A Cross-Sectional Study on Gastric Diseases and FGIDs in Bangladesh: Insights Into Causes, Symptoms, and Medications.

ABSTRACT: Acute gastritis affects roughly 8 out of every 1000 people, while chronic gastritis affects about 2 out of every 10,000 people worldwide. When something destroys or affects the mucosa lining the stomach, which protects it from the powerful stomach acid that breaks down food, the mucosa becomes inflamed, causing gastritis. A questionnaire-based survey was designed to assess the epidemiology of gastritis based on the patient's symptomatology and potential causes of these symptoms, severity, current epidemiology, treatment, and assessment of the health-related quality of life with response to treatment and medication awareness of gastritis-related diseases in Bangladesh. A self-reported, cross-sectional study of 1051 gastric patients (57% male and 43% female) was conducted in Bangladesh using

SUBMITTER: Islam MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365003 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature