Dr Ajesh Bansal

STOMACH DISEASES

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GASTRIC CANCER

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a buildup of abnormal cells that form a mass in part of the stomach. stomach cancer is relatively rare compared to other types of cancer, one of the biggest dangers of this disease is the difficulty of diagnosing it. Since stomach cancer usually doesn’t cause any early symptoms, it often goes undiagnosed until after it spreads to other parts of the body. This makes it more difficult to treat.

Symptoms
  • A sensation of being very full during meals
  • Swallowing difficulties, known as dysphagia
  • Feeling bloated after meals
  • Frequent burping
  • Heartburn
  • Indigestion that does not go away
  • Stomachache, or pain in the breastbone
  • Trapped wind
  • Vomiting, which may contain blood
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PEPTIC ULCER DISEASES

Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop on the inside lining of your stomach and the upper portion of your small intestine. The most common symptom of a peptic ulcer is stomach pain. Peptic ulcers occur when acid in the digestive tract eats away at the inner surface of the stomach or small intestine. The acid can create a painful open sore that may bleed.

Your digestive tract is coated with a mucous layer that normally protects against acid. But if the amount of acid is increased or the amount of mucus is decreased, you could develop an ulcer

Peptic ulcers include:
  • Gastric ulcers that occur on the inside of the stomach
  • Duodenal ulcers that occur on the inside of the upper portion of your small intestine (duodenum)
Symptoms
  • Burning stomach pain
  • Feeling of fullness, bloating or belching
  • Fatty food intolerance
  • Heartburn
  • Nausea
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H PYLORI INFECTION

H. pylori is a common type of bacteria that grows in the digestive tract and has a tendency to attack the stomach lining. It infects the stomachs of roughly 60 percent of the world’s adult population. H. pylori infections are usually harmless, but they’re responsible for the majority of ulcers in the stomach and small intestine. The “H” in the name is short for Helicobacter. “Helico” means spiral, which indicates that the bacteria are spiral shaped.

H. pylori often infect your stomach during childhood. While infections with this strain of bacteria typically don’t cause symptoms, they can lead to diseases in some people, including peptic ulcers, and an inflammatory condition inside your stomach known as gastritis.

A number of other symptoms may be associated with H. pylori infection, including:
  • Excessive burping
  • Feeling bloated
  • Nausea
  • Heartburn
  • Fever
  • Lack of appetite, or anorexia
  • Unexplained weight loss
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GIST AND LYMPHOMA

A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a type of tumor that occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach or small intestine. The tumors are thought to grow from specialized cells found in the gastrointestinal tract called interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) or precursors to these cells. GISTs are usually found in adults between ages 40 and 70; rarely, children and young adults develop these tumors. The tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign)

Symptoms

People with early stage GIST often do not have any symptoms of the disease. Most GISTs are diagnosed after a person develops symptoms. These may include:

  • Abdominal discomfort or pain
  • Vomiting
  • Blood in stools or vomit
  • Fatigue due to anemia (low blood counts)
  • Feeling full after eating only a small amount (early satiety
  • Loss of appetite