Many people with gastritis do not have any symptoms.

Symptoms you may notice are:

• Loss of appetite
• Nausea and vomiting
• Pain in the upper part of the belly or abdomen

If gastritis is causing bleeding from the lining of the stomach, symptoms may include:

• Black stools
• Vomiting blood or coffee-ground like material

Tests that may be needed are:

• Complete blood count (CBC) to check for anemia or low blood count
• Examination of the stomach with an endoscope (esophagogastroduodenoscopy or EGD)
• H. pylori tests
• Stool test to check for small amounts of blood in the stools, which may be a sign of bleeding in the stomach

Images

Stomach and stomach lining

Review Date: 01/31/2011
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)