UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD

ESCUELA DE MEDICINA DR. WITREMUNDO TORREALBA
DEPARTAMENTO DE IDIOMAS
SEDE ARAGUA

THE GASTRITIS

Profesor:
Odalis Bravo

Estudiantes:
Bastidas Virginia
Berrios Michelle
Britapaz Jaizel

Rodriguez Yolis
Morita, 27 de enero de 2014

UNIT 9: CAUSE AND EFFECT

Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach, and has many possible
causes:
The main acute causes are excessive alcohol consumption or prolonged use of

aspirin or ibuprofen.
Erosive gastritis is gastric mucosal erosion caused by damage to mucosal defenses.
Alcohol consumption does not cause chronic gastritis. It does, however, erode the

mucosal lining of the stomach; low doses of alcohol stimulate hydrochloric acid
secretion. High doses of alcohol do not stimulate secretion of acid.
Aspirin causes reduce of a substance that protects the stomach called prostaglandin.

These drugs used in a short period are not typically dangerous. However, regular
use can lead to gastritis.
Sometimes gastritis occurs as a result after major surgery, traumatic injury, burns or

severe infections.
Gastritis may also occur in those who have had weight loss surgery resulting in the

banding or reconstruction of the digestive tract.

Chronic gastritis results from a wide range of problems of the gastric tissues.
In some cases bile, normally used to aid digestion in the small intestine, will enter

through the pyloric valve of the stomach if it has been removed during surgery or
does not work properly, also leading to gastritis.
Gastritis may also be caused by other medical conditions, including certain

connective tissue disorders, and liver or kidney failure.

Coffee can damage the lining of the gastrointestinal organs, causing gastritis and

ulcers. The consumption of coffee is therefore not recommended for people with
gastritis, colitis, and ulcers.

 Colonization of the gastric mucosa with Helicobacter pylori results in the

development of chronic gastritis in infected individuals.

The most common symptom is abdominal upset or pain. Other symptoms are
indigestion, abdominal bloating, nausea, and vomiting, loss of appetite, unexplained
weight loss and pernicious anemia. Some may have a feeling of fullness or burning in the
upper abdomen. A gastroscopy, blood test, complete blood count test, or a stool test may
be used to diagnose gastritis.

UNIT 8: ACTIONS IN SEQUENCES

When Helicobacter pylori colonize the stomach and the infection continues to play a
key role in the pathogenesis of a number of gastroduodenal diseases.
Then the immune system makes proteins and antibodies that fight infections in the
body to maintain a homeostatic condition. In some disorders the body targets the stomach
as if it were a foreign protein or pathogen; it makes antibodies against, severely damages,
and may even destroy the stomach or its lining.
As soon as this disease is diagnosed, treatment begins by taking antacids that
neutralize stomach acid and can provide fast pain relief; or other medicines, such as
proton pump inhibitors, that reduce acid by blocking the action of these small pumps
(omeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, and esomeprazole. Proton pump inhibitors also
appear to inhibit H. pylori activity); or antibiotics, and avoiding hot or spicy foods.
After taking this medicines, in addition to protecting the lining of stomach and
intestines, bismuth preparations is also added to the regimen which appear to inhibit H.
pylori activity as well.
Finally for those with pernicious anemia, B12 injections are given, but more often oral
B12 supplements are recommended.

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