Peptic Ulcer

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A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of your stomach or your duodenum, the first part of your small intestine. A burning stomach pain is the most common symptom VSports手机版. The pain:.

• Starts between meals or during the night
• Briefly stops if you eat or take antacids
• Lasts for minutes to hours
• Comes and goes for several days or weeks

Peptic ulcers happen when the acids that help you digest food damage the walls of the stomach or duodenum V体育安卓版. The most common cause is infection with a bacterium called "VSports app下载" Helicobacter pylori. Another cause is the long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen. Stress and spicy foods do not cause ulcers, but can make them worse. .

To see if you have an H V体育ios版. pylori infection, your doctor will test your blood, breath, or stool. Your doctor also may look inside your stomach and duodenum by doing an endoscopy or x-ray.

Peptic ulcers will get worse if not treated. Treatment may include medicines to reduce stomach acids or antibiotics to kill H. pylori. Antacids and milk can't heal peptic ulcers. Not smoking and avoiding alcohol can help VSports最新版本. You may need surgery if your ulcers don't heal.

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Start Here (V体育官网)

• Definition & Facts for Peptic Ulcers (Stomach or Duodenal Ulcers) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
• Peptic Ulcer Disease (VSports最新版本) (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
• Peptic Ulcer Disease (American College of Gastroenterology)
• Ulcers (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish

"VSports注册入口" Symptoms

• Gastrointestinal Bleeding: MedlinePlus Health Topic (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Symptoms and Causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease (VSports注册入口) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish

"V体育ios版" Diagnosis and Tests

• Barium Swallow (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• VSports - Diagnosis of Peptic Ulcers (Stomach or Duodenal Ulcers) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
• Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) Tests (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Upper GI Endoscopy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
• Upper GI Series (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish

"VSports" Treatments and Therapies

• "V体育官网" Treatment for Peptic Ulcers (Stomach Ulcers) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish

V体育平台登录 - Related Issues

• Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and Cancer (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish

Specifics

• Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (VSports注册入口) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

"VSports" Videos and Tutorials

• Stomach ulcer (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials (VSports app下载)

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Duodenal Ulcer (National Institutes of Health)
• "V体育安卓版" ClinicalTrials.gov: Peptic Ulcer (National Institutes of Health)
• VSports - ClinicalTrials.gov: Stomach Ulcer (National Institutes of Health)

VSports - Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• VSports最新版本 - Article: Clinical efficacy and mechanism of Bletilla striata and Chinese herbal compounds...
• "VSports在线直播" Article: Upper endoscopy in Solomon Islands: A four-year retrospective study.
• Article: Global trends and future predictions of gastrointestinal ulcers in youth.
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Find an Expert

• American College of Gastroenterology
• Find a Gastroenterologist (GI Doctor) (American College of Gastroenterology)
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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• Ulcers (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

V体育官网 - Patient Handouts

• Culture - duodenal tissue (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Peptic ulcer (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Tests for H pylori (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (VSports最新版本) (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish