Symptoms and treatment of esophagitis

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We know that if we don't pay attention to our lifestyle and the rules of our diet, we will have a lot of problems in our body, especially the disease of esophagitis, which is very painful to our patients. We know that esophagitis is very difficult to treat, because the part of the esophagus connects our oral cavity, We can't treat esophagitis without eating for a day, so if we want to treat esophagitis, we need to recuperate slowly. So, let's have a look at the symptoms of esophagitis and some of her treatment methods!

Symptoms and treatment of esophagitis

First of all, the symptoms of esophagitis are mainly pain and difficulty in swallowing and heartburn. When esophagitis is serious, it can cause esophageal spasm and esophageal stenosis. When inflammation of the lower end of the esophagus leads to mucosal degeneration, it may become esophageal cancer.

In addition, under normal circumstances, gastric acid will not flow back to the esophagus. If our body suffers from esophagitis at this time, the pressure in the esophagus will drop or even disappear, and gastric acid and bile will flow back to the esophagus, causing strong irritation to the esophageal mucosa. There is our patients will feel heartburn or heartache, drinking hot water or eating stimulating food after sternum pain is obvious, are symptoms of esophagitis, and swallowing food feel choking, is due to esophageal edema, narrow esophagus or inflammation stimulation caused by spasmodic contraction.

When the phenomenon of esophagitis occurs, patients should be treated with antacids first, so as to prevent the occurrence of reflux caused by esophagitis. Generally, Aluminium Hydroxide Gel or aluminum hydroxide tablets can be used. The use of these two drugs is one hour before meals and before going to bed. The dose is five to six grams, three times a day. If the condition is serious, the dose can be slightly aggravated. When using these drugs, in order to protect the stomach, we should also use gastric mucosal protective agents. Take this medicine four times a day, two to three hours after a meal. Chew and swallow the tablets when you take it. General treatment takes eight to twelve weeks.

matters needing attention

Patients with esophagitis, whether in the treatment period or after treatment, should pay attention to diet in daily life. Usually patients should eat more light food, whether it is stir fry or stew should try to put less salt. So the irritation of gastric mucosa will be relatively small, can play a role in protecting the stomach. And the stimulation of the stomach is small, can also reduce the phenomenon of reflux. The food with strong irritancy must not be eaten. Originally, there is inflammation in the esophagus. Eating the food with strong irritancy will aggravate the disease. You should eat something light, soft and easy to digest. For example, you can usually drink some porridge and eat some vegetables.