A stomach ulcer is transmitted. Can you get an ulcer? Can gastritis be inherited

A stomach ulcer is a defect in the mucous membrane, which has a clear localization and outline. A problem is formed due to a decrease in the protective properties of cells from the effects of hydrochloric acid, pepsin and bile. Pathology usually develops imperceptibly, but then it can cause severe pain. The situation becomes extremely dangerous when the appearance of a through hole in the wall of the stomach is noted. Today, this pathology is shrouded in a considerable number of conjectures and myths, which often lead to a delay in time, a worsening of the situation and additional problems. AiF.ru together with gastroenterologist MKSC, Ph.D. Natalia Bodunova debunks myths about such a pathology and tells what to do to cope with unpleasant symptoms.

Myth 1. An ulcer is inherited

There is an opinion that if in the immediate environment of relatives someone had a peptic ulcer, then it will certainly manifest itself in others. As a rule, they rely in this case to prove this theory on the blood group and the Rh factor: indicators that are clearly hereditary. Yes, it is believed that there is a genetically determined predisposition to the development of gastric ulcer, but this does not "guarantee" the obligatory development of the disease in all relatives. Environmental factors are also of great importance: such as stress, smoking, alcohol, constant intake of certain medications. Helicobacter pylori also plays an important role: a bacterium that lives in some people on the stomach lining.

Myth 2. An ulcer is contagious

There is a fairly strong opinion that an ulcer can be contracted from another. Perhaps this is due to the fact that people hear about the causative agent of the problem: the bacteria Helicobacter pylori. Indeed, for many there is a stable connection: bacteria can migrate during everyday contact. But they only increase the likelihood of developing this disease, and are not an open source of infection.

Myth 3. An ulcer appears against the background of refusing soups in favor of sandwiches

All children have heard about the benefits of soup since childhood. Hence the emergence of the myth that eating sandwiches can lead to an ulcer. After all, liquid food, which is considered so good for the stomach, will not be. In fact, even if a person dines every day without soups, this will not cause illness. If the stomach is healthy, it will cope well with such food and will receive everything it needs to generate energy and provide it to the body. The problem in this case may be due to the fact that if you regularly eat spicy, fatty, smoked food, then the digestive system will have to increase the production of enzymes, and they are factors of aggression and "provocateurs" in the development of peptic ulcer in the presence of predisposing factors. This is how defects appear in the mucous membrane. You need to eat correctly, in a balanced way. Nobody forbids sandwiches, but you don't need to eat them regularly.

Myth 4. Gastritis is followed by an ulcer

For many, the diagnosis of gastritis is akin to a sentence. It seems to them that the next step will be an ulcer. In fact, gastric ulcer is an independent disease that can be either with gastritis or without it.

Myth 5. An ulcer is perfectly treated with soda

Traditional medicine is widespread in Russia. They prefer to treat literally everything with such means. However, the proposal to fight ulcers with soda is extremely strange. Soda, which is alkaline, is no less aggressive than hydrochloric acid.

Earlier, the fact that several members of the same family suffer from similar diseases was blamed on heredity: they say, something like that is transmitted. Today it has been proven that the microbe is to blame.

Until recently, many gastroenterologists considered the role of this microbe in the occurrence of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer and chronic gastritis unconvincing. Alas, they were wrong. Not only that, he turned out to be the main culprit in the occurrence of these diseases in 88% of cases. It is also completely proven that within one family this robber, who looks like a sausage with a bun of hair on the top of his head under an electron microscope, travels from one family member to another, doing his dirty deed.

Sooner or later, after two or fifteen years, Helicobacter Pylori (this is the name of this villain) will lead its owner to a peptic ulcer, or, even worse, to stomach cancer, since it is a first-hand carcinogen. Such is the infection, sorry for the expression.

How is it infected? Doctors are unanimous - with prolonged, close family contact. Usually - through poorly washed dishes. The fecal route of infection is also possible - in unfavorable conditions the microbe turns into a cyst, leaves with feces, and here it is already transmitted like a disease of dirty hands.

