Question 1

can i use abuteral after taking cold medicine?

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Asthma meds: During a cold your asthma may worsen. An asthma action plan should be written by your doctor. The forms are available on line. The albuterol is used to treat cough, wheezing, shortness of breath. A controller medication is used to prevent and control worsening your asthma.
Cold preparations do not treat asthma, and generally should be used sparingly. Nasal saline can relieve your congestion.

Question 2

what is mild antral gastritis?

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Mild v Severe: Antral gastritis, typically identified by way of looking in the stomach with a endoscope, can vary from mild to severe.  The distinction is relative as both can be very serious conditions and treatment recommendations should be made by a qualified professional, usually a gastroenterologist.

Question 3

how common is antral gastritis?

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Common: More than 50% of the world's population harbor h. Pylori in their upper gastrointestinal tract. Infection is more prevalent in developing countries, and incidence is decreasing in western countries.
However, over 80 percent of individuals infected with the bacterium are asymptomatic.

Question 4

how to cure antral gastritis?it is permanent cure or not?

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Gastritis: No it's not. Proton pump inhibitors and diet changes will help

Question 5

had a endoscopy today and there is a line in the result saying dx: r/o antral dysplsia would like to know more about this and how to cope with it.

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More info needed: I need to know more about your medical history and what symptoms and meds you are on.  I recommend you speak to your doctor who did the procedure and find out what he is recommending.  He/she may have done biopsies at the time of the endoscopy.  I would relax and speak to your physician before becoming concerned.  Sometimes dysplasia is not concerning.  Best wishes.

Question 6

what is antral biopsy?

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GI: This is a biopsy (sample of tissue analyzed by a lab) of the gastric antrum (a portion of the stomach).  Before the development of the breath test (in the US), this test was done (sometimes) for detection of a bacteria known to cause ulcers (Helicobacter Pylori). Hope that helps!

Question 7

what is a gastric antral nodule?

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Gastric nodule: The gastic antrum is the distal part of the stomach, right before it empties into the duodenum.  A nodule is a small mass.  Not enough information to go much further....benign polyps are common here, but you should speak to your doctor for more details.

Question 8

what is severe nodular antral gastritis?

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Treatable: The nodules are often due to helicobacter causing lymphoid tissue to grow in the antrum. There are a variety of possible causes & your gastroenterologist knows what to do for each. Nowadays this kind of gastritis is quite manageable; comply with your treatment advice and things will probably be much better for you.

Question 9

what is mild cardia and mild antral gastritis?

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Gastritis: Cardia and Antrum are part of your stomach. Mild inflammation of the mucosal surface. usually temporary problem. Talk to doctor to see if any treatment necessary at this time.

Question 10

how many diseases can be diagnose by antral biopsy?

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Lots: Any tumor (adenocarcinoma, carcinoid, GIST) at the site, reactive gastropathy, intestinal metaplasia, atrophic gastritis, some of the hyperplasias that affect the antrum, helicobacter, stress gastrophathy, granulomatous gastritis, autoimmue gastritis.... Why do you ask?

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