Many people experience pain and discomfort in the stomach, often the cause is gastritis - inflammation of the gastric mucosa. Usually it is associated with violations in the field of secretion of the stomach. Gastritis is a chronic disease, with a diet and a healthy lifestyle, its manifestations can be minimized. Improper nutrition, violation of the prescribed regimen can lead to an exacerbation of the disease, then an attack of acute inflammation of the gastric mucosa begins. In this case, medication is necessary under the supervision of a gastroenterologist.
The composition of the gastric juice necessary for the digestion of food includes hydrochloric acid. If it is produced above normal, the diagnosis is gastritis with high acidity. Insufficient production of hydrochloric acid leads to gastritis with low acidity.
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach can occur due to any infectious disease, improper metabolism, disorders in the endocrine system, viruses. An important role in this is played by hereditary factors. But most often, the causes of gastritis lie in the wrong and unhealthy lifestyle. Gastritis leads to poor nutrition, smoking, intemperance in drinking alcohol, prolonged treatment with medications, overeating, and a passion for very fatty, spicy and hot foods.
Most often, gastritis with high acidity worries the younger generation. Already at school, adolescents begin to feel discomfort after eating, mild nausea, quickly passing pain. These are the first signs of the disease. Acute and abrupt gastritis does not appear immediately. Pain in the stomach is a common symptom of inflammation and is often explained by poor quality food or nervous tension. She can
appear after eating, and with a prolonged absence of food. Along with the pain, there may be heartburn, belching, nausea. Heartburn is considered the most common sign of gastritis. Vomiting is very rare. The mood of the patient is changing. He becomes unhappy and irritable. A person quickly gets tired, sleep and appetite worsen.
For the correct diagnosis of the disease, it is necessary to undergo an examination and pass specific tests. Gastritis with different levels of acidity requires both different treatments and different dietary foods.
If the tests show that the function of secreting is higher than normal, then the patient is diagnosed with gastritis with high acidity. In patients with such a diagnosis, a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is often observed: pulse instability, signs of hypotension, increased salivation.
Severe heartburn, belching with a sour taste, nausea, vomiting, burning sensation and pressure "under the spoon" 2-3 hours after eating, spastic constipation - these are all characteristic symptoms of gastritis with high acidity.
This disease requires strict adherence to a sparing diet. Spicy, fatty, hot foods, marinades, and smoked foods are excluded from the diet. But these recommendations are included in any course of diet therapy and are the basis of a healthy diet. The main thing is that acidic foods are completely excluded from the patient’s diet - fermentation and pickles, dairy products, sour vegetables and fruits, cabbage soup, borscht, rye (black), and wheat yeast bread. Following such a diet will reduce inflammation and make the manifestation of gastritis symptoms subtle.
In the period of exacerbation of the disease, first of all, it is necessary to remove acidity. For this, you can use drugs gastrin, almagel, atropine, omeprazole and many others that help remove heartburn. To protect the gastric mucosa from destruction, you should use enveloping agents such as Smecta, a decoction of flax or white clay. In order for digestion to be satisfactory, enzyme preparations should be drunk, namely Pancreatin, Festal, Mezim-forte.
If gastritis with high acidity is caused by viruses, then antibacterial therapy is also necessary. In this case, you need to take various antibiotics. Also actively used is treatment with herbs and various physical and physical devices.