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Gastritis is an inflammation, irritation, or erosion of the lining of the stomach. It can occur suddenly and when that occurs it is considered acute or it can occur gradually and then it is termed chronic.

In the acute cases, the symptoms can last anywhere from a few hours, to a few days.

When the gastritis is chronic, it usually from repeated exposure to irritating agents or recurring episodes of acute gastritis. The pattern compounds on itself until it has created its own reoccurring cycle.

Acute gastritis is often caused by dietary mistakes. A person eats food that is contaminated with disease-causing microorganisms or food that is irritating or too highly seasoned.

Another cause of acute gastritis is the overuse of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs “NSAIDs”, which irritate the intestinal mucosa.

Some other causes of acute gastritis are excessive alcohol intake, bile reflux, and radiation therapy.

A more severe form of acute gastritis is caused by the ingestion of any strong acid or alkaline substances, which may cause the mucosa to become gangrenous or to perforate the lining of the intestine.

When scarring occurs, the result can be a pyloric obstruction.

A pyloric obstruction is an obstruction of the pyloric orifice of the stomach. When the perforation closes, the scarring shrinks the opening causing the obstruction. Pyloric obstructions can be congenital, as in hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, or acquired, due to peptic ulceration or prepyloric carcinoma.

The initial symptom is vomiting, mild at first but becoming increasingly more forceful. It can occur both during and after feedings.

Treatment is usually surgical, involving the longitudinal splitting of the muscle. The procedure is called a pyloromyotomy.

Chronic gastritis which causes prolonged inflammation of the stomach lining, may be caused by benign or malignant ulcers of the stomach or by the bacteria Helicobacter Pylori.

Chronic gastritis can be associated with autoimmune diseases such as pernicious anemia, dietary factors such as caffeine, the use of medications, especially NSAIDs, smoking or reflux of intestinal contents into the stomach.

Patients with gastritis can manifest the following symptoms which include abdominal discomfort, headache, weariness or fatigue, nausea, hiccuping, anorexia and vomiting.

In rare cases, the patients have no symptoms. The “normal” patient with chronic gastritis can complain of anorexia, heartburn after eating, belching, a sour taste in mouth, or nausea and vomiting.

Patients with chronic gastritis from vitamin deficiency usually have evidence of malabsorption of vitamin B12 caused by anti-bodies that prevent the intestinal lining from absorbing the B-12.

There are severe cases of gastritis that occur after a major invasive surgical procedure, severe wounds, burns to the body, or critical infections. In the worst cases, pink vomit, bright red blood in the vomit or black tarry stools can be an indication of profuse bleeding in the belly.

This is a life threatening situation and medical attention should be immediately sought at the nearest hospital.

Gastritis is sometimes associated with achlorhydria, the absence or low level of hydrochloric acid or “HCl”.

It is also associated with hypochlorhydria which are high levels of “HCl”. Diagnosis can be determined by endoscopy and histological examination of the tissue specimen obtained by the biopsy. The doctor inserts a tube called an endoscope into the mouth or the nostrils. A minute camera is inserted through the tube which allows the doctor to inspect the stomach lining. The doctor then takes out a small piece of the stomach’s lining for testing.

This procedure is called a biopsy.

The main cause of gastritis comes from what people put in their bodies. There are so many toxins in the foods that we consume, that it is really surprising that the amount of people with gastritis is so small considering the size of the population.

This is truly a testament to the strength and durability of the human body.

If we can limit the amount of toxins that we ingest by eating healthy foods that are not processed and loaded with preservatives, we can limit the amount of acids that they produce and lessen the chances of being afflicted with gastritis.