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Digestive & GastrointestinalMild
Gastritis
Gastroenterology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Mild
Severity
Very common — a frequent finding in patients undergoing endoscopy for digestive symptoms
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Gastroenterology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Most commonly caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria
- 2or by irritation from regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and aspirin. Excessive alcohol consumption
- 3chronic stress from severe illness or injury
- 4and autoimmune conditions that cause the body to attack its own stomach lining are other recognised causes. Smoking and eating very spicy or acidic foods regularly can also aggravate the stomach lining and contribute to symptoms.
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