What causes gastric nodules?
Mar 19, 2025
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Shen Yonghua
Introduction
In general, gastric nodules may be caused by improper diet, medication factors, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric polyps, and other reasons. Symptomatic management is required through general treatment, drug therapy, surgery, and other methods. It is recommended to maintain a balanced diet in daily life and consume more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as broccoli and kiwifruit, while avoiding picky eating habits, which helps maintain overall health.
Generally, gastric nodules may be caused by improper diet, medication factors, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric polyps, and other factors. Symptomatic management usually involves general treatment, drug therapy, surgery, and other methods. If discomfort symptoms occur, it is recommended to seek timely diagnosis and treatment at a hospital. The specific analysis is as follows:
1. Improper Diet
Long-term consumption of spicy, dry, hard, or highly irritating foods can continuously stimulate the gastric mucosa, inducing inflammation and possibly inflammatory nodules. These nodules are often accompanied by symptoms such as stomach pain and heartburn. It is recommended to adjust the daily diet to include bland, easily digestible, and soft foods, avoiding spicy and irritating foods.
2. Medication Factors
Long-term use of certain medications that irritate the gastric mucosa, such as ibuprofen tablets or acetaminophen tablets, may cause gastric mucosal damage, leading to the formation of gastric nodules. It is recommended to follow medical advice when adjusting medications and avoid using drugs that irritate the gastric mucosa.
3. Chronic Gastritis
Chronic gastritis is mainly caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, poor dietary habits, and other factors. In chronic gastritis, the gastric mucosa is chronically stimulated by inflammatory factors, triggering localized immune responses and repair processes that may lead to abnormal proliferation of gastric tissue, resulting in nodule-like changes. These changes may be accompanied by symptoms such as upper abdominal discomfort, pain, and indigestion. It is recommended to use medications such as pantoprazole enteric-coated tablets, rabeprazole sodium enteric-coated tablets, and esomeprazole magnesium enteric-coated tablets under medical guidance for treatment.
4. Gastric Ulcer
Long-term alcohol consumption, smoking, eating spicy foods, and other factors may lead to gastric ulcers. During the healing process of a gastric ulcer, scar tissue may form at the injured site after repair, manifesting as localized hardening or nodules in the gastric wall. This is usually accompanied by symptoms such as stomach pain, a feeling of fullness, and reduced appetite. It is recommended to use medications such as cimetidine tablets, potassium bismuth citrate tablets, and lansoprazole tablets under medical guidance to alleviate symptoms.
5. Gastric Polyps
Gastric polyps are benign tumor-like proliferations on the gastric mucosa, possibly related to abnormal repair following long-term mucosal damage. They manifest as localized nodular protrusions in the gastric wall and may cause symptoms such as indigestion and abdominal pain. Patients are advised to undergo surgical treatments such as high-frequency electrocoagulation resection or endoscopic mucosal resection under medical guidance.
It is recommended to maintain a balanced diet in daily life and consume more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as broccoli and kiwifruit, while avoiding picky eating habits, which helps maintain overall health.
