An inflammation of the stomach mucosa is called gastritis by doctors (Greek gaster = stomach). Inflammation of the stomach lining is a common disease that can have various causes. There is an acute form of inflammation of the stomach lining, acute gastritis and three types of chronic inflammation of the stomach lining. Acute gastritis can … Inflammation of stomach mucosa
Causes Acute gastritis can be triggered by many different damaging influences on the stomach lining. These include drugs such as aspirin and painkillers of the NSAID group, drugs containing cortisone, iron and potassium preparations or chemotherapy. Heavy alcohol consumption can also trigger acute gastritis. In the case of food poisoning, bacteria that can produce toxins … Causes | Inflammation of stomach mucosa
Diagnosis To diagnose inflammation of the stomach lining, the doctor will first start with a detailed medical history and physical examination to get an overview of the symptoms. One way of clarification is endoscopic gastroscopy (gastroscopy), where the doctor can assess the stomach mucosa under visual inspection and there is the possibility of taking a … Diagnosis | Inflammation of stomach mucosa
Prognosis The prognosis of acute gastritis is very good, since almost all acute inflammations of the stomach mucosa heal spontaneously if the damaging substance is omitted. Only in very rare cases, acute gastritis can lead to life-threatening bleeding of the stomach lining. Type A gastritis increases the risk of stomach cancer in the affected patients, … Prognosis | Inflammation of stomach mucosa
Introduction The main goals of ulcerative colitis therapy are to relieve the symptoms of ulcerative colitis, to avoid complications and thus to maintain the patient’s quality of life. A distinction is made between therapy of acute attacks and long-term therapy. An important pillar of the therapy is also the psychosomatic care of the patient. All … Therapy of ulcerative colitis
Treatment of particularly severe relapses If there is an extremely severe relapse, sulfasalazine can be replaced or supplemented with other immunosuppressive drugs (e.g. Azathioprine® or Ciclosporin). In addition, parenteral nutrition must often be administered in such a case, as the patient can no longer take food in the normal way. It must be taken into … Treatment of particularly severe relapses | Therapy of ulcerative colitis
Diet – Therapy A specific diet is not necessarily indicated in ulcerative colitis. However, in severe, acute attacks, it may be necessary to eat a fully resorbable elementary diet (astronaut food), in extreme cases even a full intravenous (parenteral) diet may be necessary. In the interval phases (remission; phases with few symptoms), a protein-rich full … Diet – Therapy | Therapy of ulcerative colitis
Stool Transplantation A stool transplant is the transfer of stool or the bacteria contained in stool from a healthy donor into the intestine of a patient. The aim of stool transplantation is to restore the irreparably damaged intestinal flora of the patient and thus to produce or at least promote a physiological, i.e. healthy microbiome. … Stool Transplantation | Therapy of ulcerative colitis
Therapy during pregnancy In a therapy during pregnancy, a balance must be found between minimal medication and adequate treatment of ulcerative colitis. If mesalazine or corticosteroids are taken in remission therapy, they can normally be taken in the same dosage during pregnancy. An acute relapse represents a much greater risk for the unborn child and … Therapy during pregnancy | Therapy of ulcerative colitis
