Peptic ulcer

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD), also known as a peptic ulcer or stomach ulcer, is a break in the lining of the stomach, first part of the small intestine, or occasionally the lower esophagus.

Common causes include the bacteria Helicobacter pylori and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Other less common causes include tobacco smoking, stress due to serious illness, Behcet disease, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, Crohn disease and liver cirrhosis, among others.

The most common symptoms of a duodenal ulcer are waking at night with upper abdominal pain or upper abdominal pain that improves with eating. With a gastric ulcer the pain may worsen with eating. The pain is often described as a burning or dull ache. Other symptoms include belching, vomiting, weight loss, or poor appetite.

The most informative in the diagnosis of gastric ulcer and 12 duodenal ulcer is endoscopy, which visually confirms the presence of the ulcer, it allows you to specify the location, depth, shape, size, allows to evaluate the state of the bottom and the edges of the ulcer, identify related mucosal changes.

For over 10 years, it is the mainstay of therapy of Helicobacter pylori eradication in the event of its discovery. The patient's condition may improve after taking antacid drugs, but the majority of ulcers treated with antisecretory drugs.

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