A peptic ulcer , also known as PUD or peptic ulcer disease , is the most common ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic and thus extremely painful. It is defined as mucosal erosions equal to or greater than 0.5 cm. As many as 70–90% of such ulcers are associated with Helicobacter pylori , a spiral-shaped bacterium that lives in the acidic environment of the stomach; however, only 40% of those cases go to a doctor. Ulcers can also be caused or worsened by drugs such as aspirin , ibuprofen , and other NSAIDs . Four times as many peptic ulcers arise in the duodenum —the first part of the small intestine , just after the stomach—as in the stomach itself. About 4% of gastric ulcers are caused by a malignant tumor, so multiple biopsies are needed to exclude cancer. Duodenal ulcers are generally benign .
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i find some difficulty while sitting because of irritation and itching in the area of anus and nearby. As there had been holidays, I consulted a doctor on phone who advised to apply annovate cream on the affected...
I have recently been diagnosed with hpylori. I think I have had it undiagnosed for a number of years-possibly since childhood. My question relates to a visual disturbance I have had for about 2 years, maybe 3. I...
my 5 year old son hit the right side of his head on concrete this afternoon at 1pm. it was so hard that i heard the hit. no bleeding, bumps, or bruises other than small red dots under surface. he is acting mostly himself. just went to sleep about...
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My daughter is almost 6 and for the last few months been complaining her stomach hurts, sometimes she throws up, she has had very little appetite and just wants to sleep. She says her stomach hurts all the time but...
Hi,My Father is 61 years old.5 months back he had gastric ulcers which was very XXXXXXX He had blood in stool too at that period.We admitted him to a hospital and he got cured after 7 days.He consumed 5 bottles of blood and several bottles of...
very mild upper abdomen pain and the symtoms are very similar to that of functional or non ulcer dyspepsia beacuse i had h pylori test 1 month ago and it was negative. I was prescribed with protozol for a week but...
i had a mole removed from my back and was laying on my front and when the dr was cauterizing it afterwards i felt something 'pierce my stomach' like a needle, as if it had up through the couch and into my stomach. i got up and it turns out it was...
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Hi over the past week iv been finding it very difficult to pass stool , and have been producing a (as in 1 or 2) small pea size drop when trying to re-leave myself accompanied with a orange y red jelly like gunk.. :( i also have pain in my lower back and sides radiating up towards my heart, a cough and fever have since developed (last couple day...
Hi, Doctor my name is cody and i am 26 years old, i just came out of hospital after 4 days with a duodenal ulcer ,i started having problems around 15 years ago when after treatment for bone cancer my stomach was damaged and had pains every year regularly since but 4 days ago i started going to the toilet with dark blood so i got scared and went...
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hi.my mother is a gystric ulcer patient.the reports indicate that the valve between stomach and the food tude is loose and the acid therefore reverses .the fasting sugar level is 182 by now.plz sugest suitable treatmen and also fruits which are best for her.thanx alot.
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Every time I eat it feels like the food is stuck in the upper part of my stomach . I can t use the restroom unless I take laxatives and it still doesn t help alot? How can I fix this or what s causing it?
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i am 57 yrs old male i have hypertenssion but is under control with TENORIC 50 & REMISTAR A. my doc prescribed me PENTOCID 40 for my acidity problem which i hv been taking one dail on empty stomach for the last more than a year. advice if pentocid is safe to be taken for longer periods. thanks.
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Thank you, My husband has been scoped by Gastro and no new ulcers . The reason for last scope was nauesa, sorry I can t spell well. Also burning pain that he thought was reflux like. He was dx four years ago with peptic ulcer not horrible and treatable with Nexium . He suffred SAH in May and if fine. He felt that he had another ulcer event and...
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Hello dr. I am 29 yr old,having no baby and experienced an early miscarriage in January. I had a problem of spotting after 7-8th day of my period. My doctor said it was normal but found an ulcer through pelvic exam,probably inside uterus . He prescribed regestrone . After taking it I found no bleeding in the next mnth. To plan for a baby, I...
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Hello dr. I am 29 yr old,having no baby and experienced an early miscarriage in January. My menstural cycle is of 32-40 days,duration is 3 days. Bleeding is not heavy bt with clots. Recently I am diagnosed with an ulcer in the uterus through regular pelvic exam,but advised not to worry as it would not affect in conceiving. She prescribed me...
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Can i use betadine for ulcers? In the past when i ve gotten ulcers i ve ignorantly used betadine and it s worked in 1-2 days but more recently i have become aware of the for external use only warnings and switched to other gel solutions but they never work, they in fact aggravate the ulcer and make it worse, Is it ok to switch back to betadine...
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