Gastritis

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**Gastritis**
*Classifications and external resources*
ICD-10	K 29.0-K29.7
ICD-9	535.0-535.5

Gastritis is inflammation of the gastric mucosa. The word comes from the Greek gastro- meaning of the stomach and -itis meaning inflammation. Depending on the cause, it may persist acutely or chronically.

1 Causes
2 Symptoms
3 Diagnosis
4 Treatment
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Causes

Bacterial infection (often by Helicobacter pylori)
Fungal infection (typically in people with AIDS)
Parasitic infection (often from poorly cooked seafood)
Viral infection
Bile reflux
NSAIDs
Cigarette smoke
Excessive alcohol consumption
Certain types of radiation

[edit] Symptoms

Some of these symptoms may accompany gastritis:

[edit] Diagnosis

A doctor may order a barium meal test and if the results determine the presence of gastritis, a gastroscopic biopsy check may follow. For Helicobacter pylori infection (the most common cause), one can test using blood antibody or stool antigen tests, or with a urea breath test.