Does second-hand smoke affect gastritis?

Second hand smoke has an impact on gastritis needs to be analyzed according to specific circumstances.

If the patient with gastritis is slightly ill, and only temporary exposure to second hand smoke, generally will not affect the condition. But if the patient with gastritis is more serious, long-term inhalation of a large number of second hand smoke, it is easy to affect the condition. Because second hand smoke contains nicotine, nitrosamines and other harmful substances, inhalation of the body easily causes pyloric sphincter relaxation, gastric vasoconstriction and acid secretion increase, thus destroying gastric mucosa.

It is recommended that patients with gastritis develop good living habits, early to bed and early to rise, do not stay up late, light diet, quit smoking and alcohol.