When your stomach lining gets irritated, inflamed or damaged, that’s gastritis. It’s a broad term that covers many conditions, all involving inflammation of the gastric mucosa—the layer inside your ...

Gastritis causes inflammation of the stomach lining (known as the mucosa). The stomach's lining protects it from digestive ...

Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have as a common side effect the ability to damage the lining of the intestine. Since NSAIDs inhibit prostanoid biosynthesis, it is ...

Research has shown that the formation of stomach ulcers is associated with colonization of the stomach with Helicobacter pylori bacteria. A significant body of evidence exists demonstrating the link ...