Gastritis

Схема желудка

What is it?
Chronic gastritis , by definition, is a histopathological entity characterized by chronic inflammation of the stomach mucosa that reason- helicobacter-pillory.

Gastritis you feel pain in the abdomen. Why?

cells of the damaged stomach mucosa proliferate fast and shall quickly as a result the cellular layer becomes «younger».that cells are functionality defective and have no time to form their secretory protective and properties

That s why chronic gastritis is problem of disregeneration, not inflammation.

In other words, gastritis(in spite of the word's ending being «inflammatory suffix R-itis).I shouldn't be treated with anti inflammatory medicines

However, any student, which is acquainted with pharmacology understands impossibility to prescribe anti-inflammatory medicines(steroid or non-steroid) in case of gastritis, because prednosolone and aspirin are powerful ulcerogenic agents

key point
Helicobacter pylori associated chronic gastritis is of infectious etiology, and, consequently etiological therapy is necessary. Thus, chronic gastritis should be treated by antibiotics.