Doctors for treatment of Gastritis

Causes of gastritis

• Infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria
• Dietary imbalance
• Abuse of alcoholic beverages and tobacco smoking
• Prolonged use of drugs that affect the gastric mucosa
• Emotional overstrain, stresses
• Genetic predisposition
• Duodenogastric reflux
• Endogenous intoxication
• Chronic infectious diseases
• Metabolic disorders
• Hypo- and avitaminosis

Symptoms of gastritis

• Aching or cramping pain of low intensity in the epigastric region, more often occurring on an empty stomach or immediately after eating.
• Constant heartburn, especially in the night and morning hours, belching acidic.
• Nausea, rarely vomiting of gastric contents.
• Belching of air, sour or bitter.
• Heaviness in the epigastric region after eating, a feeling of rapid filling of the stomach.
• Unpleasant taste in the mouth, bitterness.
• Decreased appetite.

Diagnosis of gastritis

• Blood and urine analysis
• Stool analysis (fecal coprogram)
• Biochemical blood analysis (liver tests, cholesterol, alkaline phosphatase)
• ECG
• Radiography of chest organs in 2 projections
• X-ray of esophagus, stomach with barium mixture
• Ultrasound of the hepatobiliary system
• Daily monitoring of pH in the lower part of the esophagus and stomach
• EGDS
• Non-invasive tests to determine Helicobacter pylori (respiratory)

Gastritis treatment

The main treatment of chronic gastritis is a healthy lifestyle and a proper, rational diet.

Leading a healthy lifestyle and proper, rational nutrition consists of the following:

• refusal to drink alcoholic, carbonated drinks;
• lowering body weight in case of obesity;
• smoking cessation;
• avoiding eating large meals and eating at late hours.

If such non-medication methods do not bring relief, medication is resorted to.