Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Chronic gastritis
Treatment
Treatment depends on the specific cause. Some of the causes will disappear over time.
Medications known to cause gastritis should be discontinued.
Medications to neutralize stomach acid or decrease its production will usually eliminate the symptoms and promote healing.
Antibiotics are used to treat chronic gastritis caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori.
Gastritis caused by pernicious anemia is treated with
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
The outlook depends on the cause, but is usually good.
Complications
Loss of blood and increased risk of
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if symptoms of gastritis do not improve with treatment. Call your health care provider if you are vomiting blood or producing bloody stools.
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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)
