Young atrophic gastritis

Gastric disease is a relatively common disease, and now the patients suffering from gastric disease are showing a trend of getting younger. Gastric disease is often caused by certain reasons such as living habits and eating habits. Atrophic gastritis is a common gastric disease among many young people. When suffering from atrophic gastritis, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time, change your living and eating habits according to the doctor's requirements, and go to the hospital for regular check-ups.

Causes of atrophic gastritis in young people

Reason 1

In fact, the increase in the incidence of atrophic gastritis among young people in recent years is mainly due to long-term chronic gastritis caused by factors such as lifestyle habits. The reason why atrophic gastritis occurs in the gastric mucosa is because of chronic inflammation of the stomach, which causes the gastric mucosal epithelium and glands to atrophy, decrease in number, thinning of the gastric mucosa, and thickening of the mucosal base. Therefore, inflammation is the cause of the disease and an important factor leading to the progression of the disease.

Reason 2

Bad living habits and Helicobacter pylori infection should be the main causes of atrophic gastritis in young people. Things like overeating, irregular hunger and fullness, drinking without restraint, eating spicy food, staying up late, consuming cold drinks, eating midnight snacks, frequently eating takeout and fast food, etc., can all lead to chronic inflammation of the stomach, and repeated stimulation can make it difficult to heal for a long time. Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the main causes of chronic gastritis. The average infection rate in my country is about 50%. The infection rate is also higher among young people because they have more opportunities to dine out.

Reason 3

Studies have shown that in the past five years, the incidence of gastric cancer among young people has increased by about one-fold compared to thirty years ago. Therefore, whether it is paying attention to developing good living habits or paying attention to the eradication of Helicobacter pylori, it is very important in the treatment of atrophic gastritis in young people and the prevention and treatment of gastric cancer.

Symptoms of atrophic gastritis

1. Heartburn and indigestion symptoms:

2. Patients feel burning or discomfort in the epigastric area, and some experience heartburn. Patients often experience loss of appetite or even inability to eat, or have an appetite but feel stomach distension and discomfort or indigestion after eating.

2. Abnormal stool and weakness symptoms:

Constipation is the most common defecation, which occurs once a day. A small number of patients may have loose stools. If the illness lasts for a long time, you may experience symptoms of weakness such as weight loss, fatigue, and mental depression.

3. Distension in the epigastric area:

In chronic atrophic gastritis, fullness and discomfort in the epigastric area are relatively common. Some patients feel a sense of fullness in the stomach or a blockage in the epigastric area, and even feel fullness in the abdomen, ribs, and chest, and belching frequently.

4. Epigastric pain:

Epigastric pain may occur alone, but in most cases it is accompanied by epigastric distension. The pain is distending, dull, or dull. In acute attacks, there may also be severe pain or colic. The pain is usually located in the epigastric area, and may occasionally occur in the flanks, abdomen, back, or chest. There is localized tenderness or deep discomfort in the epigastric area. Some patients only feel discomfort or discomfort in the epigastric area, which cannot be described.

5. Anemia

It may be iron deficiency anemia or megaloblastic anemia, which is caused by long-term malnutrition and insufficient iron supplementation in the early stage. The latter is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor, which leads to a decrease in vitamin B12. It is generally mild to moderate anemia, manifested by dizziness, fatigue, pale conjunctiva, sallow complexion, pale or pale nail beds, etc.