A damaged stomach lining (gastritis) causes symptoms like upper abdominal pain/burning, indigestion, bloating, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and feeling full quickly, but can also manifest as blood in vomit or black, tarry stools, indicating bleeding. Severe damage needs immediate care, while mild cases may have no symptoms or just mild indigestion, but persistent issues warrant a doctor's visit.
Symptoms may include stomach pain, belching, nausea, vomiting, abdominal bleeding, feeling full, and blood in vomit or stool. In most cases, you will be given antacids and other medicines to reduce your stomach acid. Don't have foods or drinks that irritate your stomach lining. Stop smoking.
The most common causes of gastritis are: Certain medicines, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen and other similar medicines. Heavy alcohol drinking. Infection of the stomach with a bacteria called Helicobacter pylori.
Medicines that reduce or block stomach acid may help. If gastritis lasts, your doctor may prescribe medicine. Follow-up care is a key part of your child's treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if your child is having problems.
Yes, gastritis can cause dizziness, often indirectly through complications like anemia from bleeding, or directly in cases of autoimmune gastritis or acid reflux irritating the inner ear (gastritis-induced vertigo), leading to lightheadedness, weakness, or imbalance, especially with severe inflammation or lack of nutrients. Seek immediate medical help if dizziness is accompanied by severe pain, vomiting, or black stools, as these signal serious complications like bleeding.
Key Symptoms of Gastric Vertigo
Feeling like the room is spinning. Stomach bloating or gas. Nausea or vomiting. Sudden weakness after meals.
Gastritis can sometimes lead to pain, nausea and vomiting. But it often has no symptoms at all. If left untreated, though, some types of gastritis can lead to ulcers (sores in the stomach lining) or even stomach cancer.
It is estimated that 20 out of 100 people have acute gastritis at some point in their lives. Most women get gastritis between the ages of 45 and 64, and most men develop it over the age of 65. The risk of gastritis generally increases with age.
Avoid fruit juices, smoothies and dried fruits as they contain high levels of fructose. Refined sugars in your/your child's diet (fizzy drinks, squashes, sweets, chocolate and table sugar added to foods such as breakfast cereals) often contribute to symptoms.
Doctors may use upper GI endoscopy to diagnose gastritis or gastropathy, determine the cause, and manage complications. Your doctor may order an upper GI endoscopy with biopsies to diagnose gastritis and gastropathy.
More worrisome signs include pain that occurs more often, lasts more than 24 hours, or occurs with a fever or rectal bleeding. Colicky pain -- This type of pain comes in waves. It very often starts and ends suddenly, and is often severe. Kidney stones and gallstones are common causes of this type of belly pain.
Symptoms
If you're taking naproxen for a long time or at risk of getting a stomach ulcer, your doctor may prescribe a medicine, such as omeprazole or lansoprazole, to protect your stomach.
Our study with famotidine supports a beneficial effect of Hz-receptor antagonists in promoting healing of gastric erosions and hemorrhages. A dosage of 10 mg twice daily of famotidine appears to be the optimum dose for treating gastritis.
Symptoms & Causes of Peptic Ulcers (Stomach or Duodenal Ulcers)
Patients may also experience digestive disorders such as diarrhea or constipation. In cases of acute gastritis, the patient may have a mild to high fever. A gnawing sensation in the stomach often appears when hungry or before bedtime, making it difficult to sleep.
Several other health conditions can mimic gastritis symptoms, including:
What are the symptoms of gastritis and peptic ulcers? Upper abdominal pain (burning, gnawing, dull, or gripping), often worse when the stomach is empty: several hours after a meal or at night. Nausea and/or vomiting. Loss of appetite.
Red flags for gastritis include persistent or severe abdominal pain, vomiting blood, passing dark or bloody stools, unexplained weight loss and symptoms that do not improve with over-the-counter antacids.
Symptoms such as abdominal pain, cramping, blood in the stools, and chronic diarrhea may indicate a condition called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in which parts of the intestinal tract become inflamed. IBD is quite common: It affects about 1.6 million Americans, including 80,000 children and young adults.
Medications for Gastritis
Treatment options include: Antacids (Tums, Milk of Magnesia, Gaviscon, Maalox, Mylanta, Rolaids) to help alleviate symptoms and neutralize stomach acid. Another antacid, bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol), protects the stomach lining.
Symptoms may include:
Things you can do to help yourself
If you think the cause of your gastritis is repeated use of NSAID painkillers, try switching to a different painkiller that isn't in the NSAID class, such as paracetamol. You may want to talk to your GP about this. Also consider: eating smaller, more frequent meals.
Acid blockers, also called histamine blockers, reduce the amount of acid released into your digestive tract. Reducing acid relieves gastritis pain and encourages healing. You may get a prescription for an acid blocker, or you can buy one without a prescription. Medicines that neutralize stomach acid.