It is believed that about 5 to 10 out of every 100 people in the world will get a peptic ulcer at some point during their lifetime. Although the number of people affected has decreased over the years ...

INTRODUCTION: Peptic ulcer is a lesion of the mucosal lining of the upper gastrointestinal tract characterized by an imbalance between aggressive and protective factors of the mucosa, having H. pylori ...

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I was having stomach pain and some nausea. The doctor found bacteria in my stomach, and I was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Now I’m being told that I should get screened for stomach cancer. Is that ...

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pylori. It seems significant that, more recently, there has been an accumulation of medical studies coming from different regions indicating that an appreciable proportion of gastric and duodenal ...

Living with a stomach ulcer can transform the simple act of eating into a painful ordeal. These open sores that develop on the lining of the stomach or small intestine can cause burning pain ...

For decades, people with stomach ulcers were advised to eat frequent small meals and consume bland foods. The thinking was simple: more food meant more stomach acid neutralization, which should ...

PPI probably reduces incident ulcers and may have little to no effect on adverse events. PPIs may reduce ulcer complications and probably slightly increase quality of life. Compared with histamine ...

While the hemostatic effects of contact probes are well established by clinical trials, the use of APC in the treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding has only recently been reported. There has been ...

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a serious and costly diabetic complication that leads to significant morbidity and mortality. The Global Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment Market is expected to grow from ...

Seasoned gastroenterologists have clarified that a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, is the cause of stomach ulcers and not spicy foods or prolonged fasting. The medical professionals noted that ...