Gastritis is a general term for inflammation of the gastric mucosa. Common diseases can be divided into acute and chronic categories. There are two common types of acute gastritis: simple and erosive. The former manifests as epigastric discomfort, pain, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting; the latter mainly manifests as gastrointestinal bleeding, with hematemesis and melena. Chronic gastritis can usually be divided into superficial gastritis, atrophic gastritis and hypertrophic gastritis. The course of chronic gastritis is protracted, and most of them have no obvious symptoms or signs. Generally, only indigestion symptoms such as fullness after meals, pantothenic acid, belching, and irregular abdominal pain are seen. The diagnosis mainly relies on gastroscopy and gastric mucosal biopsy. This disease is common in adults. Many causes can irritate the stomach, such as improper diet, viral and bacterial infections, and drug irritation.
Symptoms of gastritis
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The clinical manifestations of acute gastritis often vary in severity, but the onset is sudden.
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In mild cases, only abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion
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In severe cases, vomiting of blood and melena may occur , or even water loss, poisoning and shock, etc.
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General symptoms of chronic gastritis include upper abdominal discomfort and pain, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, postprandial fullness, acid reflux and belching, etc.
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Precautions
Patients often have symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea in the acute phase. Due to a large amount of water loss, you should pay attention to supplementing a large amount of liquids in the diet. You can provide fresh juice, lotus root starch, rice soup, egg soup and other liquid foods, and drink a lot of water to relieve dehydration and accelerate the excretion of toxins.
After the condition is relieved, the patient can be given semi-liquid food with less residue and gradually transition to soft rice with less residue. The food content should be non-irritating and low in fiber, such as rice porridge, noodle soup, and appropriate amounts of dried steamed buns.
Supplement an appropriate amount of protein
In order to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, you should eat small and frequent meals, 5 to 6 times a day is more appropriate.