What does this mean in practice? And the fact that if there is one ulcer or a patient suffering from chronic gastritis in the family, then the rest are also in danger. And all family members need to get rid of the microbe, especially since medicines for this have long been developed.

But how can you make sure that you and your loved ones are infected? After all, stomach and duodenal ulcers, although rarely, only in 10-12% of cases, are nevertheless caused not only by Helicobakter pilori: there are medicinal ulcers, stress ulcers, etc.

There are several ways to diagnose this invisible one. The oldest and most reliable is a study of a piece of the gastric mucosa taken from a patient during gastroscopy. Of course, the procedure itself is not pleasant, but it is still completely safe. In addition, there are no nerve endings in the gastric mucosa, the subject simply will not feel the biopsy itself, and the tiny defect in the mucous membrane will close after 20-30 minutes.

Has the treatment of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer changed in connection with these new data? Sure. First of all, it has significantly decreased, because it comes down to the so-called eradication, that is, the destruction of Helicobacter. A week is enough for this. In this case, the ulcer itself (or ulcers, if there are several) is scarred.

Eradication is carried out with a complex of drugs consisting of de-nol (a bismuth drug) and a combination of two antibiotics (usually metranidazole and amoxicillin). However, the combinations can be different and, of course, they must be prescribed by a gastroenterologist.

As for the other components of the treatment of peptic ulcer disease - prescribing drugs that suppress acid formation, sedative therapy - they are all still used. However, diet therapy has become much shorter - a strict anti-ulcer diet is prescribed only for a week, for the period of eradication, and then it is quickly expanded.

So, one of the family members was treated and returned home. Statistics inexorably show that if other infected family members (their manifestations of the disease may not be so significant or not at all) have not received appropriate treatment to remove the microbe, then a relapse of peptic ulcer disease will not be long in coming. Here is such a family misfortune ... with which it is now quite possible to competently fight.

Comment on the article "Ulcer or gastritis is a family matter and treatment is also a family matter"

In fact, "drugs that suppress acid formation", which, according to the author, "are also used" are included in the mandatory first-line eradication regimen under the Maastricht Agreement 2000, which also includes amoxicillin with clarithromycin. But metronidazole, due to the resistance of N.R. is included only in the second line of quadrotherapy. The same goes for de-nol. Is the author dancing to Yamanouchi's tune?

07/17/2005 11:10:18 AM, Lia

Talking to the doctor who treats the ulcers, she does not believe in this bacterium (that after killing the bacteria there will be no ulcer). She said this from her practice. People who were being treated for the bacteria again came to her to treat the ulcer after a while. If the bacterium caused an ulcer, then on earth all people would walk with the disease (since it has been proven that all people have bacteria !!!, it is in plain tap water)

02/06/2005 00:05:05, OLEG

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More on the topic "An ulcer or gastritis is a family matter and treatment is also a family matter":

Diseases, symptoms and their treatment: tests, diagnosis, doctor, drugs, health. Then read the diet for ulcers and gastritis and choose suitable products for yourself. With tea, I would be more careful.

Usually treated for ulcers, atrophic gastritis and if direct relatives had stomach cancer. I read the forums, some write that antibiotics are treated when ulcers are already, and not gastritis, such as from a / b, the harm can be greater than the benefits of treatment.

2. The detection of Helicobacter itself is not an indication for treatment even once. But if you have a peptic ulcer or gastritis And since you claim that you have ulcers in your family and you understand this, you should know that an ulcer can be treated with at least two ...

Girls, tell me, plz, who got rid of these two byak how? my strength is gone. Of course I will crawl to the doctor as soon as I get out of the house, but I really want to hear real stories with details.

If the child does not have an ulcer, gastritis or dyspepsia, then it is not worth treating. Helicobacter is a fairly resistant microbe, for effective treatment, large doses of antibiotic combinations are needed, which can have very unpleasant side effects.

