What is chronic gastritis with intestinal metaplasia?

Chronic gastritis with intestinal metaplasia usually means that gastric mucosal epithelial cells are replaced by intestinal epithelium, which can be seen in various stomach diseases, especially chronic gastritis. Intestinal metaplasia is the abbreviation of intestinal metaplasia, which usually refers to precancerous state, and the risk of gastric cancer will increase obviously in precancerous state.

Clinically, intestinal metaplasia usually refers to gastric tumor related to gastric cancer, which has the risk of gastric cancer. On the basis of intestinal metaplasia, the probability of gastrointestinal cancer is higher. In addition, the site of gastrointestinal cancer is similar to that of intestinal metaplasia, usually gastric curvature. Patients with chronic gastritis are accompanied by intestinal metaplasia, and the main symptom is indigestion, such as abdominal distension. Or they may have no symptoms, so it is necessary to pay attention to observe the symptoms and state of patients. If patients with chronic gastritis accompanied by intestinal metaplasia have symptoms such as bloating, acid regurgitation and heartburn, they can be treated with acid suppression, including proton pump inhibitors, such as rabeprazole and pantoprazole. If the patient has reflux symptoms, anti-reflux therapy can be given, such as gastric motility drugs, including domperidone and itopride, to relieve reflux, burping, belching and other symptoms, accelerate gastric emptying and improve abdominal distension.

Patients with chronic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia should pay attention to the diet rules in daily life and avoid overeating, so as not to aggravate symptoms such as abdominal distension. In addition, patients should also pay attention to develop good sleep habits, go to bed early and get up early, and try not to stay up late, because staying up late may promote gastric acid secretion, thus aggravating symptoms such as acid reflux.