Gastritis: take care of your digestive health

Gastritis

Number of different digestive problem falls under the single umbrella of “Gastritis”. In Gastritis, stomach lining gets inflamed.

GI Tract

Reasons for Gastritis
Reasons for Gastritis are myriads. The main reason for Gastritis is the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or shortly NSAIDs. Various painkillers like naproxen (Aleve) and ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) can cause irritation or inflammation in the stomach lining if taken on regular basis.

Other reasons for Gastritis are:
Smoking and drinking alcohols
Viral infection
Infection caused due to stomach ulcer bacteria named H. pylori
Thinning of stomach lining tissues
More production of stomach acid

Quit Smoking

Risk factors involved in Gastritis
Those who have weaker immune system are more prone to Gastritis.
Gastritis can also be hereditary. If there is family history of Gastritis, then people become more susceptible to Gastritis
Those who are taking pain killers on regular basis to heal pain due to some other medical conditions
Apart from drinking and smoking regularly people who take acidic drinks like coffee
Those who are stressed out for different reasons in their day-to-day life

Heart Burn

Symptoms of Gastritis
Gastritis symptoms vary widely. But knowing the signs and symptoms of Gastritis is very important. Because you can be misguided with different symptoms of other diseases if proper symptom of Gastritis is not known to you. There may be minor or serious both kind of symptoms seen in gastritis.

Symptoms include:
Pain in abdomen
Nausea
Vomiting
Hiccups
Indigestion
Flatulence
Belching Heartburn
Bloating
Feeling full or lack of appetite
Dark stools
Bleeding in stool

Endoscopy

Diagnosis of Gastritis
Gastritis can be diagnosed with the help of clinical history of the patient. It can be diagnosed with the help of an upper Endoscopy, where a tube with the small camera is inserted inside the body to look the problem inside your body.

Treat Gastritis

Treatment of Gastritis
Gastritis can be treated with the means of different techniques depending upon the severity of the problem. This digestive problem is treatable with the help of medicines. Patients can be asked to stop their smoking, drinking and acidic drink consumption.