Homeopathic Approach to Gastritis: A Review

Abstract

Gastritis represent a state of inflammation, irritation or erosion of stomach lining which may occur suddenly (acute) or gradually (chronic). Generally there is no universally accepted classification of gastritis and early classification was based mainly on the Morphology, but recently pathogenic mechanisms have also been incorporated. A lifelong and aggressive inflammation in gastritis results in the destruction (atrophic gastritis) of stomach mucosa with time (years and decades). The progressive worsening of atrophic gastritis subsequently in dysfuction of stomach mucosa. Atrophic gastritis will finally end up in permanently acid free stomach are the highest independent risk conditions for gastric cancer know so far.