In daily life, there are rational factors that can lead to the occurrence of gastritis. For example, frequently drinking strong tea and strong coffee, eating spicy foods, and regularly drinking alcohol or eating cold foods can easily lead to gastritis. Patients with gastritis should pay attention to a light diet in daily life, avoid excessive mental stress, eat regularly, and eat less but frequently. So what should we do when we have gastritis? Let's take a look at it next.

What Should We Do When We Have Gastritis?

Firstly, avoid factors that may induce the disease, and treat different types of gastritis according to the doctor's advice. Secondly, let's talk about the causes.

Causes

(1) Acute Gastritis

1. Physical and chemical factors: strong tea, strong coffee, spicy food, strong alcohol, too cold or too hot food, rough food, etc., can all damage the gastric mucosa and destroy the mucosal barrier, leading to gastric mucosal inflammation. If some strong corrosives such as nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, etc., are swallowed, they can cause acute corrosive gastritis.

2. Biological factors: mainly various pathogenic bacteria and toxins, such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli, etc. Eating food contaminated by bacteria or toxins can lead to gastritis within a few hours.

3. Other factors: such as systemic infection, severe trauma, major surgery, shock, severe emotional fluctuations, and other stress states.

(2) Chronic Gastritis

1. Biological factors: the main pathogenic bacteria of chronic gastritis is Helicobacter pylori, and more than 90% of patients with chronic gastritis have Helicobacter pylori infection.

2. Immunological factors: some cases of chronic gastritis are related to immunological factors, and parietal cell antibodies can be detected in the patient's serum.

3. Chemical factors: smoking is one of the causes of chronic gastritis. Long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and indomethacin can damage the gastric mucosal barrier.

Diet Regulation

The diet should be timed and quantitative, nutrient-rich, and contain plenty of vitamins A, B, and C. Acidic, spicy, and other irritating foods, as well as raw and indigestible foods, should be avoided.