Gastritis and peptic ulcer disease
Lifestyle modifications
NUTRITION
ALCOHOL: Patients with alcohol associated gastritis should reduce or avoid alcohol (1)
VITAMIN B12: Patients with autoimmune gastritis have increased risk of reduced vitamin b12 absorption and deficiency (1).
SMOKING
Smoking damages the gastric mucosa (2)
Smoking increases the risk of eradication failure of Helicobacter pylori (1)
References
1) https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/816/management-approach
2) https://legehandboka.no/handboken/kliniske-kapitler/magetarm/tilstander-og-sykdommer/magesekk/gastritt
Resources
EXPLANATION TO EVIDENCE PRESENTATION
Evidence based on guidelines and evidence based Clinical Decision Systems is written in BOLD
Evidence based on meta analysis or systematic reviews is written in BOLD and CURSIVE
Evidence based on randomized controlled trials is written in plain font
Evidence based on observational / cohort studies is written in CURSIVE
Figure: Evidence pyramid