In the stomach, as is known, there is an acidic medium. This is necessary for the splitting of food. However, during this process, the tissues of the innermost organ are not damaged, their cavity is covered with a special mucosa. Violation of the integrity of such a shell in medicine is called "erosion". For the timely treatment of erosion of the stomach, you need to know the symptoms of this pathological phenomenon.
Stages of erosion of the stomach
In general, the symptoms of erosion of the stomach at different stages of the manifestation of the disease are somewhat different. Allocate the following forms of the disease:
- primary, caused by alcohol abuse, regular intake of anti-inflammatory non-steroid drugs and other factors;
- secondary, which occurs against the background of other diseases of internal organs, for example, the liver;
- launched, having oncocharacter.
At the same time, the intensity of leakage is divided into acute and chronic. In the first case, the symptoms are more pronounced.
Soreness with such a disease is several times greater than the pain in the stomach ulcer. Treatment of such erosion of the stomach with medicines, as a rule, lasts 15 days.
A more insidious disease is chronic erosion. Her symptoms are not as obvious as in acute ones. However, the drug struggle with such a disease can last up to six months.
Symptoms of erosion of the stomach
Periodically, the patient becomes sick or feels heartburn. Additional signs-identifiers of erosion include:
- critically low hemoglobin ;
- blood in vomit and stool;
- increased brittleness of nails and hair;
- dryness and peeling of the skin;
- paroxysmal pain in the stomach, etc.
It is extremely important to pay attention to when these symptoms most often manifest themselves. With erosion of the stomach, all these signs are observed at night or on an empty stomach.
If there is a presence of these symptoms, it is an occasion to immediately contact the doctor.
Treatment of ailment
Drugs for the treatment of gastric erosion are prescribed based on the clinical picture of the patient's condition. Most often the following drugs are prescribed:
- increased acidity is blocked by Almagel, Gastal, Rennie;
- if there is a strong severity in the stomach, prescribe Motorix or Motilium;
- Helusil, Etaden, Simaldrat, etc. help protect the mucous membrane.
Treatment of hemorrhagic erosions of the stomach is aimed at stopping bleeding and washing the internal organ. There is an urgent need to act - every minute counts.
To accelerate the healing of wounds against the background of general therapy, gastric erosion can be treated with folk remedies.