Stomach Flu

The most common treatment for polyps is to remove them endoscopically. When undergoing an endoscopy, polyps found are automtically removed and biopsied.
If you have gastritis caused by H. pylori bacteria in your stomach, eradicating the bacteria with antibiotics can reduce the likelihood that your polyps will return. Your doctor can determine whether you have H. […]

If you have a stomach polyp, odds are good that your doctor detected it while looking at your stomach to seek out other problems — not necessarily polyps — that may have been causing symptoms. Imaging procedures — such as X-ray and computerized tomography — are used to diagnose polyps. More commonly, polyps are found […]

Factors that increase your chances of developing stomach polyps are:
Age. Most people with hyperplastic polyps and adenomas are in their 60s or older.
H. pylori infection. This is a common cause of the gastritis that contributes to hyperplastic polyps and adenomas. Experts aren’t sure how people become infected with these bacteria, but H. pylori may be […]

Experts aren’t sure why fundic gland polyps develop. However, several problems can cause the gastritis that contributes to hyperplastic polyps and adenomas.
The most common cause of chronic gastritis is infection by H. pylori bacteria, which can also cause ulcers. About 35 percent of American adults carry these bacteria in their stomachs. Although H. pylori doesn’t […]

Small polyps usually don’t cause any symptoms. However, as stomach polyps grow larger, ulcers may develop on their surface, or, rarely, the polyp may block the opening between your stomach and your small intestine.
Complications of stomach polyps may include:
Abdominal pain, or tenderness when you press your abdomen
Bleeding
Nausea and vomiting
A sense of fullness too quickly while […]

Hyperplastic stomach polyps. Hyperplastic stomach polyps account for more than half of all diagnosed stomach polyps. Hyperplastic polyps are usually less than a centimeter in size, but may grow much larger. These polyps develop into cancer in less than 3 percent of cases. The risk of cancer is highest in polyps greater than 2 centimeters […]

Stomach polyps are rare, occurring in less than 1 percent of people undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy — a procedure in which the lining of the stomach is examined. Stomach polyps usually don’t cause symptoms. As a result, doctors often discover stomach polyps only while they’re examining you for other reasons.