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Gastropathy is a disease the direct cause of which is damage to the gastric mucosa. Erythematous gastropathy, on the other hand, is the most common form of this disease. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection, especially Helicobacter pylori infection. However, other types of gastropathy exist as well, e.g. portal, erosive or follicular. How is erythematous gastropathy manifested? What is the treatment of erythematous gastropathy?
Erythematous gastropathy – symptoms of the disease
Symptoms of erythematous gastropathy are not specific, so very often a person struggling with this ailment has no idea that he is suffering from it. However symptomswhich may suggest erythematous gastropathy, are similar to the symptoms of dyspepsia, or indigestion. They include abdominal pain, too frequent belching, which increases after eating food, and a burning sensation in the abdomen, felt in the upper part of it – the groove or the bottom. Dyspepsia is in fact an ailment closely related to erythematous gastropathy. This is because progressive damage to the gastric mucosa is a factor in indigestion. On suspicion erythematous gastropathy there is also a feeling of fast satiety and full stomach despite consuming small portions of food. In severe cases erythematous gastropathy Bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract may also occur, causing you to vomit blood and pass dark, blood-stained stools.
Erythematous gastropathy – causes
The cause of erythematous gastropathy there may be abuse of drugs from the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These are popular over-the-counter medications such as ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium, naproxen and ketonal. One of the most serious side effects caused by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are stomach ulcers (defects in the lining of the stomach). Overuse of painkillers can also cause severe irritation to the stomach walls. Other drugs that strongly irritate the gastric mucosa and can lead to education erythematous gastropathy, are derivatives of salicylic acid – acetylsalicylic acid and salicylamide. Acetylsalicylic acid is used in the prevention of a heart attack because it has the ability to thin the blood. It is also a popular antipyretic and analgesic agent. Salicylamide, in turn, occurs in combination with vitamin C and rutoside. Both of these drugs can cause damage to the gastric mucosa and, when abused, can lead to erythematous gastropathy.
Another reason erythematous gastropathy you may be suffering from alcoholism. It is also associated with cirrhosis of the liver, as insufficient capacity of this organ causes changes in blood flow within the abdominal organs, which may result in blood stagnation in the stomach. One of the causes erythematous gastropathy there may also be insufficient oxygenation of the gastric mucosa due to various injuries, e.g. burns or significant blood loss.
Erythematous gastropathy it can also develop from the discharge of duodenal contents into the stomach (bile). Radio- and chemotherapy also have a detrimental effect on the gastric mucosa. Infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori also has a negative effect on the condition of the stomach and is also one of the most common causes of developing diseases after the abuse of NSAIDs. erythematous gastropathy.
Erythematous gastropathy – treatment
So as you can see, the reasons for education erythematous gastropathy there may be plenty. The doctor determines the disease on the basis of a gastroscopic examination, during which a strong congestion of the gastric mucosa is clearly visible. Erythematous gastropathy has a very similar form to gastropathy erythematous exudativewhich, in addition to gastric hyperemia, is also accompanied by excessive mucus secretion. Treatment erythematous gastropathy it is causal, i.e. when the factor leading to the symptoms of the disease is eliminated, the symptoms disappear. During treatment, doctors recommend that you stop smoking or drinking alcohol, as they excessively irritate the gastric mucosa. In addition, when smoking tobacco, the blood vessels in the stomach constrict, which causes gastric mucosa ischemia. However, sometimes the elimination of the cause is not possible, e.g. in the prevention of a heart attack or in osteoarthritis, therefore, in order to reduce the secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, the doctor prescribes the so-called proton pump inhibitors. If the cause is the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, antibiotic therapy is required.
Erythematous gastropathy – prognosis
The prognosis in the case of erythematous gastropathy are generally good because by eliminating the cause, symptoms disappear.
Erythematous gastropathy – prophylaxis
Prevention erythematous gastroscopy it consists in limiting the consumption of products that irritate the gastric mucosa, including alcohol, coffee, tea, spicy foods. You should also stop smoking and limit your intake of painkillers if possible.