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• GASTRITIS (Gr. yarn*, stomach)

GASTRITIS (Gr. See also:

• YARN

yarn*, See also:

• STOMACH (Gr. vrbsaxos from arbga, a mouth)

stomach)  , an inflammatory See also:

• AFFECTION (Lat. ad, and facere, to do something to, sc. a person)

affection of the See also:

• STOMACH (Gr. vrbsaxos from arbga, a mouth)

stomach, of which the See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition of See also:

• CATARRH (from the Gr. Karappeiv, to flow down)

catarrh, or irritation of its mucous membrane, is the most frequent and most readily recognized . This may exist in an acute or a chronic See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form, and depends upon some condition, either See also:

• LOCAL

local or See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, which produces a congested See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of the circulation in the walls of the stomach (see See also:

• DIGESTIVE

DIGESTIVE See also:

• ORGANS

ORGANS: See also:

• PATHOLOGY (from Gr. raBos, suffering)

Pathology) . Acute See also:

• GASTRITIS (Gr. yarn*, stomach)

Gastritis may arise from various causes . The most intense forms of inflammation of the stomach are the toxic conditions which follow the swallowing of corrosive poisons, such as strong See also:

• MINERAL

mineral acids of alkalis which may extensively destroy the mucous membrane . Other non-corrosive poisons cause acute degeneration of the stomach See also:

• WALL (O. Eng. weal, weall, Mid. Eng. wal, wane, adapted from Lat. vallum, rampart; the original O. Eng. word for a wall was wag or tenth)
• WALL, RICHARD (1694-1778)

wall (see PolsoNs) . Acute inflammatory conditions may be secondary to zymotic diseases such as See also:

• DIPHTHERIA (from 8c4BEpa, a skin or membrane)

diphtheria, pyaemia, typhus See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever and others . Gastritis is also caused by the ingestion of See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food which has begun to decompose, or may result from eating unsuitable articles which themselves remain undigested and so excite acute catarrhal conditions . These give rise to the symptoms well known as characterizing an acute " bilious attack," consisting in loss of appetite, sickness or See also:

• NAUSEA (from Gr. vain, a ship)

nausea, and headache, frontal or occipital, often accompanied with giddiness . The See also:

• TONGUE (O. Eng. lunge)

tongue is furred, the breath foetid, and there is See also:

• PAIN (from Lat. poena, Gr. robin, penalty, that which must be paid: O. Fr. peine)
• PAIN, BARRY (1867– )

pain or discomfort in the region of the stomach, with sour eructations, and frequently vomiting, first of food and then of bilious See also:

• MATTER

matter . An attack of this See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind tends to subside in a few days, especially if the exciting cause be removed . Sometimes, however, the symptoms recur with such frequency as to See also:

• LEAD
• LEAD (pronounced iced)

lead to the more serious chronic form of the disease . The treatment bears reference, in the first See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place, to any known source of irritation, which, if it exist, may be expelled by an emetic or purgative (except in cases due to poisoning) .

This, however, is seldom necessary, since vomiting is usually See also:

• PRESENT

present . For the See also:

• RELIEF

relief of sickness and pain the sucking of See also:

• ICE (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Eis)

ice and See also:

• COUNTER

counter-irritation over the region of the stomach are of service . Further, remedies which exercise a soothing effect upon an irritable mucous membrane, such as See also:

• BISMUTH

bismuth or weak alkaline fluids, and along with these the use of a See also:

• LIGHT

light See also:

• MILK (0. Eng. meoluc; from a common Indo-European root, cf. Lat. mulgere, Gr. ?t dXyetv)

milk See also:

• DIET

diet, are usually sufficient to remove the symptoms . Chronic Gastric Catarrh may result from the acute or may arise independently . It is not infrequently connected with antecedent disease in other organs, such as the lungs, See also:

• HEART
• HEART, LUNG

heart, See also:

• LIVER (O. Eng. lifer; cf. cognate forms, Dutch lever, Ger. Leber, Swed. lefver, &c.; the O. H. Ger. forms are libara, lipora, &c.; the Teut. word has been connected with Gr. i'prap and Lat. jecur)

liver or kidneys, and it is especially See also:

• COMMON

common in persons addicted to alcoholic excess . In this form the texture of the stomach is more altered than in the acute form, except in the toxic and febrile forms above referred to . It is permanently in a state of congestion, and its mucous membrane and See also:

• MUSCULAR

muscular coat undergo thickening and other changes, which markedly affect the See also:

• FUNCTION

function of digestion . The symptoms are those of See also:

• DYSPEPSIA (from the Gr. prefix Sur-, hard, ill, and 'irirreiv, to digest)

dyspepsia in an aggravated form (see DYSPEPSIA), of which discomfort and pain after food, with distension and frequently vomiting, are the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief; and the treatment must be conducted in reference to the causes giving rise to it . The careful regulation of the diet, alike as to the amount, the quality, and the intervals between meals, demands See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention . Feeding on artificially soured milk may in ledged efficacy, as are also preparations of See also:

• PEPSIN

pepsin .