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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
It is important to reviews a patient's history regarding medications, alcohol intake, smoking, and other risk factors that may be associated with gastritis.. Symptoms of gastritis may be silent or manifest as abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, and/or gastrointestinal bleeding.
History
- It is important to reviews a patient's history regarding medications, alcohol intake, smoking, and other risk factors that may be associated with gastritis.
- Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include history of:[1][2][3]
- Nausea & vomiting
- Epigastric or abdominal pain
- Bloating
- Pain aggravating or relieving with food
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Anorexia
- Weight loss
- Pallor
- Previous laboratory findings of anemia
- A positive family history of GI diseases or H. pylori infection
- History of medication use (NSAIDS)
- Food and drinking water hygiene
- If H. pylori infection is suspected in children, the history of the patient should include:
- Pain (location, character, duration, radiation, severity, aggravating and relieving factor)
- Diet, appetite and weight changes
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Bloating
- A positive family history of Gastrointestinal diseases (eg., Ulcers, crohn's disease) or H. pylori infection
- History of NSAIDS use
- Food and drinking water hygiene
Symptoms
- Individuals with gastritis experience abdominal pain and gastric disturbances.
- The following symptoms may result from gastritis or the underlying cause:
- Upper abdominal pain or discomfort
- Dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Nausea
- Vomiting of blood or dark brown/coffee-ground like vomitus
- Bloating sensation in the upper abdomen
- Belching
- Heartburn
- Loss of appetite
- Melena {Dark stools)
- Gastric hemorrhage
- Fever
- Lethargy
- Halitosis
- Epigastric or abdominal pain
- Early satiety
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea
References
- ↑ Kusters JG, van Vliet AH, Kuipers EJ (2006). "Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infection". Clin Microbiol Rev. 19 (3): 449–90. doi:10.1128/CMR.00054-05. PMC 1539101. PMID 16847081.
- ↑ Testerman TL, Morris J (2014). "Beyond the stomach: an updated view of Helicobacter pylori pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment". World J Gastroenterol. 20 (36): 12781–808. doi:10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12781. PMC 4177463. PMID 25278678.
- ↑ Garza-González E, Perez-Perez GI, Maldonado-Garza HJ, Bosques-Padilla FJ (2014). "A review of Helicobacter pylori diagnosis, treatment, and methods to detect eradication". World J Gastroenterol. 20 (6): 1438–49. doi:10.3748/wjg.v20.i6.1438. PMC 3925853. PMID 24587620.