Treatment is prescribed in a number of cases: 1. With an ulcer of the stomach or duodenum. 2. With atrophic gastritis, histologically confirmed, especially with symptoms of metaplasia and dysplasia.

Gastritis and metronidazole. The gastrointestinal tract. Children's medicine. The health of the child, illness and treatment, the polyclinic is less close to the WHO recommendations for children with practically no cure, because it must have many years before the ulcer begins to develop.

When treating an ulcer, in general, any drug will work, the ulcer itself heals perfectly. But in order to avoid relapses, antibiotics should be connected. Yes, I was checked, today I did FGDS, there is no bacteria, but there is erosive gastritis ("with flat erosions"). No ulcer.

Gastritis from nerves: (How to treat? As usual? 15 years there was no such problem. As far as I know, the point of view on this has changed somewhat and it is believed that gastritis and ulcers are caused by bacteria - Helicobacter pylori.

Ulcer or gastritis. Diseases. Medicine and health. The ulcer is generally scarred thanks to, in spite of and even in spite of the treatment :) Therefore, it can be treated by everyone - by laying on of hands, olive pits, raspberry decoction, etc. After 4 weeks, the ulcer will heal in 80% of patients.

Answer from Baranchuk Ivan [guru]
Research is underway and there is already evidence that this is an infectious disease caused by a virus against the background of a weakening of the body's immunity caused by stress, irrational and unsystematic nutrition, a person's disregard for his health, including constant drinking from the same unwashed bottle all kinds of nasty things like beer, "ink", etc.

Answer from Malen "kay[expert]
no, it is not transmitted in any way, it is not an infection.

Answer from Isok[guru]
Scientists have proven that Yes.

Answer from Krakozyabra[guru]
Of course not.

Answer from Anna Derevyankina[guru]
are you joking?? ? can only be inherited ...

Answer from * Oksana Glushchenko *[guru]
and with kisses too!

Answer from Jen "Ka[guru]
yes, especially sexually. so be careful!))

Answer from ЀOza[guru]
i heard that supposedly it could be an infection, and even now they give antibiotics to treat it, but I don't know how true this is

Answer from ViKuLoSiCheK[active]
Of course not.. . It's not an infectious disease ...

Answer from Andrey sysoev[guru]
only sexually. (but seriously, no)

Answer from Lydia malerwein[newbie]
not

Answer from Gin[guru]
They joked well.
Stomach ulcer is a chronic disease.
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori plays a significant role in the onset of the disease, the vital activity of which leads to an increase in the acidity of gastric juice.
Constant stress provokes disruption of the nervous system, leading to spasms of muscles and blood vessels of the gastrointestinal tract. Nutrition of the stomach is disturbed, gastric juice begins to have a detrimental effect on the mucous membrane, which leads to the formation of an ulcer.
However, the main reason for the development of the disease is considered to be an imbalance between the protective mechanisms of the stomach and the factors of aggression, that is, the secreted stomach does not cope with enzymes and hydrochloric acid. The following factors can lead to such imbalance and the development of stomach ulcers:
the presence of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastritis, pancreatitis)
improper nutrition;
long-term use of drugs that have ulcer-forming properties;
alcohol abuse and smoking stress;
genetic predisposition.
You were just being joked.
Last year, British scientists conducted a study and found that an ulcer is an infection. It can be transmitted through saliva and kiss (then a larger population of the planet would have ulcers).
And the metropolitan doctors say that Helicobacterium - one of the causative agents of stomach ulcers - is transmitted only through food and tableware.

Answer from Yulko[guru]
Actually, not such a stupid question. If anyone does not know, ulcers are caused by Helicobacter bacteria. So what's so surprising about the disease being transmitted?

