GASTRITIS

GASTRITIS

Inflammation of gastric mucosa membrane characterized by epigastric pain,nausea and vomiting.

CAUSES:

H pylori
(most common cause of ulceration)

NSAIDs, aspirin

Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)

Severe stress (eg, trauma, burns), Curling ulcers

Alcohol

Bile reflux

Pancreatic enzyme reflux

Radiation

Staphylococcus aureus
exotoxin

Bacterial or viral infection .

SYMPTOM:

• a burning pain in the chest or abdomen

• belching (burping)

• nausea (feeling like you are going to vomit)

• vomiting

• a loss of appetite

• hiccups

• diarrhoea

COMPLICATION:

Malignancy

Hemorrhage

Perforation

Obstruction