Patient's question:
2 years ago, last year's gastroscopy showed chronic superficial gastritis with gastric ulcer. In April of this year, the gastroscopy revealed chronic atrophic gastritis with moderate intestinal metaplasia. There is occult blood in the stool, which fluctuates, sometimes weakly positive, sometimes negative. Hemoglobin is low, around 95, anemia, fatigue. How should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
This April, a gastroscopy revealed chronic atrophic gastritis with (moderate intestinal metaplasia, did I type these four characters correctly?). 1. It's true that this type of gastritis is quite difficult to treat. 2. Low hemoglobin indicates anemia, so you can help him gradually supplement with vitamin B12, B1, and folic acid tablets. 3. Avoid acidic and spicy foods, aspirin, and alcohol. 4. Positive fecal occult blood test—this is a dangerous sign, so it's hard to say whether it's gastric cancer. In fact, chronic atrophic gastritis is not something to be feared. Patients should believe that they can overcome the disease. As long as it's detected early and timely treatment is provided, the chances of stabilizing the condition and recovering are very high.