APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Physiologic stress can alter the pH and disrupt hemostatic digestion, leading to gastric pH irregularities. In such stressed conditions, the elevated levels of histamine and ACH (neurotransmitter acetylcholine) cause increased acid production, thus inducing gastritis. This causes inflammation of the stomach.

Detailed explanation-2: -A type of bacteria called Helicobacter pylori is the most common bacterial cause of gastritis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stress gastritis may be referred to as diffuse mucosal injury, stress-related mucosal disease, stress ulceration, hemorrhagic gastritis, erosive gastritis, Curling’s ulcer, and Cushing’s ulcer. Stress-related erosive syndrome was first described in 1971 [2].

Detailed explanation-4: -Common GI symptoms These symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating and nausea. They can occur before or after a stressful event, but more often than not, there is no direct correlation or clear stressor that causes them.