Among a wide list of gastrointestinal pathologies gastritis occupy one of the first places in prevalence. This is due to the modern rhythm of life, forcing to eat incorrectly, to succumb to bad habits, to undergo constant stresses and overwork. In most cases, chronic forms of gastritis are diagnosed, in which prolonged inflammatory processes in the tissues of the walls of the stomach are accompanied by pathological transformation of the shells of the organ, a violation of the secretory and other functions.
Types of gastritis
Isolate chronic gastritis with reduced, normal and high acidity, the signs of which in adults are almost identical. Therefore, only by external manifestations, it is difficult for a specialist to determine the conditions under which the disease occurs. In addition, for a long time gastritis in general can be asymptomatic, without delivering a person special discomfortable sensations. Therefore, in adult patients, treatment is usually started after the symptoms of exacerbation of chronic gastritis, which are pronounced and compelling to seek medical help.
What are the symptoms of chronic gastritis in adults?
Manifestations of the disease are divided into local, affecting the digestive organs, and general, due to the influence of pathological processes in the stomach on the overall functioning of the body. The main local symptoms are:
- the appearance after a meal or during a meal of a feeling of heaviness, stiffness, and burning in the epigastric zone ("under the spoon");
- frequent belching with air or acid, regurgitation;
- nausea, the urge to vomit;
- unpleasant odor from the mouth;
- heartburn (burning sensation behind the sternum);
- lagging of the tongue;
- disorders of defecation (constipation or diarrhea).
Common symptoms may be different, but among them the predominant in most patients with chronic gastritis are:
- a constant sense of weakness, lethargy;
- irritability;
- fast fatiguability;
- drowsiness;
- dizziness;
- heart rhythm disturbances;
- excessive sweating;
- impaired sensitivity (numbness, tingling) of the hands and feet.
Treatment of chronic gastritis
For the appointment of a treatment regimen, it is necessary to clarify the diagnosis and establish associated pathologies, for which the doctors prescribe a number of diagnostic studies - instrumental and laboratory. Only on the basis of the results can an adequate treatment be recommended. As a rule, patients are treated on an outpatient basis.
The most important component of the treatment process for any type of gastritis is the observance of a gentle balanced diet and compliance with the rhythm of nutrition. Patients should eat 4-6 times a day in small portions, while you should give up eating dry or on the go, too cold and hot dishes. The list of prohibited products for this disease includes:
- fatty, fried, smoked dishes;
- pickles, pickled dishes, canned food;
- beans;
- sour juices;
- coffee, chocolate;
- carbonated drinks;
- fresh pastries, etc.
Preference should be given to porridge, especially mucous, vegetable soups, boiled lean meat and fish, low-fat cottage cheese.
Medication therapy, as a rule, can include the following groups of drugs:
- drugs that reduce the acidity of gastric juice;
- antibiotics;
- histamine blockers;
- antisecretory medicinal substances;
- enveloping agents;
- painkillers;
- pantothenic acid, etc.
The best results can be achieved by conducting a spa treatment.