1 General Information

Gastritis is an inflammatory process of the gastric mucosa. When the disease is observed dysfunction of the gastric mucosa, which can not produce mucus, helping to digest foods. Due to these or other factors, the mucosal function has a property to be violated, and therefore the process of inflammation arises.

Like many other diseases, gastritis is divided into chronic and acute form. However, gastritis is often classified with increased, normal and decreased gastric acidity.

In acute type of disease, as a rule, inflammations are provoked by a single action of strong stimuli. In turn, with chronic gastritis there is a structural change and progressive atrophy of the mucosa.

The danger of gastritis is that with its inadequate treatment or damage to the gastric mucosa by concentrated components, the disease can provoke a fatal outcome. In addition, gastritis can be a precursor of the oncological process in the digestive tract.

The root causes of gastritis are as follows:

1. Infection of the gastric mucosa with bacteria and fungi.

1. Chronic infectious diseases.

1. Irregular or poor-quality food.

1. Lack of vitamins.

1. Bad habits.

1. Long-term use of medications that have an irritant effect on the gastric mucosa.

1. Nervous shock, stress.

1. Effect on mucous chemical and radioactive substances.

1. Genetic predisposition.

1. Incorrect metabolism.

1. Some diseases of internal organs.

Presumptive gastritis symptoms are as follows:

1. Acute or aching pain at the top of the abdomen. May worsen or subside during food intake.

1. Nausea, vomiting.

1. Poor appetite or lack of it. Eating, heartburn.

1. Flatulence.

1. A feeling of overflow at the top of the stomach after eating.

1. Presence in the language of yellow or greyish plaque.

1. Weakness.

1. Fever( for the infectious origin of the disease).

Symptoms and treatment of stomach disease are interrelated. Regardless of which type of ailment the patient has, a strict diet, rejection of certain foods and bad habits will necessarily be included in the treatment process.

For gastritis with high acidity, take such medicines:

• antacids;

• prokinetics;

• antispasmodics.

Gastritis with low acidity( atrophic) is treated with the following drugs:

• preparations of pancreatic enzymes;

• medicines for gastric enzymes;

• combined medicines.

2 Acute form

In acute gastritis, treatment includes compliance with special nutrition, which helps the stomach to recover independently, without the effects of medications. If the area of ​​damage to the organ is large enough, the doctor prescribes appropriate drugs that can repair the mucous membrane. In other situations gastritis is caused by the active vital activity of pathogenic microorganisms( fungi, bacteria, parasites).Eliminating this problem, medicines should be properly selected, and they are prescribed only in case of an exact infection.

Treatment of acute gastritis is due to the patient's condition, form and spread of inflammation. First of all, the stomach is washed. After this, the patient needs to drastically drink salt solutions, mineral non-carbonated water, which will help restore the water balance.

The diet for acute gastritis is quite strict. During the exacerbation of the disease you need to follow such rules:

1. Make the diet more balanced.

1. Remove aggressive foods from the menu( for example, those that stimulate secretion, cold and hot foods).

1. Food should be steamed, boiled, baked( crusting should not be allowed).

1. Limit the intake of salt.

1. Drink 1,5-2 liters of fluid per day.

The diet at the stage of subsidence should include the following products:

1. Milk, vegetable, mucilage soups.

1. Non-stock broths and soups.

1. Dried white bread, croutons, dry biscuits.

1. Low-fat dairy and sour-milk products.

1. Soft-boiled eggs.

1. Kasha( except for barley, millet, corn).

1. Boiled fruit.

1. Kissel, compote.

1. Cocoa, tea.

Treatment of gastritis will involve such activities:

1. Gastric lavage.

For this, the patient needs to drink several glasses of saline or water, and after that, pressing down at the root of the tongue, provoke vomiting. This process is repeated until the moment when there are no particles of food in the vomit. Fasting for 24 hours.

It is allowed only to drink loose tea, chamomile, dog rose or mint broth, mineral still water.

1. Observance of gentle nutrition: mashed soup, fish or meat puree, scrambled eggs.

1. Elimination of spasms and pain with the use of Papaverine and Platyphylline.

1. Elimination of nausea and vomiting. To this end, apply Cerukal or Motilium.

1. Purpose of antibacterial treatment for severe toxic infection.

3 Chronic course of the disease

Treatment of gastritis chronic form involves a long course. The attending physician prescribes a diet similar to that used for acute gastritis, taking medications that most often include drugs that normalize the acidity of the gastric juice, antibacterial agents and medicines that restore the gastric mucosa.

