HEALTHY LIVING: SYMPTOMS, CAUSES,
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF STOMACH
ULCERS
duodenal, Type III is a Prepylori ulcer, Type IV is a
proximal
gastresophageal
ulcer and Type V can occur
anywhere along the gastric
body and is NSAID induced.
What is a Stomach Ulcer?
The term “peptic ulcer,” or
PUD, peptic ulcer disease is
used to describe the various
types of ulcers that occur in
the digestive system of the
human body. A Stomach
ulcer is also referred to as a
gastric ulcer, an ulcer in the
duodenal is called a duodenal
ulcer, an esophageal ulcer
forms in the esophagus and a
Merkel's Diverticulum is
called Merkel's Diverticulum
ulcer.
What causes a Stomach
Ulcer?
Almost 80% of all ulcers are
caused by the bacterium
Helicobacter
pylori,
H.
pylori, while some 4% of
ulcers may be as a result of a
malignancy. Another factor
that is known to cause
stomach ulcers is the
prolonged usage of antiinflammatory
medications
(NSAIDs) such as aspirin
naproxen, ibuprofen and
others that are available via
prescription.
Zollinger-
Peptic ulcers also have five
different types. Type I
occurs along the lesser curve
of the stomach, Type II
means there are two ulcers
present, one gastric and one
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