Symptoms of Gastritis

List of symptoms of Gastritis:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Gastritis includes the 24 symptoms listed below:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Stomach upset
• Pain
• Belching
• Abdominal bloating
• Feeling of fullness
• Burning feeling in stomach
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Vomiting
• Blood in vomit
• Blood in stool
• Black stool
• Loss of appetite
• Stomach cramping
• Fever
• Lethargy
• Foul taste in mouth
• Diarrhea
• Belching
• Chest pain
• Symptoms of chronic erosive gastritis:
  • Indigestion
  • Upper abdominal pain

Note that Gastritis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Gastritis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Gastritis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Gastritis includes:

• Gastric erosion
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Functional dyspepsia
• Nonulcer dysplasia
• Gastroesophageal reflux

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal bloating - see all causes of Abdominal swelling
• Belching - see all causes of Belching
• Belching - see all causes of Belching
• Black stool - see all causes of Black stool
• Blood in stool - see all causes of Bloody stool
• Blood in vomit - see all causes of Vomiting blood
• Burning feeling in stomach - see all causes of Stomach ache
• Chest pain - see all causes of Chest pain
• Diarrhea - see all causes of Diarrhea
• Feeling of fullness - see all causes of Fullness
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Foul taste in mouth - see all causes of Bitter tastes
• Gastrointestinal bleeding - see all causes of Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Indigestion - see all causes of Indigestion
• Lethargy - see all causes of Lethargy
• Loss of appetite - see all causes of Poor appetite
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• Pain - see all causes of Pain
• Stomach upset - see all causes of Stomach upset
• Upper abdominal pain - see all causes of Upper abdominal pain
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting

Medical Books Online about Gastritis

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Full text. Free access without registration. The full text of published medical book chapters related to Gastritis is available from published medical books for more detailed information about Gastritis.

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Symptoms of Gastritis: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review the full text of medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Gastritis.

Gastritis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

After exposure to the offending substance, the patient with acute gastritis typically reports a rapid onset of symptoms, such as epigastric discomfort, indigestion, cramping, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and hematemesis. The symptoms last from a few hours to a few days.

The patient with chronic gastritis may describe similar symptoms or may have only mild epigastric discomfort, or his complaints may be vague, such as an intolerance for spicy or fatty foods or slight pain relieved by eating. The patient with chronic atrophic gastritis may be asymptomatic.

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Gastritis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The patient with acute gastritis typically reports a rapid onset of symptoms, such as epigastric discomfort, indigestion, cramping, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and hematemesis. The symptoms last from a few hours to a few days. A patient with chronic gastritis may complain of similar symptoms or mild epigastric pain.

Erosive gastritis is usually asymptomatic. If symptoms are present, they include nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and epigastric pain. The patient with erosive gastritis probably will develop upper GI bleeding with coffee-ground emesis or melena.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Gastritis:

The most common symptoms are stomach upset or pain. You may also experience belching, abdominal bloating, nausea, and vomiting or a feeling of fullness or of burning in your stomach. If you see blood in your vomit or stool, your stomach lining may be bleeding a bit. (Source: excerpt from Gastritis: NIDDK)

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About signs and symptoms of Gastritis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Gastritis. This signs and symptoms information for Gastritis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Gastritis signs or Gastritis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Gastritis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Gastritis symptoms.