Answer from Katya Lysanova[newbie]
no, this is the pre-acquired one needs to eat right that's all

Answer from Bartholomew Silych[guru]
But how! Like all sexually transmitted diseases, this infection is transmitted by DIRECT contact. And what is direct contact, you do not need to explain? That's right, direct contact is when you decide to rub your stomachs against each other with someone. This is where the infection will jump over. So never, do you hear, do it! Besides, there are also more dangerous diseases. For example, a rectal ulcer. And also very contagious. The advice on how to avoid it is the same ...

Answer from Ekaterina Viktorovna[guru]
Recent research has shown it can. A stomach ulcer is caused by some kind of virus and an antibiotic must be prescribed during its treatment. So it's best not to risk it.

Answer from 3 answers[guru]

If we talk in general about what constitutes the concept of "intestinal infection", then this is a wide group of diseases that cause irritable bowel syndrome and intoxication of the body.

The transmission of infection occurs in three stages:

1. The pathogen is removed from the infected organism;
2. Finding the pathogen in the environment;
3. Penetration of the pathogen into a susceptible human body.

The pathogen can be excreted from an infected organism in several ways. If a pathogenic microorganism multiplies in the intestine, then the microbes come out with vomiting or feces.

When the pathogen is found in the upper respiratory tract and in the intestines, which is characteristic of rotavirus infection, microbes leave the body with drops of saliva when coughing, talking or sneezing.

The main mechanisms of transmission of intestinal infection:

• contact-household - the pathogen can be in the oral cavity, on the skin, in scratches on the body, on household items;
• fecal-oral (alimentary) - the causative agent of the infection enters the external environment during defecation, then through insects or in case of non-observance of hygiene, it penetrates the human gastrointestinal tract;
• airborne - the causative agent of infection is transmitted through human communication. Drops of saliva that enter the air form a bacterial aerosol. The infection can hang in the air for up to 60 minutes and spread up to three meters from the source of infection.

Infection by airborne droplets occurs even if the person follows the rules of hygiene.

Contact and household transmission of infection is typical for school and kindergarten groups, as well as for nosocomial outbreaks.

And if in children's collectives toys, books, pieces of furniture are the source of infection, then the infection of people in the hospital occurs through the fault of the medical staff.

The fecal-oral route of infection is characterized by the penetration of pathogens into the intestines through water - not only when drinking, but also when bathing, when a person swallows water.

Even if the water supply system is equipped with a powerful filtering system, some pathogenic bacteria can still survive.

Therefore, a person can become infected when they drink tap water. Most often this happens in foreign resorts.

Food can be a source of infection. Usually, through food intake, a person is infected with a bacterial infection, most often it is yersiniosis and salmonellosis, but sometimes there are cases of infection with the virus.

Salmonella bacteria proliferate on protein foods, and Yersinia bacteria are active in vegetable salads, even if they are stored in the refrigerator.

Varieties of intestinal infections

Intestinal infections are divided into two main types: viral and bacterial. The appearance of the first form of pathology is provoked by enteroviruses and rotaviruses, which tend to spread by contact-household and airborne droplets.

Rotovirus intestinal infection is characterized by an acute manifestation. The disease begins suddenly, while the infected person's temperature rises, nausea and vomiting appear, and frequent bowel movements occur.

Enterovirus is characterized by an acute course and an increase in temperature, but this form of infection is dangerous because its viruses can infect both the intestines and the central nervous system, heart, muscles and skin.

Bacterial intestinal infection is the result of the vital activity of pathogenic bacteria that enter the body through food, water and due to lack of hygiene.

The most common bacterial intestinal infections are:

