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| The stomach is a bag of muscle and these muscles | | | | The cause of stomach ulcer is the destruction of the |
| crushes and mixes food with the digestive juices like | | | | gastric or intestinal mucosal lining of the stomach by |
| hydrochloric acid and pepsin. Incase the lining of the | | | | hydrochloric acid; this is an acid, which is present in the |
| stomach is damaged from one place or another, the | | | | digestive juices of the stomach. The infection with |
| particular acid and pepsin go to work on the lining as | | | | bacterium plays an important role in causing gastric |
| they would on food, breaking it down as though to | | | | and duodenal ulcers. This infection can be transmitted |
| digest it. | | | | through person to person by contaminated food and |
| An ulcer is considered the breach over the surface of | | | | water. |
| the skin or on the membrane on the lining a cavity | | | | Helpful Tips |
| such that stomach ulcer. A stomach ulcer is | | | | |
| considered the small hole in the gastrointestinal tract. | | | | If you are having stomach ulcers then, smoking and |
| The most common type of ulcer is duodenal and this | | | | drinking alcohol can led to the development of ulcer. In |
| occurs in the first 12 inches of small intestine that is | | | | that case you should stop taking alcohol and smoking |
| beyond the stomach. This particular type of ulcers is | | | | too. Avoid eating spicy and fried food items. Milk can |
| called gastric ulcers. | | | | provide you relief at the time of pain so you should |
| Symptoms of stomach ulcers | | | | drink 2-3 glasses of milk in case of having stomach |
| | | | ulcer. |
| Generally, stomach ulcers are asymptomatic but this | | | | Proper rest, sleep and healthy diet can prove beneficial |
| may have some symptoms and these are indigestion, | | | | for the patient of stomach ulcer. So, patient of |
| nausea, and vomiting and weight loss. A person having | | | | stomach ulcer must take sound sleep and complete |
| stomach ulcer may have abdominal pain just below | | | | rest as well. If you have a history of indigestion or |
| the ribcage. Patient may receive loss of appetite. The | | | | stomach trouble, you should only take aspirin and |
| most common symptom is that a person has altered | | | | NSAIDs after prescription of your doctor or |
| blood present in bowel movements and vomiting. The | | | | pharmacist. If you have previously had bleeding from a |
| patients of stomach ulcers also receive some | | | | peptic ulcer, you should avoid aspirin and NSAIDs |
| symptoms of anemia such as light-headedness. | | | | completely. |
| Causes of stomach ulcers | | | | |