Gastritis risk factors

Common risk factors in the development of gastritis include alcohol, NSAIDs, cocaine, crohn’s disease, HIV/AIDS, and bacterial infections such as Helicobacter pylori. Less common risk factors in the development of gastritis include food poisoning (bacterial gastroenteritis), autoimmune disorders such as pernicious anemia , Hashimoto’s disease and type 1 diabetes; stress as a result of major surgery, trauma or other illness; traumatic injury, burns, severe infections, bile reflux, low fiber diet, processed food as the primary diet, and viral and parasitic infections.

• Common risk factors in the development of gastritis include alcohol, NSAIDs, cocaine, crohn’s disease, HIV/AIDS and bacterial infections such as Helicobacter pylori.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

• Common risk factors in the development of gastritis include:
  • Excessive amounts of alcohol (acute gastritis)
  • Cigarette smoking
  • Excessive amounts of caffeine or acidic beverages
  • Medications such as aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • Cocaine addiction
  • Stress resulting in excessive gastric acid secretion
  • Bacterial infection such as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
  • Increasing age
  • HIV/AIDS

• Less common risk factors in the development of gastritis include:
  • Food poisoning (bacterial gastroenteritis)
  • Autoimmune disorders such as pernicious anemia , Hashimoto’s disease and type 1 diabetes
  • Stress as a result of major surgery, trauma, or other illness
  • Traumatic injury, burns, or severe infections
  • Bile reflux
  • Low fiber diet
  • Processed food as the primary diet
  • Viral and parasitic infections

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