Prevalance of Gastric Ulcer:
Twenty-five million Americans suffer from ulcers. (Source: excerpt from Helicobacter pylori Infections (H. pylori) general: DBMD)
...
10% of U.S. population suffers
from peptic ulcer disease. (Source: excerpt from Helicobacter pylori Infections (H. pylori): DBMD)
Profile for Gastric Ulcer: People of any age can get an ulcer and women are affected just as often as men. (Source: excerpt from Helicobacter pylori Infections (H. pylori) general: DBMD)
Prognosis of Gastric Ulcer: Most ulcers heal with medication in 6 to 8 weeks. Recurrence is common, but is less likely if H. pylori infection is treated and acid-blocking medications are continued.
Complications of Gastric Ulcer:
see complications of Gastric Ulcer
Causes of Gastric Ulcer: see causes of Gastric Ulcer
Risk factors for Gastric Ulcer:
see
risk factors for Gastric Ulcer
Symptoms of Gastric Ulcer: see symptoms of Gastric Ulcer
Complications of Gastric Ulcer: see complications of Gastric Ulcer
More information:
see contagiousness of Gastric Ulcer
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gastric Ulcer.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gastric Ulcer.
Treatments for Gastric Ulcer:
see treatments for Gastric Ulcer
Research for Gastric Ulcer:
see research for Gastric Ulcer
Costs of Gastric Ulcer: 6 billion in the United States
each year in direct costs of treatment of peptic ulcer disease
and indirect costs due to work and productivity loss. (Source: excerpt from Helicobacter pylori Infections (H. pylori): DBMD)
Main name of condition: Gastric Ulcer
Other names or spellings for Gastric Ulcer:Peptic ulcer disease, Stomach ulcer
Stomach ulcer
Source - Diseases Database
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