Gastritis

What is gastritis?

Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It may be come on suddenly (acute gastritis) or may be a chronic inflammation that persists for a long time.

How do members experience gastritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with gastritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

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Top treatments taken by people for gastritis*

*Data from patients with gastritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with gastritis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Protonix)
Perceived effectiveness
for gastritis (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
gastritis (9)
Treatment

(Nexium)
Perceived effectiveness
for gastritis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
gastritis (2)
Treatment

(Tagamet)
Perceived effectiveness
for gastritis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
gastritis (1)

*Data from patients with gastritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has gastritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 86
30s 240
40s 289
50s 268
60s 232
70+ 92

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 312
Female 890
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