What should I do if I have superficial gastritis?

People are under great pressure at work, so their living habits are irregular, they often stay up late to work overtime, and spend a long time in front of the computer. When you are busy with work, you will not pay attention to eating three meals a day on time, so you will overeat, which will cause gastritis over time. And people will have symptoms of superficial gastritis, which is also a type of gastritis. It is particularly harmful to the human body, so it needs timely treatment. But what should we do if we have superficial gastritis? Let’s take a closer look below!

Most symptoms of chronic superficial gastritis will disappear on their own, and the lesions will completely recover after several months or years.

1. Eliminate the cause

For example, quit smoking and drinking, reduce salt intake; correct bad eating habits, avoid foods that irritate the stomach, the food should be soft and easy to digest, avoid overly rough, overly strong spices and overly hot or cold food. Eat less salted, smoked, and stale food; stop taking certain medications that irritate the gastric mucosa, especially non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin; chronic infection foci in the nasal cavity and pharynx should be cleared.

2. Medication

(1) Commonly used drugs for protecting the gastric mucosa include colloidal bismuth subcitrate (CBS), sucralfate, smectite, mezilin-S, aluminum hydroxide gel, gastrosin and gastric mucosa.

(2) Drugs that regulate gastrointestinal motility: For upper abdominal distension, use metoclopramide or domperidone. For those who mainly suffer from hiccups, abdominal distension or reflux, gastrokinetic drugs such as metoclopramide, methylprednisolone and mosapride can be used.

(3) Antibiotics If the endoscopy shows Helicobacter pylori is positive, antibiotics should be taken. Clarithromycin, amoxicillin, etc., all have the effect of clearing Hp. Generally, two types can be selected, and they are often used in combination with gastric mucosal protectants and antacids.

(4) Commonly used antacids include cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide gel, and gadolinium.

(5) Analgesics: Patients with severe upper abdominal pain can take atropine, propantheline, belladonna tablets or 654-2 orally to reduce gastric acid secretion and relieve abdominal pain symptoms.

(6) You can also use digestive aids such as pancreatic enzymes, yeast tablets, lactase, and anti-bloating tablets. If acid reflux occurs, acid-suppressing drugs such as Tagamet, Ranitidine, Famotidine, etc. can also be used. To prevent bile reflux, you can take aluminum carbonate magnesium and cholestyramine to absorb bile; for those who have vomiting blood and bloody stools, take cimetidine orally.

To sum up, this is the question of what to do about superficial gastritis. Medication can be used for treatment, but a doctor's guidance is required. Of course, we need to change bad habits in our daily lives, such as smoking, drinking, and not eating three meals on time. It is not allowed to eat greasy food or food that is difficult to digest. Of course, drug treatment is more common.