Patient's question:
My stomach hasn't been doing well recently. When I went to see a doctor, they diagnosed me with chronic atrophic gastritis. At first, I was prescribed many medications, and they seemed to be effective. But later, they started to have little effect. I don't know how to treat this condition effectively.Doctor's answer:
Chronic atrophic gastritis does not show specific clinical manifestations, so a definitive diagnosis of chronic atrophic gastritis requires the combination of clinical symptoms and careful examination, especially endoscopy and gastric mucosal biopsy. For such patients, follow-up observation is important. Atrophic gastritis generally has low gastric acid secretion, so drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion, such as cimetidine and ranitidine, should be used with caution. In addition to immediate treatment, patients with chronic atrophic gastritis should pay attention to maintaining proper dietary habits in daily life to digest and absorb nutrients.