Erosion of the stomach and duodenum: symptoms
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Patients suffering from erosions of the stomach and duodenum complain of pain in the epigastric region, occurring 1-1.5 hours after eating, heartburn, nausea, eructation, and often vomiting. At objective research of patients it is possible to note weight loss (at long existence of erosions) which is caused by appetite decrease, sometimes refusal of meal in connection with fear of occurrence of pains and vomiting. When palpating the abdomen, you can identify local tenderness in the epigastric region. Thus, a characteristic feature of erosions of the gastroduodenal region is ulcerative-like clinical symptomatology.
Approximately 20% of patients with erosions of the gastroduodenal region (often acute) have gastric bleeding. They are manifested by a black mushy stool (melena), less often - vomiting with an admixture of blood or "coffee grounds". With severe bleeding, a collapsoid condition may occur and anemia may develop. However, latent (occult) bleeding is much more common, which is manifested by general weakness, slowly progressing iron deficiency anemia, and the presence of latent blood in the feces.
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