Is superficial gastritis caused by stomach cold? What are the specific causes?

Superficial gastritis is a common type of stomach disease in clinical practice. However, in daily life, people often confuse stomach cold with superficial gastritis. So, is superficial gastritis stomach cold?

Is superficial gastritis caused by stomach cold?

Chronic superficial gastritis is a disease in which the gastric mucosa presents chronic superficial inflammation. It is a common disease of the digestive system and a type of chronic gastritis. It can be caused by alcoholism, strong coffee, bile reflux, or Helicobacter pylori infection. Patients may have varying degrees of indigestion symptoms, such as upper abdominal discomfort and dull pain after eating, accompanied by belching, nausea, heartburn, and occasional vomiting. Superficial gastritis does not necessarily mean cold stomach, of course, if there are symptoms of being afraid of cold, it may be cold stomach.

The pathogenic factors of superficial gastritis have not yet been fully understood. The more clear causes include:

1. Bacteria, viruses and toxins

It is common after acute gastritis. The gastric mucosal lesions do not heal for a long time or recur repeatedly, gradually evolving into superficial gastritis. Chronic infection lesions in the nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharynx, etc., such as alveolar abscesses, tonsillitis, sinusitis, etc. Long-term ingestion of bacteria or their toxins can repeatedly stimulate the gastric mucosa and cause superficial gastritis. It has been found that 90% of patients with chronic tonsillitis have chronic inflammatory changes in the stomach.

2. Smoking

The main harmful ingredient in tobacco is nicotine. Long-term and heavy smoking can cause relaxation of the pyloric sphincter, reflux of duodenal fluid, constriction of gastric blood vessels, and increased gastric acid secretion, thereby destroying the gastric mucosal barrier and leading to chronic inflammatory lesions.

3.Medications

Certain drugs such as salicylic acid preparations, corticosteroids, digitalis, indomethacin, phenylbutazone, etc. can cause chronic gastric mucosal damage.