• salmonella - the causative agent is a microorganism from the Salmonella group that enters the human body after contact with infected animals and after eating infected products;
• staphylococcal. The causative agent is a conditionally pathogenic microorganism, it is located in the human intestine, comes into an active state with a weakened immunity or against the background of prolonged use of antibiotics
• typhoid - provokes an infection with the bacterium Salmonella typhi, enters the intestines when eating contaminated foods and water, can lead to perforation of the digestive organ;
• coli infection (escherichiosis) is a group of intestinal infections caused by certain types of Escherichia coli. The disease spreads by the fecal-oral route;
• klebsiella. The causative agents are conditionally pathogenic bacteria K. Pneumoniae and K. Oxytoca, which are activated when immunity is weakened;
• yersiniosis. This form of intestinal disease is caused by the bacteria Coccobacil, transmitted by contact with animals, as well as through water and food;
• proteus - the causative agent of the bacterium of the genus Proteus, lives in spoiled dairy and meat products, fish, very rarely transmitted through water;
• protozoal - the causative agents are the simplest microorganisms, insects act as carriers of infection;
• fungal - the intestinal wall is affected by the Candida fungus, reproduction occurs with weakened immunity.

It is possible to prevent the spread of all these types of infections if the necessary sanitary and hygienic procedures are regularly carried out, aimed at increasing the level of sanitary culture, improving production and living conditions, and developing hygiene skills among the population.

Source of rotavirus and disease progression

Rotovirus intestinal infection ranks first in spread between children, especially under the age of two.

At the same time, during caring for a sick child, adults are infected, who often carry rotavirus in a mild form, due to which they spread the infection by airborne droplets unknowingly.

Thus, it turns out that the source of the spread of rotavirus can be not only a sick, but also a healthy person.

The virus multiplies in the gastrointestinal tract, then excreted in the feces. The defeat of the intestinal mucosa leads to indigestion and the appearance of diarrhea, against which there is such a dangerous condition as dehydration.

The latent presence of the virus in the body or the incubation period can last 1 - 5 days. The first symptoms of the disease appear acutely.

They usually begin with cramping abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

In a patient with rotavirus infection, the conjunctiva of the eyes and the mucous membrane of the throat turn red.

But if you do not act, the main danger that intestinal flu carries, like any other infection, is the onset of dehydration.

With proper treatment, the disease completely leaves a person after 5 to 7 days. Upon recovery, the body's defenses do not decrease, so relapses after remission are very rare.

As for the specific approach to getting rid of intestinal flu, it does not exist as such.

Treatment of any intestinal infection is aimed at combating the symptoms of the disease, but on the first day of an exacerbation of the disease, diarrhea and vomiting are not immediately removed, since through these two factors the pathogenic microflora is removed from the body.

As a rule, in the treatment of intestinal flu, drugs are used to lower the temperature, special rehydration solutions to replenish the water-salt balance in the body.

The first days with rotavirus infection, a strict diet is followed. The patient's menu must include: water-boiled liquid rice porridge, low-fat chicken broth, dried fruit compotes.

You can eat wheat bread, which should be a little stale or dry. In order to improve digestion, the patient must take enzyme preparations.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW!

Is gastritis inherited?

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are a reflection of the modern rhythm of life. Today, everyone, without exception, is subject to the danger of contracting gastritis or stomach ulcers. They do not spare the diseases of the digestive organs of either children or adults. The development of gastritis is influenced by a number of contributing factors. Our reality is that the pursuit of values \u200b\u200bfor people comes to the fore, leaving far behind the concern for their health. They value things with great trepidation, but when gastritis makes itself felt with obvious signs, anxiety for your body appears. It is good if the problem is resolved on time and not started to a severe form, but often the disease becomes chronic or proceeds with complications.

Gastritis is not a hereditary disorder.

• 2 Causes of gastritis in children
• 3 Helicobacter Pylori is a problem for the whole family
  • 3.1 Methods of transmission of Helicobacter Pylori
  • 3.2 How to get rid of bacteria

It is often possible to observe a picture when whole families or even generations are ill with gastritis. Can we talk about heredity in this case? Consider whether gastritis can be inherited from generation to generation. When a large number of relatives suffer from the same disease, the fact of transmission at the gene level is usually stated. For a long time it was believed that gastritis, peptic ulcer diseases are quite inherited. This statement is not entirely true, but there is still some truth in this.

