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In a woman, each stage of her life is accompanied by important eventualities, from her childhood, the beginning of the menstrual cycle, sexual intercourse, becoming a mother and finally facing menopause. In each of these stages is essential that women are in optimal health conditions as their organisms will be affected and many times directly in their reproductive system.

To refer to a healthy woman is to affirm that there is a series of preventive or diagnostic cares on diseases that can damage her emotional, social and physical well-being.

This space will share with women relevant topics that can serve as a tool to inform and motivate them to take care of their health.

To avoid the occurrence of gastritis or prevent gastritis to appear one should : avoid eating foods with high fat, controlling the intake of drugs, do not smoke or drink alcohol to not irritate the gastric mucosa.

It is recommended to consume green and yellow vegetables as they are rich in antioxidants and beta carotene. Do also eat at least 30 grams of fiber a day. Limit consumption of salt and 5 small meals a day. It is highly recommended to consume some sort of probiotic yogurt.

There are medications that can help to treat gastritis. The most effective ones are inhibitors of pump protons (for example, active compounds omeprazon, pantoprazole and esomeprazole). Also drugs that inhibit histamine-2 (such as cimetidine and ranitidine) receiver can help in the treatment of gastritis, although its power is lower.

With these medications the production of stomach acid is reduced, thus relieving the pain associated with this disease. Also with these medications mucosal recovers damage which will suffer by acids.

In case the cause of gastritis without infection of the bacteria Helicobacter Pylori. The doctor will prescribe a series of antibiotics in order to expel and eliminate the bacteria from the patient's body.

Your health care provider should also include a list of foods that the patient should not eat during any of the treatments prescribed to the patient. Because to treat Gastritis it is necessary to irritate the gastric mucosa as little as possible, so it must comply with the recommendations and the diet that the doctor.

To diagnose gastritis the most common test is endoscopy (gastro copy) with biopsy in the stomach.

There are other tests that your doctor may recommend to verify the cause of gastritis or any other complications, including:

Upper Gastrointestinal series: for these tests the doctor gives drinking barium to the patient, which is a liquid that makes the digestive tract visible on an x-ray. The x-ray images reveal changes in the lining of the stomach, erosions or ulcers.

Examination of blood: with this test the doctors can detect anemia. The condition in which you see decreased blood hemoglobin, an iron-rich substance. Anemia can be a sign of chronic bleeding in the stomach.

Evidence of infection by Helicobacter Pylori: through examinations of stool, blood or biopsy taken during endoscopy of the stomach, you can define if the patient suffers from infection by this bacterium.

The following are the most common symptoms of gastritis. However, each individual may experience them differently.

Symptoms may include:

· Discomfort or pain in the stomach.

· Belching.

· Abdominal hemorrhage.

· Nausea.

· Vomiting.

· A filled or burning sensation in the stomach.

· Blood in the vomit or stools (a sign that the lining of the stomach can be bleeding).

Symptoms of gastritis may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your doctor for diagnosis.

The most common causes that gastritis are;

1. the consumption and abuse of alcohol

2. unhealthy eating habits

3. high consumption of dairy products

4. consuming too much fat and low fiber

5. caffeine

6. spicy foods with many spices

7. smoking

8. stress

9. Abuse of analgesics.

In other cases it may also be caused by pernicious Anemia (it is not an iron deficiency anemia, but is due to the fact that the body does not assimilate vitamin B12 well) and gastritis can also be caused by an infection by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

Gastritis is an inflammation of the mucous lining of the stomach. The mucosa is reddened, arising in the form of red spots, which represent irritation or any bleeding.

It is not possible to prevent Type 1 diabetes mellitus. On the other hand, Type 2 diabetes can be prevented very effectively by eliminating the main cause: being overweight.

The best way to lose weight (also for people affected by diabetes) is to permanently change the food one consumes: lots of fruit, vegetables, and whole products, less fat and easily digested carbohydrates. With intensive diets first you will lose a lot of weight, but in the long run strict weight loss cures are ineffective. As soon as the original food is returned to the diet, the weight also returns, usually even more than before.

It is recommended to take a balanced and varied diet that does not require expensive special products, can be maintained permanently, and tastes good.

However, food not the only factor in declaring war against being overweight. If you want to lose weight and maintain a normal weight, you are also almost obligated to increase your physical activity. The ideal is a resistance/weight training of about half an hour a day with intensity of between low and medium. Strength training with muscle development also helps to lose weight since muscle cells burn many carbohydrates even at rest.

With a lot of exercise, it is possible to prevent Type 2 diabetes. Training makes the cells more sensitive to insulin. If you cannot lose weight yourself, it is worth asking the doctor for help. This help can come in many ways: from good advice to drug treatment in case of obesity.

It seems that stress favors the development of Type 2 diabetes. Many people resort to relaxation techniques such as Tai-Chi or yoga to be calmer and handle daily loads more relaxed.