In TCM, chronic atrophic gastritis can be classified into two categories: multifocal atrophic gastritis and autoimmunity atrophic gastritis. It belongs to " STOMACHACHE" in TCM. The clinical manifestations of chronic atrophic gastritis include: abdominal distension, epigastric pain or discomfort in the upper part of epigastrium, sense of fullness, belching, nausea, indigestion, fatigue, poor appetite, anemia, etc. Following are some of the main patterns of chronic atrophic gastritis.
1. Pattern of Spleen and Stomach Deficiency
2. Pattern of Stagnation of Liver and Stomach Qi
3. Pattern of Damp-heat of Spleen and Stomach
4. Pattern of Deficiency of Stomach Yin
5. Pattern of Stagnation of Stomach Meridians

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