Stomach Ulcers

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Ulcers are pretty common to most people. After all, one in ten people will have an ulcer sometime in their life. That translates into over a million people in the United States alone and billions of people worldwide. Many people are never aware that they have a problem. Stomach ulcers are often mistaken for other ailments, such as heartburn or indigestion. For the ones with a duodenal ulcer, it may not be so bad, but a stomach ulcer has the potential to be malignant and can cause a lot of problems for the patient.

So what causes these gastric ulcers and what is the ulcer treatment you can expect? Well, let's just tackle one question at a time. Here is what happens to cause this particular disease. The sensitive lining of the gastrointestinal tract (including the stomach) is in contact with the acid from the stomach. The acid wears a hole in the lining and an ulcer appears. Most of the time, these ones are caused by a tiny bacterium and are really an H pylori ulcer. The Helicobacter pylori are a unicellular bacterium that can live in the acidic environment of the stomach. It is what weakens and erodes the mucous lining. Once the mucous is gone, the acid and bacteria can start work on the lining which then leads to an ulcer.

There may or may not be symptoms associated with stomach ulcers. These symptoms might include a dull pain in the stomach area that comes and goes, occurs after meals, occurs when stomach is empty in the middle of the night or is relieved by antacids. As mentioned a moment ago there are some people who do not exhibit signs and may not know they have an ulcer.

Stomach ulcers can be diagnosed with an x-ray or an endoscope procedure. Both are fairly accurate and will let the doctor know if ulcers are present in the gastrointestinal tract. If you have an H pylori ulcer, then the doctor will need to do a biopsy to ascertain whether or not the bacteria are present. If the bacterium is present, then a prescription will get rid of the H pylori, as well as treat the ulcer.

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Today's Tip On Ulcers

What are ulcers?

Ulcers are sores that occur on the skin or inside the body. They can be life threatening if not treated properly because of the risk of infection associated with these small sores. In the case of gastrointestinal ulcers the sore can lead to a perforation of the delicate inner lining which can cause the stomach contents to flood the interior body cavity.


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