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Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Bhupinder Anand, MD

The mainstay of gastritis prevention is to avoid those things that irritate or inflame the stomach's lining.

• Aspirin (use coated aspirin if the person must take aspirin)
• NSAIDs such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) or naproxen (Naprosyn)
• Smoking
• Caffeine and other caffeine-like substances
• Alcohol

If the patient's health care practitioner has prescribed a medication that they think is causing gastritis symptoms, talk to the doctor before you stop taking the medication. The medication may be very important for the patient's health.

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