How long does a gastritis attack usually last?

For patients with gastritis, once the disease occurs, they often experience stomach pain or bloating. In severe cases, they may even experience symptoms of gastric bleeding, affecting the patient's health. Therefore, in order to cure gastritis, in addition to necessary drug treatment, diet therapy, regulating the stomach through food, and developing the habit of not smoking and drinking are all very beneficial to curing the disease. How long does a gastritis attack usually last?

It is uncertain how long the pain of chronic gastritis will last. The pain of gastritis is quite uncomfortable and usually lasts for a long time. Try to eat small, frequent and easily digestible meals every day and see a doctor as soon as possible.

Causes

1. Helicobacter pylori infection, virus or its toxin

It is often seen after acute gastritis, when gastric mucosal lesions do not heal for a long time and develop into chronic superficial gastritis. Mainly refers to Helicobacter pylori infection.

2. Irritants

Long-term consumption of irritating substances such as strong liquor, strong tea, and strong coffee can damage the protective barrier of the gastric mucosa and cause gastritis.

3. Medication

Some drugs such as phenylbutazone, indomethacin, cinchophen, salicylates, digitalis, etc. can cause chronic gastric mucosal damage.

4. Chronic infection of the oral cavity and pharynx.

5. Bile Reflux

The bile salts contained in bile can destroy the gastric mucosal barrier, causing the hydrogen ions in the gastric juice to diffuse back into the gastric mucosa and cause inflammation.

6. X-ray irradiation

Deep X-ray exposure to the stomach can cause damage to the gastric mucosa and produce gastritis.

7. Environmental changes

If people cannot adapt to changes in the environment or climate in a short period of time, it may cause dysfunction of the nerves controlling the stomach, resulting in uncoordinated gastric juice secretion and gastric motility, and causing gastritis.

8. Long-term mental stress and irregular lifestyle.

9. Influence of other diseases

Diseases such as uremia and ulcerative colitis can cause chronic gastritis.

Two treatments for chronic gastritis

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Most cases of chronic superficial gastritis can be reversed, and a small number can turn into chronic atrophic gastritis. Chronic atrophic gastritis gradually worsens with age, but mild cases can be reversed. Therefore, the treatment of chronic gastritis should start as early as possible from chronic superficial gastritis, and treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis should also be persisted.

1. Eliminate the cause

Eliminate various factors that may cause the disease, such as avoiding food and medicine that are highly irritating to the gastric mucosa, and quitting smoking and drinking. Pay attention to food hygiene and avoid overeating. Actively treat chronic diseases of the mouth, nose, and pharynx. Strengthen exercise to improve physical fitness.

2. Medication

Atropine, propantheline, belladonna mixture, etc. can be used when pain occurs. For increased gastric acid, PPI proton pump inhibitors such as rabeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, etc. can be used. For those with milder symptoms, H2 receptor blockers such as cimetidine, ranitidine, aluminum hydroxide ammonium, etc. can be used. Those who lack gastric acid or have no gastric acid can be given 1% dilute hydrochloric acid or pepsin mixture. Those with indigestion can add digestive aids such as pancreatic enzyme tablets and multi-enzyme tablets. Patients who are found to have Helicobacter pylori in gastric mucosal biopsy should be given additional antibiotic treatment. For patients with obvious bile reflux, metoclopramide and metoclopramide can be used to enhance gastric antral motility and reduce bile reflux. Aluminum carbonate tablets, cholestyramine, and sucralfate can bind to bile acids and relieve symptoms.