1 The course of the disease

In order to understand the symptomatology and the course of this disease, it is necessary to know about how gastritis develops, what it is.

Gastritis is an inflammatory process on the gastric mucosa, in which there is a disruption of the functions of the organ itself. With this disease, the stomach starts to digest poorly the food, this causes loss of strength and energy in the body.

The causes of the disease can be: unbalanced nutrition, eating dry, frequent snacks on the go, too sharp, saltyfood, strong alcoholic beverages, which are taken systematically, substandard products.

The first impetus to the development of gastritis is a snack on the move, the presence of a large interval between meals( more than 5 hours).The transferred stresses or being in a permanent neurosis also provoke the development of the disease.

Patients diagnosed with gastritis, the symptoms of which are different, complain about:

• persistent pain in the epigastric region, which quickly pass after eating;
• systematic diarrhea;
• heartburn after taking acidic or salty foods;
• belching.

If the acidity is reduced in the stomach, the patients indicate:

• discomfort in the mouth;
• severity after eating;
• regurgitation having a rotten "odor;
• constant rumbling;
• nausea in the morning;
• emptying, which often change the character;
• bad smell from the mouth.

2 Reasons for

The causes that cause gastritis of the antral department have been investigated by many physicians, therefore in medical practice the following factors are distinguished:

• bacterium Helicobacter;
• allergic reaction to medications;
• tobacco;
• alcohol abuse, and even noted cases when a single-dose high-dose alcohol triggered the development of gastritis;
• hot and spicy food;
• severe stress or state of neurosis;
• worms;
• HIV, candidiasis;
• burns a large area;
• age or pathological changes in the vascular system.

The most common cause of the development of antral gastritis is the bacterium Helicobacter. It is these bacteria caused not only this disease, but also more serious: lymphoma and stomach cancer.

3 Species

The disease itself is distinguished by the nature and type of flow.

By nature, it can be acute( active) or chronic.

By its appearance it is divided into:

1. Superficial antral gastritis. This species is considered the easiest. Only the upper part of the gastric mucosa is affected, there is no lesion of glands or scarring. In such a course of the disease, the mucosa decreases in size, which causes disturbances in the production of enzymes and hydrochloric acid. In general, this form proceeds as a chronic form.

1. Erosive antrum-gastritis. This form is classified as complex. The cause of its development is the bacterium Helicobacter. The mucous membrane of the stomach is covered with erosions, which are similar in appearance to ulcers. There may be bleeding, which can be seen in stool or vomiting. They lead to fatal outcomes.

1. Antral atrophic gastritis. In its form it is a chronic disease that leads to gastric insufficiency. If a chronic antral gastritis with atrophy of the mucosa is diagnosed, this is a precancerous form.

1. Focal. At visual inspection the doctor fixes focal lesions of an epithelium. Such gastritis causes the formation of atrophied sites and entails atrophic diseases.

Patients should know that gastritis can cause bulbitis and inflammatory processes in the duodenum. This is due to the fact that excess hydrochloric acid is released into the intestine and causes the development of erosions in it.

4 Symptoms of

Most often, patients on a doctor's appointment indicate the following symptoms:

1. Pain in the epigastric region a few hours after eating. They can be different in nature, with relief coming after taking a small amount of food.
2. Oily or sour food causes heartburn.
3. Food, even in small portions, causes a feeling of overcrowding.
4. The character of feces is changing.
5. Patients constantly have a belch and sour taste in their mouth.

All these manifestations can be accompanied by vegetative symptoms: headache, a person becomes irritable, quickly becomes tired.

If you do not begin to respond in a timely manner to such manifestations, then the following symptoms may increase: severity and raspiranie stomach after eating, persistent diarrhea, anemia, changes in metabolism.

