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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.
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