Suffering from an ulcer, any place on the body, is not a great experience.
They are painful, uncomfortable and can be a danger to your health if left untreated.
It is estimated that 1 in 10 Americans will get such a disease this year alone.
You may think that you know what this disease is, how it is diagnosed and what treatment options are available, but you could be wrong.
Ulcers vary according to where they are located, such as mouth ulcers, foot ulcers and all areas in between, as there are different factors that contribute to the process of ulceration.
The more you know, the better you will be prepared.
The ulceration can take place either in the gastrointestinal tract, which is relevant to a stomach ulcer, or it can occur on the skin from a pressure sore.
The ulcers in the stomach begin with the mucous lining that is between the stomach acids and the sensitive inner lining of the tract.
When the mucous is gone, the ulcer is formed.
At this point every time the acid from the stomach comes into contact with the sore; pain results.
Stomach ulcers can be malignant, whereas duodenal ulcers are most often benign.
Treatment for a H pylori ulcer is a three fold slam.
It starts off with the doctors seeing where the disease is located.
It will be a gastric, a stomach, or a duodenal ulcer.
They will do this either by an x-ray or by an endoscope.
If they do it by an endoscope, then they will perform a small biopsy and test the tissue.
If it comes back that the H pylori bacteria is the root cause of the disease, then the doctor will prescribe a triple therapy ulcer treatment.
This treatment consists of an antibiotic, such as amoxicillin or metronidazole, a proton pump inhibitor, such as pantoprazole, and clarithromycin.
Smoking, stress, blood type and spicy foods are not the culprits behind ulceration.
However, Helicobacter pylori are a cause of gastric ulcers.
If you do have H pylori ulcers, then you will need to take an antibiotic along with the prescribed medication for healing the actual ulcer itself.
The antibiotic will clear up the bacterium and speed along the process of leaving your ulcer where it belongs; in the past.
They are painful, uncomfortable and can be a danger to your health if left untreated.
It is estimated that 1 in 10 Americans will get such a disease this year alone.
You may think that you know what this disease is, how it is diagnosed and what treatment options are available, but you could be wrong.
Ulcers vary according to where they are located, such as mouth ulcers, foot ulcers and all areas in between, as there are different factors that contribute to the process of ulceration.
The more you know, the better you will be prepared.
The ulceration can take place either in the gastrointestinal tract, which is relevant to a stomach ulcer, or it can occur on the skin from a pressure sore.
The ulcers in the stomach begin with the mucous lining that is between the stomach acids and the sensitive inner lining of the tract.
When the mucous is gone, the ulcer is formed.
At this point every time the acid from the stomach comes into contact with the sore; pain results.
Stomach ulcers can be malignant, whereas duodenal ulcers are most often benign.
Treatment for a H pylori ulcer is a three fold slam.
It starts off with the doctors seeing where the disease is located.
It will be a gastric, a stomach, or a duodenal ulcer.
They will do this either by an x-ray or by an endoscope.
If they do it by an endoscope, then they will perform a small biopsy and test the tissue.
If it comes back that the H pylori bacteria is the root cause of the disease, then the doctor will prescribe a triple therapy ulcer treatment.
This treatment consists of an antibiotic, such as amoxicillin or metronidazole, a proton pump inhibitor, such as pantoprazole, and clarithromycin.
Smoking, stress, blood type and spicy foods are not the culprits behind ulceration.
However, Helicobacter pylori are a cause of gastric ulcers.
If you do have H pylori ulcers, then you will need to take an antibiotic along with the prescribed medication for healing the actual ulcer itself.
The antibiotic will clear up the bacterium and speed along the process of leaving your ulcer where it belongs; in the past.