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Peptic ulcer disease is when the
inner part of the stomach's
gastric mucosa (lining of the stomach), the
first part of the
small intestine, or sometimes...
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cause perforation of the
intestine wall. The
first symptom of a
perforated peptic ulcer is
usually sudden, severe,
sharp pain in the abdomen. The pain is...
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Aphthous ulcer, a
specific type of oral
ulcer also
known as a
canker sore
Peptic ulcer, a
discontinuity of the
gastrointestinal mucosa (stomach ulcer) Venous...
- Acid
peptic diseases, such as
peptic ulcers, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and
gastroesophageal reflux disease, are
caused by
distinct but
overlapping pathogenic...
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medication used in the
treatment of
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
peptic ulcer disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. It is also used to prevent...
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which tumors cause the
stomach to
produce too much acid,
resulting in
peptic ulcers.
Symptoms include abdominal pain and diarrhea. The
syndrome is caused...
- beetroot,
black liquorice, or blueberries. The most
common cause of
melena is
peptic ulcer disease. However, any
bleeding within the
upper gastrointestinal tract...
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bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
plays a
major role in
causing many
peptic ulcers,
challenging decades of
medical doctrine holding that
ulcers were...
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Causes of
gastric outlet obstruction include both
benign causes, such as
peptic ulcer disease affecting the area
around the pylorus, and
malignant causes...
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lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Causes of
upper GI
bleeds include:
peptic ulcer disease,
esophageal varices due to
liver cirrhosis and cancer, among...