Almost all cases of chronic gastritis are caused by the Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Therefore, when the disease is immediately conducted, the patient is examined for the presence of this provocateur in the body. Of great importance is the analysis of gastric juice, due to which it is possible to choose the optimal treatment. The main stages of such therapy are as follows:

1. The purpose of the appropriate diet.

1. Antibacterial therapy.

Its duration is 10 days, this includes a 3-component scheme: Clarithromycin, hydrogen pump blocker, Amoxicillin. If the desired result is not achieved, after a month and a half this regimen of gastritis treatment is repeated, but one more component is added - De-nol.

1. With increased acidity, you need to treat those drugs that help reduce it. This will help reduce pain and eliminate heartburn, as well as accelerate healing.

1. With reduced acidity, enzyme replacement therapy is prescribed. For this purpose, polyenzymes are prescribed. It can be Abomin, Enzistal, Mezim, etc.

1. Combination of medicament and folk treatment.

4 Medical measures during pregnancy

Gastritis is a common phenomenon during childbearing. The development of the disease is caused by insufficient immunity and a weakened organism as a whole. The first step to recovery is to adjust nutrition. For help, you should immediately contact the gastroenterologist, who will tell you what to treat gastritis of the stomach. It is necessary to inform the doctor about the simultaneous course of pregnancy and gastritis, if the second was observed before pregnancy.

As a rule, a fractional and not heavy food for the stomach makes it possible to reduce painful symptoms. To make the diet more effective helps the use of mineral water and preparations on a plant basis, but it is worthwhile to consult a doctor.

The following will describe ways of how to treat gastritis of the stomach with the help of folk remedies. They are not a "panacea", however, if properly combined with medication, a significant effect can be achieved.

5 Acid Therapy

Treatment of gastritis involves the use of the following methods. For example, medicinal daisies, mint, yarrow and St. John's wort take in the same amount. Next, take 2 tablespoons of the mixture and pour 250 ml of boiling water. Leave overnight, filter and take on a third cup three times a day.

In acute and chronic gastritis, you can consume thrice a day 1 tablespoon of plantain juice 20 minutes before meals. By the winter period, the fresh juice of the plant is filled with alcohol in a ratio of 1: 1.Infusion of the same plant is also ideal for use. To make it, you need to take 1 cup of boiling water and 3 tablespoons of a large plantain leaf. Insist for 8 hours. Next, drink infusion of 1/3 cup three times a day( half an hour before meals).

Mix peppermint, chamomile, sage, yarrow and wormwood in the same amount. From two teaspoons of the mixture and 1 cup of water, prepare the infusion. It should be used in a warm form for 1 glass twice a day( before eating).

1 tablespoon dried wild cherry fruit, pour 200 ml of boiling water, boil on minimum fire for about 10 minutes. Then the liquid must be infused and filtered, then add 40 drops of propolis alcohol extract( 10%) and use half a glass twice or thrice a day.

6 Procedures with reduced acidity

In the same amount you need to take the herb of a thousand-centner, a sheet of peppermint, yarrow, a shamrock watery. Mix all the ingredients and take the finished mixture 1 tablespoon. After that, 1 cup of boiling water pour the spoon mixture, warm for 10 minutes, cool, filter and use all three times before eating.

Recipe for another "folk remedy".In equal numbers, take the fruits of fennel, licorice root, althea root, a leaf of chamomile. From 2 teaspoons of the mixture, prepare the infusion, fill all 1 cup of boiling water. You need to drink medicine before going to bed.

It is necessary to drink fresh cabbage juice, as it helps to normalize the intestines and eliminate pain. This juice eliminates erosion and prevents their appearance. Cabbage juice should be drunk half a cup three times a day( one hour before a meal).

Mint( 1 part), St. John's wort( 1 tbsp.), Herbs of wormwood( 1 tbsp.), Cumin fruits( 1 tbsp.), Chamomile flowers( 1 tbsp.).All the ingredients are mixed and poured with 1 glass of boiling water in a thermos. Insists all during the night, filtered and taken by 1/3 cup three times a day.

In order to prevent gastric gastritis, it is important to follow the diet, exclude bad habits, remove from the diet acute, salty, smoked and fried foods. Medications that negatively affect the stomach, you need to try to limit. In order to reduce the negative impact, it is also necessary to comply with the following rules:

• to reduce the single admission rate, having consulted beforehand with the attending physician;

• medicines wash down with plenty of water;

• Drugs should be taken before meals;

• is sometimes combined with the use of antacids.

Strict adherence to recommendations will help to quickly overcome the disease and return to a normal lifestyle. So, after discovering the first symptoms, treatment should begin immediately.