Gaster - stands for stomach in Latin. The suffix -tis at the back shows some sort of swelling (medical term for swelling: inflammation). Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach's internal mucous layer.
Within the lining of our stomach, a number of bacteria called Helicobacter pylori live within this lining. Unless being provoked by high acidity of the stomach, these bacterias would not 'come out and play' in our stomach resulting a few changes within the structure of the stomach.
A person with gastritis can feel pain at the epigastric part of the abdomen. Epigastric part of the abdomen are located below your lowest rib arch. Can you feel it near your chest? It is painful here during gastritis because our stomach lies at around that area.
When you have gastritis, it is advisable that you drink milk and eat bread with yogurt as these are very good at lowering the acidity of your stomach. Avoid eating sour products like green apples,oranges for a while as they are very acidic. Take a small towel and run hot water on it (not too hot), rinse and place the towel on your stomach. This may sooth your pain as you will focus on the warmth of the towel,not the pain. Avoid taking any aspirin as this might worsen your condition,aspirin are for fever,not stomach ache.
Visit doctor if you suddenly have rashes around your stomach area with fever as this is a very dangerous condition called typhoid fever.
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1 comment:
hye cynicalmd,
i want to add more about wat will pt feel when they have gastritis such as:nausea,vommitting,anorexia,upper abd distress,mild apegastric tenderness.
but how can you as a doctor sure that pt with these complaints hv gastritis since pain in the epigastic area is very common in any other dzs?
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