What are the symptoms of Helicobacter pylori gastritis?

Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that is extremely harmful to the human body. Clinically, many gastrointestinal diseases are related to Helicobacter pylori infection, and gastritis is not the only symptom of Helicobacter pylori. However, there are some differences in symptoms between gastritis caused by Helicobacter pylori and general gastritis. In addition, other stomach disease manifestations caused by Helicobacter pylori should also be considered. So what are the symptoms of Helicobacter pylori gastritis?

1. Symptoms

Generally, bacteria in the stomach are common in changes in the gastric mucosa caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, which lead to symptoms of gastric acid, bloating, indigestion, and stomach pain. Bacteria live in the human body, especially in the digestive tract such as the gastrointestinal tract. Under normal circumstances, bacteria and humans are interdependent. Only under pathological conditions, the types and quantities of bacteria change to cause disease. Some people with milder infections will suffer from superficial gastritis. Chronic superficial gastritis has upper abdominal pain as the most common symptom, such as upper abdominal pain: the pain is often irregular and has nothing to do with diet. Generally, it is diffuse upper abdominal burning pain, dull pain, bloating, etc. A very small number of patients show colic and radiate to the back, which can be misdiagnosed as angina pectoris.

2. Symptoms of Helicobacter pylori

After being infected by Helicobacter pylori, the patient will mainly experience symptoms such as heartburn, acid reflux, bad breath and stomach pain, because the infection of Helicobacter pylori will cause the patient's gastrin to secrete vigorously, and the patient will also have uncomfortable symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn. If it is a gastric ulcer disease caused by Helicobacter pylori, the main symptoms will be stomach pain. In addition, bad breath is also a direct symptom. Therefore, when there are symptoms of bad breath, it is necessary to check whether it is caused by Helicobacter pylori. If so, it is necessary to carry out thorough treatment.

3. Note

Since Helicobacter pylori infection can cause many different stomach diseases, different stomach diseases will have different symptoms. For example, infection with Helicobacter pylori may lead to chronic gastritis. Patients with this disease will have discomfort symptoms such as upper abdominal pain. Patients with chronic gastritis sometimes also have uncomfortable symptoms such as acid reflux, vomiting, belching and nausea. The progression of chronic gastritis is relatively slow, but chronic gastritis is prone to recurrence, so patients with chronic gastritis need to pay more attention.