gastritis
ga strahy tuhs
- n inflammation of the lining of the stomach; nausea and loss of appetite and discomfort after eating
- Medical doctrine at the time held that gastritis and ulcers in the stomach or intestines were caused by excess acid, brought on partly by stress or diet.
- This inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) is part of the pattern of peptic ulcer.
- Back in 1979, Warren, who was then working at Royal Perth Hospital, observed a spiral bacteria growing in the stomachs of people with gastritis, or inflammation of the stomach.