it means an irritated and inflamed stomach. A stomach infection is one of the most common infection affecting thousands of people. Gastritis can be a brief and sudden illness called acute gastritis. A longer lasting condition is called chronic gastritis. In general Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is responsible for chronic gastritis . Acute gastritis is caused during some medication or due to some particular food etc. Gastritis is a condition which if left untreated for a long time , it may give rise to many complications like stomach ulcers . Continue reading