Gastritis is an inflammation or irritation of the stomach’s lining.
There are 3 types of Philhealth coverages:
6,000 pesos
6,100 pesos
12,800 pesos
(1,800 for PF; 4,200 for hospital costs)
Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis;
Eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis
(1,830 for PF; 4,270 for hospital costs)
Alcoholic gastritis
Chronic superficial gastritis
Chronic atrophic gastritis; Gastric atrophy
Chronic gastritis; unspecified; Chronic antral gastritis;
Chronic fungal gastritis
Other acute gastritis
Other gastritis; Giant hypertrophic gastritis;
Granulomatous gastritis; Menetrier’s disease
Gastritis, unspecified
(3,840 for PF; 8,960 for hospital costs)
Acute haemorrhagic gastritic; Acute erosive
gastritis with haemorrhage
Common Symptoms of Gastritis:
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea
- Upset stomach
- Burning feeling in the stomach
- Abdominal bloating
- Vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Indigestion
- Black stools
Possible Causes of Gastritis:
- Use of aspirin or other anti-inflammatory drugs
- Excessive drinking of alcohol
- Infections by bacteria and viruses
- Stress
- Chronic vomiting
- Backflow of bile into the stomach