5 Treatment activities

Before the appointment of treatment, the patient conducts a complex of diagnostic studies. The doctor-gastroenterologist conducts gastrofibroskopiyu, during which you can visually see the changes in the gastric mucosa, note the extent of organ damage, the presence of ulcers or erosions. Also this examination gives an idea of ​​the work of the organ, the possible presence of atrophy. Be sure to take the upper epithelium for analysis to refute or confirm the development of cancerous or lymphoid tissues.

X-rays are being performed. It allows you to see the depth of erosive or ulcerative lesions of the organ, their exact number.

A urease test for Helicobacter infection is prescribed.

Only after receiving all test results the doctor can establish the correct diagnosis and choose the treatment tactics for the disease.

The first step is the appointment of a diet. All food should be light, saturated with vitamins, cooked steamed or boiled. In the first few weeks of treatment, doctors recommend that all food be wiped to facilitate the work of the stomach.

The diet recommended by physicians includes such products:

• dried bread, dry low-fat biscuits;
• vegetable soups with light broth made from cereals or milk;
• boiled lean meat of poultry or fish;
• skimmed milk products;
• carrots, potatoes, beetroot, broccoli cabbage;
• baked or mashed sweet fruit.

It is necessary to completely exclude the following products:

• fatty broths, mushrooms and fish;
• products containing spices, a large amount of salt;
• raw vegetables in large quantities( the fiber contained therein detrimental to the gastric mucosa and provokes active secretion of the juice);
• prohibits dairy products that have not been pasteurized;
• should completely abandon smoking and alcohol, because they provoke a strong secretion of gastric juice;
• on the work of the stomach is detrimental to stresses and neuroses, it is necessary to beware of such situations, to try to limit oneself as much as possible from them.

Superficial antrum-gastritis is treated, starting with antibiotic therapy. It consists of antibiotics that suppress and destroy the Helicobacter bacteria. Most often these are drugs Amoxicillin or others of the same group.

If atrophic gastritis is diagnosed, the treatment consists of a course of several antibiotics. It is worth noting that this type of gastritis has a fast course, so all measures for its treatment should be taken immediately. There are cases when in a few months this form grows into a precancerous one, and then chemotherapy is used as a therapy.

Along with antibiotics, patients take medications that normalize the secretion of the body, reduce or restore the acidity level. In the presence of ulcerative or erosive formations, the use of anti-calcification agents is recommended. They reduce the negative effects of acid and food on the stomach, help restore the mucosa of the body.

Necessarily in parallel are applied medicines which help to remove a nausea and a vomiting.

The next step will be the use of medicines that have regenerative properties. They help restore normal mucous activity, the whole complex is supplemented with vitamin therapy.

6 Folk remedies

To date, there are many methods of influencing the disease with the help of traditional medicine. Almost all recipes are based on the use of juices. Some recipes:

1. Freshly squeezed juice from raw potatoes helps to effectively remove the inflammatory processes on the stomach mucosa. Drink it you need this scheme: every 2 hours for 20 ml of juice. It is advisable after eating oatmeal without sugar. The optimal course is 10 courses, after which the same break is done, and again the treatment is repeated.

1. Juice from white cabbage. It should be drunk half an hour before a meal of 100 ml. It is recommended to preheat the juice before eating.

1. Excellent effect on atrophic gastritis decoction of flaxseed. It envelops the walls of the stomach, which reduces the likelihood of harmful effects of gastric juice. Prepare a healing broth this way: 200 ml of water and 1 tbsp.l.seeds boil over low heat, after which the broth should be infused for 5-6 hours. Then it is filtered and consumed on a tablespoon 15 minutes before meals.

1. Greatly removes the focal inflammation of the decoction of chamomile, linden, lemon balm, mint. They should be drunk several times a day as tea.

Perfectly removes inflammation and has an enveloping effect of the root of calamus.

It is cooked like tea, pouring boiling water. Drink the ready-made drink in a warm form before eating.

Antral gastritis is a serious disease that can lead to a lot of complications and even stomach cancer. Do not engage in self-medication, only a timely consultation with a doctor will allow you to choose the right tactics for impact on the disease and take all measures to eliminate it.