2 Causes and symptoms of the disease

For the treatment of pathology, it is of great importance to determine the factors that provoke the development of this disease. Among the main reasons are the following:

1. Wrong diet. For example, the patient was previously fond of too sharp or sour food. It provokes the development of the disease frequent use of fast foods, alcoholic beverages, foods with various additives of chemical type. Carbonated drinks are also very harmful.
2. Incorrect power mode. Necessarily need a diet. Usually, such a pathology develops due to the fact that a person prefers snacking to dry food or eats at an unintended time for this.
3. Bad sleep. As a rule, lack of sleep also affects the body, since it does not have time to fully recover.
4. Stress and overwork.
5. Prolonged use of drugs that can irritate the mucous membranes of the stomach.
6. Metabolic disorders.

The risk of developing gastropathy is increased in people who have a history of close relatives of various diseases of the digestive tract. In addition, the use of alcoholic beverages and smoking is negatively affected. Erosive form of gastropathy can develop due to injuries, burns. As for drugs with aggressive action, they negatively affect the gastric mucosa prednisolone and aspirin. Erosions on the walls of the stomach can occur with sugar disease. Also, the cause can be blood poisoning when sepsis occurs. Also, the risk of erosion is great in people who suffer from kidney, liver or heart failure.

The erosive form of gastropathy appears due to the fact that the blood flow to the mucous layers of the stomach is inadequate. Because of this, the mucous membrane is broken. The reason may be excessive intensity of hydrochloric acid release. Erosions can appear due to microorganisms Helikobakter Pilori. They cause in the future gastritis. Such microorganisms first destroy the mucous interlayer, and then create erosion in the muscular walls of the organ. Another reason that leads to the appearance of erosion is the transfer of contents from the intestine to the stomach( this phenomenon is called reflux).

The rate of appearance of redness and erosion depends on how the body can resist the effects of adverse factors. The sooner the causes that lead to inflammation and erosion are identified, the faster it will be possible to eliminate their effects on humans. This will help prevent the development of gastritis and peptic ulcer.

Erosions occur in acute and chronic form. Usually, in the acute form of pathology, ulcers have a diameter of no more than 2 mm. If we eliminate the provoking factors, then the erosions heal within 2-7 days. If a person has chronic erosions, then they look more like acne. Their diameter is about 3 to 7 mm. They differ by median indentation.

Such defects on the gastric mucosa almost always appear asymptomatic, but sometimes there are some signs that indicate the presence of digestive problems. For example, there are symptoms such as painful sensations on an empty stomach. A person's eructation will be acidic, and it often appears. On the right side the weight is excruciating. Heartburn is often manifested. The intensity of the formation of gases increases. There are gastric bleeding.

Inflammatory and erosive processes in the stomach are always accompanied by the presence of disturbances in the work of the entire gastrointestinal tract. Some people show signs not individually, but immediately there is a whole complex of dyspeptic symptoms. Unpleasant sensations become a constant symptom. And it can manifest not after eating, but even when a person just drank a glass of water at room temperature. The patient may experience a feeling of nausea, excruciate attacks of vomiting, worsening appetite. Then there may be problems with the intestines - diarrhea and constipation, flatulence( especially after a person ate fresh fruits and vegetables).The person begins to lose weight quickly. He feels weak and constantly tired. If you do a blood test, the hemoglobin level will be low( up to 100 units).

1 How to detect inflammation in the stomach?

To determine the gastropathy, an endoscopic probe is required. It is used to study the condition of the mucous membranes on the inner walls of the stomach. When gastopathy there are inflammatory foci and erosion. This condition is considered not a separate disease, but only a pathology of the stomach, and it is quite common. Often the pathology manifests itself in the form of painful sensations and discomfort. Unpleasant sensations are localized just in the central part of the abdomen. If a person has stagnant gastropathy, then problems with digestion begin. To determine inflammation and the development of erosion, you will need a special device called an endoscope.

You can establish an accurate diagnosis if you consult a gastroenterologist. He will conduct an endoscopic examination. During the procedure, a special tube is inserted into the stomach. It is quite flexible and thin. It is injected through the esophagus. This device allows you to 100% see all the places where there is redness, erosion or other organ damage from the inside. If the patient already developed gastritis, then in addition to redness, there is swelling of the mucous membranes. Mucus is secreted too much. In this state, even if the device is touched slightly to the walls of the organ, there is a strong reddening, wounds. This is due to the increased degree of vulnerability of the upper gastric layer.

Based on the results of this survey, gastropathy can be detected. This is a condition in which there are inflammatory processes of diffuse or focal type on the mucous membranes of the stomach, and then erosion, other defects. As a rule, such pathology accompanies gastritis in acute or chronic form. However, in some cases, the pathology may be primary.

Depending on the degree of damage to the gastric mucosa, two main forms of gastropathy are distinguished: focal and widespread, which is also known as diffuse. With focal inflammatory processes appear locally, that is, only in certain places. They do not extend to the entire surface of the walls of the organ, but are concentrated only in one zone. But the diffuse form, on the contrary, differs in that the inflammatory processes cover the entire surface of the walls of the stomach. Then erosions appear on the same places.

3 Treatment measures

Gastropathy in some cases can take place independently. For example, this happens when it is caused by an improper diet, by drinking. But this concerns only redness and a mild form of erosive gastropathy. Also, the damage will quickly pass if they were caused by an endoscope, since the tube could accidentally touch the walls. If the primary disease has not been determined, then further therapy is not required, and the walls of the stomach will gradually recover themselves within a few days. At this time, the main thing is not to eat too much. Food should be divided - in small portions 6 times a day.

But quite often erosive gastropathy occurs against the background of other pathologies. In this case, drug therapy is selected depending on the primary disease. Pharmacological preparations may be prescribed by the following:

• proton pump inhibitors;
• antibiotics;
• n2-blockers;
• cytoprotective agents;
• antacil agents;
• medications that help improve blood microcirculation.

The patient should stop smoking and taking alcohol. Do not drink strong tea. We must give up coffee. Diet is required. The intervals between meals should be about 3 hours. In the diet you need to include foods that will help restore the mucous membrane faster. For example, porridges, broths( but not fatty), jelly, kissel. In severe cases, a surgical operation is prescribed. The most common option - resection of the stomach. So you can gently remove the inflamed parts of the mucosa.

Treatment of erosive gastropathy is prescribed only by a doctor. If there are characteristic symptoms, you should not delay the trip to the hospital and try to independently choose the necessary medications - this will only worsen the situation. You should first carry out a diagnosis, and then the doctor will choose the appropriate therapy. In addition, you need to monitor your own day regimen and nutrition.