Consequences of Gastric Disease - Pathology
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Vomiting
Raised Intraluminal pH
- Associated with some forms of gastritis.
- e.g. Ostertagiasis
- Causes failure of digestion.
- Anorexia and weight loss follow.
- Increases the number of bacteria in the stomach.
- Diarrhoea reults
- Cause is unknwn is unknown but appears to be related to the elevated pH.
Hyperacidity
- May develop in certain gastric disturbances
- Thought to be a contributory factor in peptic ulceration.
Anaemia
- May also develop in certain gastric diseases
- Is usually haemorrhagic in nature
- Due to bleeding from gastric ulceration.