Catarrhal esophagitis

Catarrhal esophagitis is accompanied by an inflammatory process
Mucous esophagus. Disease by the nature of its course can be acute and chronic. The cause of oesophagitis is the effect on the tissue of negative factors. First of all, this use is too hot or
Cold food, spicy dishes, marinades, rough products, for example, biscuits.

Acute catarrhal esophagitis can occur when exposed to the esophagus
Products with a strong acidity, substances with high chemical activity.
Other causes of the disease may be stenosis or insufficiency
Cardial department, hernia aperture, a sharp decrease in protection from
of hydrochloric acid. A negative factor is increased intra-abdominal pressure and surgical interventions with ulceration and gastrectomy. If untimely and ineffective treatment, catarrhal esophagitis can go into a complicated form - necrotic, ulcerative or erosive.

The main symptoms are manifested in blunt pains in the esophagus, heartburn, belching, burning behind the sternum and vomiting. When swallowing solid food, difficulties are observed. The diagnosis is made on the basis of fibrogastroscopy, patient complaints, manometry. X-ray of the esophagus with barium,
It allows to reveal a hernia of an esophageal aperture. By the results of a blood test, it is possible to determine the degree of anemia and inflammation. Distal catarrhal esophagitis can be detected with FGS. The disease can be the result of various injuries of infectious nature, gastritis, gastric acid reflux, often together with bile.

Distal catarrhal esophagitis due to reflux is allocated to an independent disease, which is called gastroesophageal reflux disease. To confirm the diagnosis, esophagoscopy (endoscopic examination of the esophagus) is used, which allows to reveal the severity of lesions in patients with catarrhal esophagitis. Treatment of an acute form due to a chemical burn consists in an urgent rinsing of the stomach to remove the irritant. With mild forms of the disease, patients are advised not to eat for several days.

Drug therapy consists in taking the preparations of the famotidine group and antacids. From the diet should exclude products that damage the mucosa of the esophagus, such as rough and spicy food, coffee, alcohol, citrus. All patients without exception are recommended to give up smoking altogether. In severe disease, food should be very gentle, up to enteral. Gel and enveloping antacids should be used . The expressed intoxication is removed by means of infusion therapy with detoxification solutions. The infectious process is suppressed by antibiotics. With strong pain sensations, gastric lavage is contraindicated, anesthesia is prescribed.

Indication for surgical intervention is the development of an unbreakable dilated structure of the esophagus. The main importance in the therapy of catarrhal esophagitis is the elimination of the causes that cause it. Successful treatment is possible only with strict adherence to diet and proper diet. During periods of acute clinical manifestation, it is recommended to take mild, ground foods in moderation, it is desirable to exclude fried and spicy foods, alcoholic and carbonated beverages. It is also necessary to exclude foods containing a large amount of fiber. Do not take drugs that affect the tone of the esophageal sphincter. It is useful to take decoctions of herbs that have anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and wound-healing effect.