Acute Gastritis

Prevention of acute gastritis

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Advices on preventing acute gastritis

  • Personal hygiene (Washing one’s hands with soap and water before meals, and especially instructing children to do so.)
  • Consumption of food that has been thoroughly washed
  • Consumption of fresh meals
  • Avoiding or limiting one's alcohol intake
  • Careful consumption of NSAID drugs, they must always be taken on a full stomach.

Articles for Acute Gastritis

Diagnosis of acute gastritis

In cases of food poisoning or viral conditions, acute gastritis can be quickly diagnosed by means of acquiring a thorough history of the patient’s condition. In other cases, when acute gastritis has other causes, the doctor may order some tests.

Introduction

Gastrites are an inflammation of the mucosa (inner lining) of the stomach. They can be acute or chronic. Acute gastritis is a sudden inflammation of the mucosa of the stomach.

Prevention of acute gastritis

Some advices on Prevention of Acute Gastritis are: personal hygiene (Washing one’s hands with soap and water before meals, and especially instructing children to do so.), consumption of food that has been thoroughly washed, etc.

Symptoms of acute gastritis

Symptoms of acute gastritis are: severe abdominal pain in the epigastric region (in the upper central region of the abdomen), nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, etc.

Treatment of acute gastritis

Treatment without medication: Stomach pumping (gastric lavage) (treatment for food poisoning), etc. Treatment with medication: Antacids (to neutralize stomach acid), etc.