Friday, February, 10, 2012

Gastritis - chronic

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Alternative Names

Chronic gastritis


Symptoms
  • Upper abdominal pain, possibly made worse by eating
  • Dark stools
  • Indigestion
  • Loss of appetite
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Vomiting blood or coffee-ground like material

Many people with chronic gastritis have no symptoms of the condition.


Signs and tests
  • Complete blood count (CBC) showing anemia
  • EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) and biopsy showing gastritis
  • Stool guaiac test to check for blood in the stools

Review Date: 01/28/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)