Peptic Ulcer
Peptic Ulcer: Introduction
Peptic ulcers are an inflammation of the stomach or duodenal lining.
Once believed to be caused by spicy food and stress, these have been
found merely to be aggravating factors, and
the real causes have been found by research to include bacterial infection (H pylori)
or reaction to various medications, particularly NSAIDs.
The identification of H. pylori ulcers has led to a cure
for this subtype
that was discovered as recently as 1982.
Whereas treatment used to involve bedrest and antacids, modern treatment
involves killing the H. pylori bacteria or removing the underlying NSAID medication.
Symptoms of Peptic Ulcer
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Peptic Ulcer: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Peptic Ulcer
Medical Books Excerpts
- Dyspepsia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diagnostic Tests for Peptic Ulcer
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Misdiagnosis and Peptic Ulcer
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, ...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance....read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad"...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course,...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, ...read more »
Abdominal pain in the elderly: Abdominal pain in the elderly could be due to a wide range
of diseases. The most common ones that have to be kept in mind in order...read more »
Common case of dyspepsia: Dyspepsia is a difficult and vague symptom evaluate and requires careful questioning. The discomfort may sometimes amount to pain and some of the conditions to be kept in...read more »
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Causes of Peptic Ulcer
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Treatments for Peptic Ulcer
- Treatments for gastrointestinal bleeding:
- Discontinue causative medications - for NSAIDs and other secondary causes
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Clinical Trials for Peptic Ulcer
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Types of Peptic Ulcer
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Article Excerpts about Peptic Ulcer
A peptic ulcer is a sore on the lining of the
stomach or duodenum, which is the beginning of the small intestine. Peptic
ulcers are common: One in 10 Americans develops an ulcer at some time in
his or her life.
(Source: excerpt from H_ pylori and Peptic Ulcer: NIDDK)
Definitions of Peptic Ulcer:
Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).
- (Source - Diseases Database)
An ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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