Treatment of acute gastritis

How is acute gastritis treated?

Treatment without medication:

  • Stomach pumping (gastric lavage) (treatment for food poisoning)
  • Following the cessation of vomiting, the patient should drink water often in small sips, as well as simultaneously drinking a sodium bicarbonate solution (Trisol), often in small sips.
  • Consuming light foods, low in protein and fat, non-spicy as well as eating frequent, small meals.
  • Avoiding the consumption of NSAID drugs

Treatment with medication:

  • Antacids (to neutralize stomach acid)
  • H2 antagonists such as cimetidine, famotidine, to reduce the production of stomach acid
  • Proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, esomeprazole, panthoprazole to inhibit the production of stomach acid.
  • Antibiotics (only used in cases of a bacterial infection)

Medically Reviewed by a doctor on 24 Jan 2018
Medical Author: Dr. med. Diana Hysi