Chronic gastroduodenitis is a fairly common disease, and not only in Russia, but also in many countries of the world. With this disease, the mucous membrane of the stomach and duodenum becomes inflamed and its structure is rebuilt. Conducting timely diagnosis and well-organized treatment can prevent the development of peptic ulcer disease, and therefore, significantly improve the quality of life of a sick person.
There are a lot of reasons that cause chronic gastroduodenitis:
- smoking and alcohol;
- allergens
- too coarse or spicy food, eating disorders, very hot or cold food, etc .;
- stressful situations;
- medicines;
- various fungi, viruses and parasites;
- radiation sickness ;
- diseases of the endocrine system, liver, etc .;
- the presence of chronic tonsillitis and caries;
- adverse working conditions;
- bile, which is thrown into the stomach.
To date, the classification of this disease does not exist, but experts are dividing by the following signs: etiology, degree of change in the mucous membrane and the development of inflammation, the clinical picture.
With a disease such as chronic gastroduodenitis, the symptoms are polymorphic in nature and are very similar to the manifestations of gastritis. Patients experience such phenomena as weight loss, pallor of the skin, pain during palpation of the abdomen, strong patches on the tongue of whitish-yellow color. Children can develop disorders in the psycho-emotional sphere: sleep disturbances, fatigue, dizziness. Possible violations in the autonomic system. In this case, when about 3 hours pass after a meal, patients experience increased sweating, weakness, and increased intestinal motility. And if the patient goes without food for a long time, then he develops trembling in the body, muscle weakness, and glucose levels drop.
Chronic gastroduodenitis in the acute stage is characterized by abdominal pain, which is mainly localized near the navel, as well as belching and nausea. Less commonly, patients complain of vomiting and heartburn. Pain, as a rule, occurs after a certain time after eating and often gives to the right hypochondrium, but it can also occur during eating.
Chronic gastroduodenitis often worsens in the fall and spring. As a rule, it is at this time that the diet is more often disturbed , the load on the students increases, stressful situations more often arise. The severity of the course of the exacerbation phase depends on many factors, but the main ones are: the general well-being of the patient, the duration and intensity of pain attacks, the degree of disturbances that arose in the digestive system.
Chronic gastroduodenitis responds well to treatment, but at the same time, constancy and strict adherence to all the recommendations of the attending physician is necessary. First of all, you should normalize the diet and adhere to the prescribed diet. In addition, stress should be avoided and concomitant diseases in the digestive system, as well as foci of infection in the oral cavity, should be treated. Of course, you should stop drinking alcohol and smoking. Of the medicines, enveloping and painkillers, antispasmodics, drugs that help normalize digestion are prescribed. Often a good effect is given by the treatment of folk remedies, but under the mandatory supervision of a doctor.
Prevention of chronic gastroduodenitis should begin almost from the birth of a child. It is necessary to organize the proper nutrition of the child, which will contain the necessary amount of vitamins and animal proteins. In addition, hardening, walking and playing in the air are necessary to increase immunity.