Treatment of Gastritis
Treatment of gastritis depends on the cause of gastritis. For example if gastritis is due to intake of NSAIDs for long duration, the offending medication (in this case NSAIDs) should be withdrawn, if gastritis is due to infection by H. pylori, treatment should be directed towards eradication of H. pylori. If gastritis is due to chronic alcohol consumption, it should be stopped or reduced as part of treatment. Treatment of gastritis also includes measures to reduce acid production in stomach or neutralization of acid in stomach by use of antacids, because in most of the cases it is the stomach acid that leads to signs and symptoms of gastritis.
The treatment measures of gastritis include eradication of H. pylori; reduce production of stomach acid, neutralization of stomach acid etc. Your doctor will decide what type of treatment modality is required for you based on causes of gastritis and risk factors associated with you.
Categories: Disease Treatments Tags: gastritis, H. pylori, NSAIDS
Signs, symptoms and Causes of Gastritis
Gastritis is inflammation of mucosal lining of stomach. Gastritis can be acute (that occurs suddenly) or chronic (develop slowly over time) in nature. In majority of cases of gastritis the condition is generally not serious and improves with appropriate treatment. But some (although only few cases) cases may lead to development of ulcer in stomach as well as may result in stomach cancer. The most common cause of gastritis is chronic alcohol consumption.
Causes of gastritis:
There are some common causes of gastritis as well as some less common causes.
Categories: Diseases Tags: gastritis, Helicobacter pylori, NSAIDS
Treatment of Stiff Neck and Neck Pain
Stiff neck and pain due to it may disappear by itself without any treatment within few days. If your neck pain of stiff neck is troublesome and disturbing, you should see a doctor and get treated, which generally respond well to pain relieving medications, physiotherapy or manual treatment (e.g. chiropractic treatment).
When you see a doctor, the first thing your doctor do is to try to identify and diagnose the stiff neck and its possible cause(s). In most cases a thorough physical/clinical examination is sufficient to diagnose neck pain of neck stiffness, although sometimes X-ray or scan may be required.
Medications used for treatment of neck stiffness or neck pain:
Most commonly pain relieving medications are used, which are known as NSAIDs (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as paracetamol (acetamenophene), diclofenac (brand name “voveran”), ibuprofen (brand name “Brufen”) etc. These drugs should always be taken on full stomach to avoid stomach irritation and ulcer (peptic ulcer is a side effect of these drugs, i.e. NSAIDs). Patients with kidney problem should take pain medications carefully. If NSAIDs do not work, stronger pain killer may be required, such as codeine.
Categories: Disease Treatments Tags: acetamenophene, Brufen, codeine, ibuprofen, NSAIDS
NSAIDs in Treatment of Osteoarthritis
NSAIDs (Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs) are the most effective for reducing pain in osteoarthritis, as they are the best in reducing pain symptom of osteoarthritis and for this reason they are the most popular drugs in management of osteoarthritic pain in most of the patients. NSAIDs produce approximately 30% more pain relief in patients in compare to high dose acetaminophen (paracetamol). Although the result of pain relief is variable, like any other pain relieving drugs, e.g. in some patients NSAIDs produce dramatic pain relief, whereas in some patients NSAIDs may have little effect or may not reduce pain at all.
NSAIDs should be taken “when required†in the early days of treatment and in mild to moderate cases of osteoarthritis. Intermittent doses of NSAIDs are highly efficacious in osteoarthritis, with additional advantage of fewer side effects. If intermittent and low dose is not working, NSAIDs can be used as daily normal anti-inflammatory dose.Categories: General Health Tags: NSAIDS
4th Cause of Acne (out of 4 main causes)
The exact mechanism of inflammation in acne is not clear. A comedone is present in about 88% of inflamed papules and duct rupture is seen in one third of papular in 36 hours after the onset of inflammation. But two third of ducts are ruptured by 72 hours. Inflammatory mediators (interleukins, tumor necrosis factor TNF & prostaglandins) move through the duct into the dermis. The inflammation in dermis is not produced by bacteria but it is most likely due to inflammatory mediators that diffuse from follicles which are produced by the microorganism P. acnes.
Categories: Acne Tags: Complement pathways, Inflammatory mediators, NSAIDS
