What causes Gastritis??

Question

what causes this to make your chest hurt ?? and does it cause bloating ??

Answer 1

Gastritis can be caused by infection, irritation, autoimmune disorders, or backflow of bile into the stomach. Infections can be bacterial or viral. Irritation can also be caused by medications. Some of the common medications that may irritate your stomach are: aspirin or anti-inflammatory drugs. Other stomach irritants are: alcohol, chronic vomiting, excess gastric acid
secretion, and eating poisons.

Answer 2

There are numerous causes for gastritis and these are listed below:
1) Medications like ASA and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and steroids- this type of gastritis develops slowly, in otherwise healthy people, presenting with bleeding or ulcers. Alcohol, caffeine, nicotine can also cause gastritis.

2) Stress due to severe illness- this is the most severe type of gastritis. This may occur e.g. after a severe burn and injuries.

3) Bacterial infection- commonly results from an infection by Helicobacter pylori ( bacteria that grow in the mucus secreting cells of the stomach lining). No other bacteria are known to grow in the normally acidic stomach, but many types of bacteria may grow if the stomach does not produce acid.

4) Viral or fungal infections- may develop in people with a prolonged illness or impaired immune system.

5) Atrophic gastritis- results when antibodies attack the stomach lining, causing it to become very thin and also causes destruction of cells that produce acid and enzymes. This condition usually affects the elderly and those who have had partial gastrectomy ( a procedure in which part of the stomach is removed). Atrophic gastritis may cause pernicious anemia because it interferes with the absorption of vitamin B12 from food.

6) Radiation- causes damage to the stomach lining and allowing bacteria to invade the stomach wall, causing a sudden, severe and extremely painful form of gastritis.

7) Unknown causes- Plasma cell gastritis and Menetriere's disease

Answer 3

Yes it can cause bloating and the pressure of that bloating presses on all the other organs and causes pain in various spots. My husband used to get those and he would take his hands and start as far back on his sides as he could reach and press on the skin while moving his hands around to his chest. That forces the gas around to the opening of the stomach and then it can be released by a burp. It relieves the pressure so there is less pain. Keep doing it until the bloated feeling goes away.