The human body has important digestive organs such as the stomach. One of the stomach diseases that is gastritis or ulcers has indeed begun to be experienced due to a lack of knowledge about the factors that cause gastritis and behavior to prevent the occurrence of gastritis. Gastritis known as ulcer disease is an inflammation or bleeding in the mucosa of the stomach caused by irritants, infections, and irregularities in the diet. The method used is a literature review article by reviewing 7 journals published from 2010-2020 about the effect of fasting on the health of the stomach digestive system conducted in April 2020. The results of changing dietary patterns during fasting cause various changes in the body, especially in the digestive tract. Fasting gives the digestive system time to rest, so it can reduce the risk or cure health problems indigestion. The conclusion is that there is a relationship between diet, knowledge, and stress to the incidence of gastritis. While in the behavior of coffee consumption and sex there is no association with the incidence of gastritis.
Gastritis is an inflammatory process or health problem caused by irritation and infection of the gastric mucosa and submucosa. Gastritis can attack all levels of society from all levels of age and gender. Diet is to provide an overview of the way or behavior taken by a person or group of people in choosing and using the food consumed every day which includes the regularity of eating frequency, meal portions, and the type of food and drink consumed based on social and cultural factors in which they live. According to Riskesdas 2013, the incidence of gastritis in several regions of Indonesia is quite high with a prevalence of 274,369 cases from 238,452,952 inhabitants, it was found that in the city of Surabaya the incidence of gastritis was 31.2%, Denpasar 46% while in Central Java the incidence of gastritis is quite high at 79.6%. Gastritis usually occurs due to irregular eating frequency so that the stomach becomes sensitive when stomach acid increases. It is better for people who have a history of gastric disease not to eat acidic and spicy foods because they can cause gastritis to recur.
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