Acute gastritis
Treatment of acute gastritis
How is acute gastritis treated? Treatment without medication: Stomach pumping (gastric lavage) (treatment for food poisoning) Following the cessation of vomiting, the patient should drink water often in small sips, as well as simultaneously drinking a sodium bicarbonate solution (Trisol), often in small sips. Consuming light foods, low in protein and fat, non-spicy as well as eating frequent, small meals. Avoiding the consumption of NSAID drugs Treatment with medication: Antacids (to neutralize stomach acid) H2 antagonists such as cimetidine, famotidine, to reduce the production of stomach acid Proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, esomeprazole, panthoprazole to inhibit the production of stomach acid. Antibiotics (only used in cases of a bacterial infection)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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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