Patient's question:
Every time in autumn, before meals when I'm very hungry, I feel full. After meals, I'm still very hungry, and my stomach aches. Does gastritis have a seasonal nature?Doctor's answer:
Chronic gastritis is a common and frequently occurring disease. In the meticulous examination using a fiberoptic gastroscope, chronic gastritis accounts for more than 80% of all gastric diseases. Chronic gastritis typically refers to chronic superficial gastritis and chronic atrophic gastritis, which can coexist. The common symptoms are as follows: (1) Upper abdominal pain: accounting for 85%. Mostly dull pain, more than half of which is related to diet, with greater comfort during fasting. Discomfort after meals. Symptoms or exacerbation of symptoms are often triggered by cold, hard, spicy, or other irritating foods, and some are related to cold weather. Bloating: approximately 50% of patients experience it. Even with minimal food intake, or even during fasting, patients feel upper abdominal fullness.