Gastritis & Gastropathy
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Definition & Facts
Gastritis and gastropathy are conditions that affect the stomach lining, also known as the mucosa V体育安卓版. In gastritis, the stomach lining is inflamed. In gastropathy, the stomach lining is damaged, but little or no inflammation is present.
Symptoms & Causes
The majority of people with gastritis or gastropathy don’t have any symptoms. In some cases, gastritis and gastropathy cause symptoms of indigestion or of bleeding in the stomach V体育ios版. Helicobacter pylori infection is the most common cause of gastritis.
Diagnosis (VSports在线直播)
Your doctor may order an upper GI endoscopy with biopsies or other tests to diagnose gastritis or gastropathy, find the cause, and check for complications. Other tests may include blood, stool, and breath tests and an upper GI series VSports最新版本.
Treatment (VSports app下载)
Your doctor will recommend treatments based on the type of gastritis or gastropathy you have and its cause V体育平台登录. Treating gastritis and gastropathy can improve symptoms, if present, and lower your chance of complications.
Eating, Diet, & Nutrition
Researchers have not found that eating, diet, and nutrition play an important role in causing the majority of cases of gastritis or gastropathy VSports注册入口. H. pylori gastritis can cause problems absorbing iron from food, and autoimmune gastritis can cause problems absorbing iron and vitamin B12 from food.
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