The symptoms of chronic atrophic gastritis are not obvious and have no specificity. Often it is mainly dull pain and indigestion, which is manifested as obvious discomfort and pain in the upper abdomen after meals, and symptoms such as belching, acid regurgitation and nausea appear.

General process of gastric cancer development;

Normal gastric mucosa?

chronic superficial gastritis

Chronic atrophic gastritis?

Intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia?

gastric cancer

Chronic atrophic gastritis: the gastric mucosa ages with age, and the older gastritis is mainly chronic atrophic gastritis. Atrophic gastritis is the main precancerous lesion of gastric cancer, but if treated correctly and protected well, most patients with chronic atrophic gastritis will not become cancerous.

Intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia: gastritis occurs repeatedly, and gastric mucosa is repeatedly damaged and repaired. As a result, cells that should be in the intestine grow in the stomach, and "intestinal metaplasia" appears. "Intestinal metaplasia" is considered as a precancerous lesion. If it is not handled well, it is the early stage of gastric cancer.

Intervention method

1 check? It is suggested that superficial gastritis should be examined by gastroscope every 3 years, and chronic atrophic gastritis should be examined by gastroscope every 1 ~ 2 years for active treatment. Detection of Helicobacter pylori and appropriate standard anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy. 2 Quit smoking and drinking? The severity of atrophic gastritis is positively correlated with smoking and drinking. 3 regular diet? Chew slowly, eat less pickled food, don't overeat, and don't eat spicy and moldy food.