Q. Symptoms of oesophagitis?
The symptoms of oesophagitis include heartburn or pyrosis, iron-deficiency anaemia due to chronic tissue bleeding, aspiration, which may cause cough, dyspnea or pnenmonitis. The complications involved in the disorder are steno sis and oesophageal ulcer. Significant gastritis in the herniated portion of the stomach may cause occult (hidden or minute amounts) bleeding and anaemia.
Before we move on to the dietary factors, let us have a look at the following case. Meeta is a 49-year-old female working in a MNC. From past few days, she had been complaining of persistent abdominal pain, diarrhoea and weight loss. Her medical examination revealed the acute condition of oesophagitis. What dietary advice would you give to her so that her symptoms arc relieved and she gains back her normal body weight? Let us read and' find out.