Chronic gastritis

The proton pump inhibitors are particularly important in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori in patients with active duodenal ulcers. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been implicated as a causative organism in a type of chronic gastritis and in a large number of cases of peptic and duodenal ulcers. 

Helicobacter pylori is associated with chronic gastritis, peptic ulceration and possibly involved in the pathogenesis of gastric carcinoma (Correa and Ruiz, 1992 Dixon,... 

Dixon, M.F. (1992). Helicobacter pylori and chronic gastritis. In Helicobacter pylori and Gastroduodenal Disease (eds. B.J. Rathbone and R,V. Heatley) pp. 124-139. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. 

CEA levels are elevated in benign diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer, cirrhosis, and hepatitis. CEA testing is recommended primarily to monitor patients after surgery for recurrent colorectal carcinoma. Twenty percent of colorectal carcinomas do not express CEA therefore, immunohistochemical methods are recommended to identify the negative cases. If a 5.0 ng/ml cutoff is used as the detection criterion, approximately 60 to 90 percent of the clinical cases will be detected for recurrences 2 to 10 months prior to clinical symptoms (37, 38). 

Chronic Bronchitis Chronic Gastritis Gastroenteritis Chronic Hepatitis Neuritis, Neuralgia Sciatica... 

Gram-negative bacilli are in general not recovered or only occasionally and at low counts in studies of healthy individuals on acid inhibitors [34, 40, 43, 44] (table 2). This pattern has also been shown in healthy old people with hypochlorhydria secondary to chronic gastritis, of whom the great majority only harbored URT flora despite gastric pH >6 [32],... 

Gastric ulcers, chronic gastritis and hiatus hernia are increasingly common conditions in old age. Both morbidity and mortality from bleeding stomach ulcers have increased in persons over 75 and this is in contrast to the lowered incidence in other... 

H. pylori is one of the main causes of human chronic gastritis, resulting in various diseases including peptic ulcers, gastric adenocarcinomas, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas (Williams... 

An occasional common side effect of capsaicin exposure is bronchoconstriction, in asthmatic people, caused by inhaled airborne particles. In nonasthmatic people, this induces a cough. This is prevented by washing the skin surface where capsaicin was applied after 30-40 minutes of exposure. Chronic overdosage can cause chronic gastritis, kidney and liver toxicity, and neurotoxic effects. 

III. Eradication of Helicobacter pylori C. This microorganism plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. The combination of antibacterial drugs and omeprazole has proven effective. In case of intolerance to amoxicillin (p. 270) or clarithromycin (p. 276), metronidazole (p. 274) can be used as a substitute. Colloidal bismuth compounds are also effective however, the problem of heavy-metal exposure compromises their long-term use. 

It is indicated in upper abdominal digestive symptoms associated with chronic gastritis. 

Rat (CD) 4 or 8 hr Resp Gastro Hemato BdWt 5 M 11 M 27 M 27 M 11 M (labored breathing) 27 M (chronic gastritis) 72 M (cyanosis) 72 M (unspecified decreased body weight) 72 M (gasping, bronchopneumonia, bronchiectasis) Haskell Laboratory 1961 HDI... 

In another acute-duration exposure using higher concentrations of HDI, groups of 4 male albino ChR-CD rats were exposed to 5, 11, 26, 27, 72, or 370 ppm HDI for 4 or 8 hours. The only pathology attributed to HDI toxicity observed at sacrifice was chronic gastritis in 2 rats exposed for 4 hours to 26 ppm HDI. 

Wu Zhu Yu is very pungent, bitter and hot, and enters the Liver, Spleen and Kidney meridians. It can warm the meridian, descend the Liver-Qi and treat ascending of the Liver-Qi due to excess cold in the Liver meridian. The indication is headache, particularly on the top of the head. In addition, Wu Zhu Yu can spread the Liver-Qi and can be used when the Liver-Qi attacks the Stomach, which manifests as cramping pain with a cold sensation in the Stomach and in the lateral sides of the lower abdomen, vomiting of clear fluid, and a wiry and slow pulse. This pattern can be found in disorders such as migraine, hypertension, peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis and dysmenorrhea. 

Diabetes, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, hyperchlo-rhydria, aftermath of febrile diseases. 

Acute and chronic gastritis, enteritis, peptic ulcer, duodenal ulcer and irritable bowel syndrome. 

Dattilo M, Figura N. Helicobacter pylori infection, chronic gastritis, and proton pump inhibitors. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1998 27(suppl 1) S163—S169. 

Thyme is reputed to possess carminative, antispasmodic, antitussive, expectorant, secretomotor, bactericidal, anthelmintic, and astringent properties. Traditionally, it is used for dyspepsia, chronic gastritis, asthma, diarrhea and enuresis in children, laryngitis, tonsillitis (as a gargle), and specifically for pertussis and bronchitis. 

Alcohol consumption causes peripheral vasodilatation the person feels warm, body heat is slowly lost, and an overdose can cause rapid hypothermia. An acute dose of 3 to 4 units will increase blood pressure. It will cause irritation to gastric mucosae followed by erosion that heals after 3 to 4 weeks. At least 60% of chronic gastritis is reported with chronic alcoholics. Alcohol intake also affects sexual function. William Shakespeare wrote that alcohol provides the desire but takes away the performance. Alcohol can be source of energy but cannot be used as food. 

Heneghan, M.A., McCarthy, C.F., Janulaityte, D., Moran, A.P. Relationship of anti-Lewis x and anti-Lewis y antibodies in serum samples from gastric cancer and chronic gastritis patients to Helicobacter py/on -mcdiated autoimmunity. Infect Immun 69 (2001) 4774 1781. 

Key % gastric cancer A chronic gastritis and chronic ulcer A recent peptic ulcer O normal controls. From Wada et al. (W3). 

T19. Taylor, W. H., Gastric proteolysis in disease. 2. The proteolytic activity of gastric juice and gastric mucosal extracts from patients with chronic gastritis and duodenal ulcer. J. Clin. Pathol. 12, 338-343 (1959). 

In an extension of these studies, Wada et al. (Wl) reported the incidence of positive precipitation reactions for serum proteins by the Ouchterlony technique to be 77.0% in gastric cancer (26 cases) and 64.5% in chronic gastritis (31 cases). However, this held true in only 15-20% of peptic ulcer cases. In atrophic gastritis, 6-8 precipitation lines were obtained with antisera to human serum and these included intensive lines of albumin and yglobulin and also faint lines of oro-somucoid, a2-globulin, ceruloplasmin, transferrin, and (3-globulin. 

Gastric mucosa. Injury occurs because alcohol allows back diffusion of acid from the gastric lumen into the mucosa. After an acute binge the mucosa shows erosions and also petechial haemorrhages (recovery may take 3 weeks) and up to 60% of chronic alcoholics show chronic gastritis. 

Shallcross TM, Rathbone BJ, Wyatt JI, Heatley RV. Helicobacter pylori associated chronic gastritis and peptic ulceration in patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1990 4(5) 515-22. 

Moderate nausea, diarrhea, or abdominal pain can occur in patients taking omeprazole (13). There is an increased incidence of the severe interstitial and atrophic forms of gastritis, associated with moderate hypergastrinemia and hjrperplasia of the argyrophil cells (1). This is not necessarily an adverse effect it could represent the natural history of chronic gastritis associated with peptic ulcer disease. 

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