What are the symptoms of non-atrophic gastritis?

Non-atrophic gastritis seriously affects the health of patients, so you should pay attention to its symptoms. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, dull pain, and bloating. Some patients may also experience loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting.

(1) Chronic non-atrophic gastritis lacks typical positive signs. Physical examination may reveal upper abdominal tenderness, and a few patients may have weight loss and anemia.

(2) Belching is one of the symptoms of superficial gastritis, accounting for about 50% of patients. The patient's stomach gas increases and is discharged through the esophagus, which temporarily relieves the upper abdominal fullness.

(3) The most common symptom of chronic non-atrophic gastritis is upper abdominal pain, accounting for about 85%. The upper abdominal pain in patients with chronic non-atrophic gastritis is mostly irregular and has nothing to do with diet (some patients feel comfortable on an empty stomach but uncomfortable after meals). It is generally characterized by chronic burning pain, dull pain, and bloating in the upper abdomen. Symptoms are often aggravated by eating cold, hard, spicy or other irritating foods, and in a few cases are related to climate change. This type of upper abdominal pain is not easily relieved by antispasmodics and antacids.

(4) Recurrent bleeding is also a common symptom of chronic non-atrophic gastritis. The cause of bleeding is an acute inflammatory change of the gastric mucosa occurring on the basis of chronic non-atrophic gastritis.

(5) Abdominal distension, accounting for 70%. It is often caused by gastric retention, delayed emptying, and indigestion. (6) Others: loss of appetite, acid reflux, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, constipation or diarrhea, etc.