Chronic gastritis is a chronic disease of gastric mucosa caused by different etiologies. It is a common disease, and its incidence rate is the highest among all kinds of gastric diseases. Chronic gastritis lacks specific symptoms, the severity of which is not consistent with the pathological changes of gastric mucosa. Let's take a look at the symptoms of chronic gastritis.

What are the symptoms of chronic gastritis

1. Upper abdominal pain and fullness

The most common symptoms of chronic gastritis are epigastric pain and fullness. In contrast to canker disease, it is more comfortable on an empty stomach. It is uncomfortable after a meal. It may be due to the tolerance of diastolic dysfunction. Although the food is not much, it may feel too full. Patients often complain of "weak stomach" or "soft stomach". Often because cold food, hard food, spicy or other irritant food causes symptoms or aggravates symptoms. These symptoms are not easily relieved by antacids and antispasmodics. Most patients complained of anorexia.

2. General symptoms

The patient will have symptoms such as low spirit, poor complexion, unwillingness to speak and weakness of limbs. Cold fear may also occur. If it is in the acute inflammatory period, water loss or acidosis may occur, the latter may have fever, and even shock and bleeding may occur.

3. bleeding

Bleeding is also one of the symptoms of chronic gastritis, especially with erosion. It can be a small amount of repeated bleeding or a large amount of bleeding. Emergency gastroscopy showed that acute and chronic gastritis accounted for 20% - 40% of the causes of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Black stool is the most common form of bleeding. It usually stops bleeding automatically after 3-4 days, and it can recur after several months or years. The pathological changes of gastritis are not consistent with the symptoms.

4. heating

Usually, the stomach sick people eat some food which is easy to produce gas, resulting in the increase of gas in the stomach of the patients, thus causing heating, which is generally discharged through the esophagus, can temporarily relieve the fullness of the upper abdomen.

5. bad appetite

During the activity of chronic gastritis, many patients will find that their appetite becomes very poor, or even no appetite at all. Although the appetite in the remission period will be worse than usual, it will not change much, so it is suggested that friends who find their appetite is abnormal must pay attention.

The above is the related content of the symptoms of chronic gastritis. There are five main symptoms, and it is easy to be ignored. Therefore, it is suggested that we should pay attention to the above symptoms when encountering them, actively go to the hospital to see what causes the problems, and then choose the appropriate scheme to help relieve chronic gastritis according to the situation.