Articles tagged: Duodenal Ulcer
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The symptoms of duodenal ulcers include heartburn, stomach pain relieved by eating or taking antacids, weight gain, and a burning sensation at the back of the throat. The patient is most likely to feel discomfort two to four hours after meals, or after having citrus juice, coffee, or aspirin written by peter hutch
Ulcers often occur within the duodenum, usually in the first part just beyond the stomach which is called the duodenal cap. Ulcers can come in all shapes and sizes. Image 1 shows a single white-based ulcer. Image 2 shows numerous small ulcers scattered across the duodenal cap written by groshan fabiola Ulcer in the stomach is called gastric ulcer, in the duodenum is called duodenal ulcer. Peptic ulcers viewed in the gastroscopy appear as little mouth ulcers of 1-2cm in diameter written by groshan fabiola Peptic ulcer appears on the duoden lining and at the area of the stomach, the duoden lining is eroded by the stomach acid and develops stomach and duodenal ulcers also known as peptic ulcer written by groshan fabiola A peptic ulcer, or more commonly known as stomach ulcer, is nothing more than a small erosion in the digestive tract. There two types of peptic ulcer and those are gastric ulcer( which appears in the stomach) and the duodenal ulcer( it appears in the first 12 inches of the small intestine, immediately beyond the stomach written by groshan fabiola In medicine, the term ulcer is used to describe the actual erosion of the mucous lining the stomach and the small intestine written by groshan fabiola Treating an ulcer is usually made combining two different methods. One is a change in the lifestyle of the person suffering from ulcer. The other one is with the help of medication that can fight against ulcer. written by groshan fabiola Many people are suffering from peptic ulcer.It is generally known that ulcer appears to men,but nowadays women also suffer from peptic ulcer.The peptic ulcer deals with the digestive process. written by groshan fabiola As time passes and the world evolves towards a better future more and more people are having health problems and are suffering from one of the modern-day diseases, caused by today's lifestyle. Among these diseases, one of them affects more than 25 million people only written by groshan fabiola The number of people that are fighting ulcer is greatly increasing each year, so this disease is becoming a serious enemy because it affects both men and women, both the young and the old, age or sex does not matter. Fortunately ulcer treatment is continuously written by groshan fabiola Ulcer is a very common and known disease that each one of us has heard of. But what many don't know is what are the true causes of the ulcer disease. Until some time ago everybody believed that ulcer is caused by hot and spicy food and also by stress at work. In fact, a bacteria is responsible for ulcer and it can affect people no m written by groshan fabiola Until recently, medical scientists believed that ulcer was solely caused by an overproduction of digestive fluids at the level of the stomach. Considering that stomach and duodenal ulcers occurred as a consequence of excessive acidity, doctors commonly prescribed antacids as a main form of treatment for gastric disorders. written by groshan fabiola Ulcer is a common type of digestive disorder that can affect different levels of the gastrointestinal system. Ulcer generally causes inflammation and open lesions to the soft tissues and organs of the gastrointestinal tract. written by groshan fabiola Increasingly larger numbers of people are diagnosed with digestive disorders these days, written by groshan fabiola Increasingly more people suffer from digestive disorder nowadays. Statistics indicate that ulcer << previous page 1 next page>> |