Hereditary diseases are a fairly large group, but, fortunately, gastritis is not included here, because this disease is formed on the gastric mucosa and is characterized by an inflammatory process. This type of disease cannot arise due to DNA damage at the genetic level, and hereditary ailments are transmitted in this way. Consequently, gastritis itself is not able to be transmitted through the family tree, but the predisposition to gastrointestinal diseases is easy.

The fact is that the features of the constitution of the body and internal organs can just be inherited, because the genome determines the external similarity of close relatives. The instability of the body and the underdeveloped structure of specific organs, in this case the stomach and glands, inability to resist any aggressive factors that cause the disease, can expose people who are related by family ties to a significant risk of acquiring one disease for all.

Causes of gastritis in children

If children cannot be the successors of the disease as such, why is it that gastroduodenitis is increasingly diagnosed even in very young patients?

In fact, even many hereditary diseases may not show up if careful precautions are taken to prevent them. And the provision of an environment that does not contribute to the development of gastritis, and even more so, is able to protect a person from its appearance throughout life. Whereas provoking factors can easily cause illness and without predisposition.

Helicobacter Pylori is a problem for the whole family

The wording of the question "is it possible to get infected with gastritis" is not entirely correct, because the infection does not occur with a disease, but with a bacterium that provokes it. This means that if one family member has gastritis, it is necessary to immediately carry out a medical examination to determine if Helicobacter Pylori is a provocateur. Between people in contact, the process of transmission of a microorganism occurs completely unhindered. Thus, the bacterium quickly passes from one family member to another, roaming around in a circle, if it is not eliminated immediately after detection. Along with factors favorable for the microorganism, infectious gastritis occurs. The bacterium feels great in the acidic environment of the stomach, actively colonizes the intestines, provoking inflammation of the walls of the digestive system.

Helicobacter Pylori can cause gastritis, duodenitis, erosion, peptic ulcer, stomach cancer, intestines. It can settle in organs for decades, causing colossal damage to the body during this time, so it is very important to diagnose the infection in time. For some time, the bacterium may not even bother the host, waiting for an opportunity for reproduction. And after waiting for a favorable environment, Helicobacter Pylori begins to actively manifest itself, releasing toxins and conducting vigorous activity to destroy the lining layer of the mucous membrane of the organ.

Methods of transmission of Helicobacter Pylori

According to medical statistics, two thirds of the world's population are already carriers of the microorganism. The greatest distribution of Helicobacter Pylori was in the so-called third world countries. This is due to the low level of hygiene in underdeveloped countries. However, it is not only unsanitary conditions that allow active infection of people with spiral bacteria.

You can get infected with a microorganism as follows:

• one of the most common ways of infection is through saliva. The bacterium is easily transmitted through kissing, so you should be careful with this kind of close contact. And also, if you have a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, it is better to immediately pass tests to identify the microorganism before kissing your own child or spouse;
• through personal hygiene items of infected people;
• sea \u200b\u200bor fresh water can be an environment where a microorganism is able to live for about two weeks;
• through common items. There is a high risk of infection in catering establishments, where hygiene rules are extremely rare;
• unwashed fruits and vegetables can easily become carriers of bacteria;
• medical devices. A negligent attitude towards the sterilization of hospital instruments can serve to infect a healthy person directly in the clinic.

How to get rid of bacteria

A timely visit to a specialist will allow you to get rid of Helicobacter Pylori, along with the results of its activities at an early stage. You should not wait for complications to go to the doctor. After the diagnosis, the infected patient is prescribed a course of antibiotics. The complex of antibacterial drugs in combination with dietary food lasts two weeks. During this period, the microorganism must die. If this did not happen, because Pylori is very tenacious, and it is not always possible to get rid of it easily, then a more powerful regimen of complex treatment with antimicrobial drugs is prescribed.

Drawing conclusions from all of the above, we can state that a disease such as gastritis cannot be inherited. If there is a predisposition, timely preventive actions taken will help protect against illness. Gastritis is also not a contagious disease, but its causative agent is quite transmitted in many ways, so you should not neglect hygiene, proper nutrition and strengthening immunity.