocrine system and may even cause electrolyte disorders in the body and cause other complications. Let’s learn about the symptoms and treatment of gastritis.

Symptoms of gastritis

1 The clinical manifestations of acute gastritis often vary in severity, but the onset is always sudden.

2 Mild cases only have abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion

3 In severe cases, there may be vomiting of blood, black stools, even dehydration, poisoning and shock.

4 General symptoms of chronic gastritis include upper abdominal discomfort and pain, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, fullness after meals, acid reflux and belching, etc.

First aid for gastritis

1. Drink water. Since vomiting and diarrhea cause excessive water loss, patients should drink more water as much as possible to replenish the lost water. It is better to use sugar and salt water (made by adding a small amount of sugar and salt to boiled water). Do not drink beverages high in sugar to avoid excessive acid production and aggravate abdominal pain. Patients with frequent vomiting can drink a small amount of water (about 50 ml) after each vomiting, and drink it multiple times to avoid vomiting.

2. Eliminate the cause of the disease, rest in bed, and stop all foods and medications that irritate the stomach. If appropriate, short-term fasting (1-2 meals) should be implemented, and then an easily digestible, light, low-residue liquid diet should be given to facilitate rest of the stomach and healing of injuries.

3. Prevention is the priority. Drink in moderation, avoid overeating, and use with caution or not use drugs that may damage the gastric mucosa. Acute simple gastritis must be treated promptly and recurrence must be prevented after recovery to prevent it from turning into chronic gastritis and becoming unrecoverable.

The above is the specific situation about gastritis. For patients with acute gastritis, the key is to replenish fluids in time, avoid dehydration, and undergo anti-inflammatory treatment to recover. Patients with chronic gastritis must pay attention to their eating habits, avoid spicy and irritating foods, and eat more foods that are easy to digest, such as rice porridge, which is easy to absorb. At the same time, it can reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and help recovery.