Peptic Ulcer

Peptic Ulcer: Introduction

Peptic ulcers are an inflammation of the stomach or duodenal lining. Once believed to be caused by spicy food and stress, these have been found merely to be aggravating factors, and the real causes have been found by research to include bacterial infection (H pylori) or reaction to various medications, particularly NSAIDs. The identification of H. pylori ulcers has led to a cure for this subtype that was discovered as recently as 1982. Whereas treatment used to involve bedrest and antacids, modern treatment involves killing the H. pylori bacteria or removing the underlying NSAID medication.

Symptoms of Peptic Ulcer

• Abdominal discomfort - this is the primary symptom; usually chronic and ongoing; the
• Discomfort has particular characteristic patterns:
  • Abdominal pain after a meal - usually 2-3 hours later
  • Abdominal pain on empty stomach
  • Abdominal pain relieved by food
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 17 symptoms of Peptic Ulcer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Peptic Ulcer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Peptic Ulcer: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Peptic Ulcer:

• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Anemia - from the blood loss due to gastrointestinal bleeding; see also symptoms of anemia
• Intestinal perforation (see Digestive symptoms)
• Peritonitis
• Shock
• Intestinal narrowing
• Intestinal obstruction
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Peptic Ulcer

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Diagnostic Tests for Peptic Ulcer

• Gastroscopy
• Endoscopy
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) series
• Barium meal x-ray
• Blood H pylori test
• more tests...»

See full list of 9 diagnostic tests for Peptic Ulcer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Peptic Ulcer?

• Misdiagnosis of Peptic Ulcer
• Failure to diagnose Peptic Ulcer
• Hidden causes of Peptic Ulcer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Peptic Ulcer

Peptic Ulcer: Medical Mistakes

• Crohn's Disease -- Health Mistakes
• Ulcerative Colitis -- Health Mistakes
• Celiac Disease -- Health Mistakes
• GERD -- Health Mistakes
• Heartburn -- Health Mistakes
• Acid Reflux -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Peptic Ulcer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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Peptic Ulcer: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Peptic Ulcer

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad"...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, ...read more »

Abdominal pain in the elderly: Abdominal pain in the elderly could be due to a wide range of diseases. The most common ones that have to be kept in mind in order not to miss the diagnosis include ischemic events, emboli, cancers...read more »

Common case of dyspepsia: Dyspepsia is a difficult and vague symptom evaluate and requires careful questioning. The discomfort may sometimes amount to pain and some of the conditions...read more »

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Peptic Ulcer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Peptic Ulcer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Peptic Ulcer:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Peptic Ulcer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Peptic Ulcer: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Peptic Ulcer

• Helicobacter pylori bacteria
• Excess stomach acid
• Stomach cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• GERD - a cause of esophageal ulcers
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Peptic Ulcer

More information about causes of Peptic Ulcer:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Peptic Ulcer (302 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Peptic Ulcer (2860 listings)
• Underlying causes of Peptic Ulcer
• Peptic Ulcer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Peptic Ulcer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Peptic Ulcer

Treatments for Peptic Ulcer

• Treatments for gastrointestinal bleeding:
  • Emergency treatment - if gastrointestinal bleeding from a bleeding ulcer is suspected
  • Blood transfusions
  • See also treatment of anemia - because anemia can result from gastrointestinal bleeding and its blood loss.
• Discontinue causative medications - for NSAIDs and other secondary causes
• more treatments...»

See full list of 33 treatments for Peptic Ulcer

Latest Treatments for Peptic Ulcer

• Oxygen
• IV fluid
• Antacids
• H2 Antagonists
• Cimetidine
• more treatments...»

See full list of 17 latest treatments for Peptic Ulcer

News Archives for Peptic Ulcer

Medical news articles related to Peptic Ulcer include:

• Health Tip: Warning Signs of Peptic Ulcer
• New Yogurt May Ease Stomach Ulcers
• Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
• HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble
• Stomach Germ May Protect Against Asthma
• Staying Dry at Beach May Spare Your Stomach
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Peptic Ulcer

Medical research articles related to Peptic Ulcer include:

• Intravenous Esomeprazole for Prevention of Recurrent Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: A Randomized Trial.
• Latest results (12-21 years) of a prospective randomized study comparing Billroth II and Roux-en-Y anastomosis after a partial gastrectomy plus vagotomy in patients with duodenal ulcers
• Clinical trial: intravenous pantoprazole vs. ranitidine for the prevention of peptic ulcer rebleeding: a multicentre, multinational, randomized trial
• Systematic review of the predictors of recurrent hemorrhage after endoscopic hemostatic therapy for bleeding peptic ulcers
• Impact of COPD on outcome among patients with complicated peptic ulcer
• Dyspepsia - proven peptic ulcer
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Peptic Ulcer

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Clinical Trials for Peptic Ulcer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Peptic Ulcer include:

• Administration of High-Dose Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitor for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Prior to Endoscopy - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Omeprazole
• A Study to Test Two Treatments for Safety and Prevention of Stomach Side Effects in Subjects With Osteoarthritis Taking Low Dose Aspirin. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Lansoprazole,naproxen,celecoxib
• Study of the Natural History of Non-NSAID, Non-HP Bleeding Peptic Ulcers - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Somatostatin in the Treatment of Acute Severe Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Somatostatin UCB (drug)
• Resolution Endoclips Vs Epinephrine Injection and Heater Probe - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 69 Clinical Trials for Peptic Ulcer

Statistics for Peptic Ulcer

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• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Peptic Ulcer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Peptic Ulcer
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Peptic Ulcer: Broader Related Topics

• Digestive Diseases
• Ulcer
• Stomach Conditions
• more types...»

Types of Peptic Ulcer

Types of Peptic Ulcer

• Duodenal ulcer
• H. pylori peptic ulcers
• NSAID-secondary ulcers
• Esophageal ulcer
• more types...»

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Article Excerpts about Peptic Ulcer

A peptic ulcer is a sore on the lining of the stomach or duodenum, which is the beginning of the small intestine. Peptic ulcers are common: One in 10 Americans develops an ulcer at some time in his or her life. (Source: excerpt from H_ pylori and Peptic Ulcer: NIDDK)

Definitions of Peptic Ulcer:

Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). - (Source - Diseases Database)

An ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract - (Source - WordNet 2.1)