What are the symptoms of gastric mucosal damage

Gastric mucosal damage is a particularly harmful condition. Gastric mucosal damage is mostly related to chemical factors. For example, frequent smoking and drinking strong tea and strong coffee can cause adverse stimulation to the gastric mucosa. In addition, improper use of some anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics can also easily cause gastric mucosal damage. Gastric mucosal damage can easily lead to gastric mucosal shedding and cause gastric mucosal congestion.

1. Atrophic changes in gastric mucosa:

Atrophic changes in the gastric mucosa are inflammatory lesions of the gastric mucosa and the clinical manifestations of chronic atrophic gastritis.

2. Thickening of gastric mucosa:

It is one of the clinical manifestations of "chronic atrophic gastritis" (intestinal metaplasia, atypical hyperplasia), which is a common gastric disease. Arteriosclerosis, insufficient gastric blood flow, and addiction to tobacco, alcohol, and tea can easily damage the barrier function of the gastric mucosa and cause chronic atrophic gastritis. In atrophic gastritis, the gastric mucosa atrophies and is replaced by intestinal epithelial cells, which is called intestinal metaplasia. If the inflammation continues to evolve, the cells grow atypically, which is called anaplasia. They may even proliferate and become cancerous.

3. Gastric mucosal shedding:

The gastric mucosa is relatively loose, and when the stomach contracts, the gastric mucosa near the pylorus prolapses into the duodenal bulb cavity. The clinical symptoms are those of gastritis.

4. Gastric mucosal congestion:

Gastroscopy of acute gastritis may reveal extensive congestion, edema, erosion, and bleeding of the mucosa, and sometimes mucus spots or refluxed bile may be seen on the mucosal surface. When Hp infects gastritis, tiny nodules may be seen forming in the gastric mucosa.