Which condition is the lining of the stomach inflamed or swollen?

• A. Gastritis
• B. Gastroenteritis
• C. Gastroparesis
• D. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Answer: (A)

Inflammation or swelling of the stomach lining is gastritis. This term refers specifically to inflammation of the stomach’s gastric mucosa. Gastroenteritis would involve both stomach and intestines and is usually due to an infection, with symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. Gastroparesis is a motility problem where the stomach empties slowly, not an inflammatory condition. GERD is reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus causing heartburn, not inflammation of the stomach lining itself. So gastritis is the correct description of inflammation of the stomach lining.