Drugs used to treat gastritis include acid inhibitors (such as omeprazole), gastric mucosal protectors (such as magnesium aluminum carbonate), gastric stimulants (such as domperidone), digestive aids (such as pepsin), and so on.
Gastritis refers to inflammatory or atrophic lesions of the gastric mucosa caused by various reasons, mainly manifested as recurrent episodes of pain in the upper abdomen, nausea and vomiting. Commonly used therapeutic drugs are as follows:
1. Acid-suppressing drugs: such as proton pump inhibitors (e.g. omeprazole, lansoprazole, etc.), H2 receptor blocking drugs (e.g. ranitidine, cimetidine, etc.). Mainly used for chronic superficial gastritis with excessive gastric acid secretion.
2. Gastric mucosa protection drugs: such as magnesium aluminum carbonate, various bismuth-containing preparations (such as bismuth pectin, bismuth citrate, etc.), aluminum thioglycollate, teprenium and so on. Mainly used for patients with gastric mucosal erosion and bleeding symptoms.
3. Gastric stimulants: such as domperidone, mosapride, itopride and so on. Mainly used for gastritis with epigastric fullness, hiccups, vomiting symptoms.
4. Digestive aids: such as pepsin, lactobacillus tablets, complex digestive enzymes capsules. For chronic atrophic gastritis with gastric acid and protease secretion reduction of patients with better results.
All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid self-medication.