Peptic ulcer

Peptic ulcer's disease overview

What is peptic ulcer

Peptic ulcer is a condition of damaged stomach or duodenum mucosa, manifestations are ulcers deep into the mucosal muscle layer, causing dull abdominal pain , belching, heartburn for patients.

Peptic ulcer is a common gastrointestinal disease today, according to our country statistics, up to 26% of the population with peptic ulcer. 

This pathology, if not detected, promptly treated, will lead to many dangerous and mild complications, which will cause physical weakness, dull pain in the epigastric and affect the quality of life. Like the work of the patient, severe will cause stomach bleeding, gastric perforation, pyloric stenosis and finally gastric cancer.

Causes of Peptic ulcer's disease

Stomach ulcers and duodenum ulcers are occurring when the balance between destructive factors and protection mechanisms is destroyed.

  • Destroying factors include NSAIDs, H.pylori infection, alcohol, bile salts, acid and pepsin, etc. Mac, allowing H+ ions to diffuse backwards and damage epithelial cells.
  • Protection mechanisms include the close link between cells, mucus of the stomach mucosa, blood flow to the duodenum stomach, cell recovery and cell recovery process and epithelial regeneration.

    • Therefore, the cause of peptic ulcer is very diverse, most commonly the following factors:

  • Dietary diet: patients abuse too many stimulants such as alcohol, beer, tobacco, cafe;  eat foods too hot and fried; Eating at the wrong meal, hasty food, not careful chewing, ... are the common causes of peptic ulcer.
  • The moderate daily life mode: not getting enough sleep, staying too late, ... can also cause peptic ulcer. P>
  • Abuse of too many western and chemicals: abuse of painkillers, antibiotics or heavy metal contamination, causing stomach, duodenal mucosa and ulcerative condition Parulant stomach in patients.

    • Hp infection: HP bacteria is one of the main causes of serious damage in the stomach and duodenum.

  • Pathology: diabetes, hypoglycemia, cirrhosis, ... are risk factors for the potential to cause peptic ulcer.
  • Some other causes such as stress, stress, prolonged fear will put pressure on duodenal stomach and cause stomach ulcers and duodenum ulcers for patients.

    • Symptoms of Peptic ulcer's disease

    Common symptoms when peptic ulcer include:

  • Dull, burning pain in the epigastric area: This is the most common symptom in peptic ulcer. This feeling happens immediately after eating in stomach ulcers and 2-3 hours after meals in duodenal ulcer. This pain is often more intense at night and is almost bright because the stomach still contracts, excreting gastric juice when the food has been digested, causing stimulating the stomach lining.
  • burps, indigestion, bloating, abdominal stretch and hard to tolerate fat, greasy food.
  • secretion of saliva, heartburn, uncomfortable chest area.
  • Patients feel nauseous, vomiting, after vomiting the patient feels more comfortable.

    • often vomit blood or black stools due to ulcerative bleeding, in case of black stool can be bounded for many days or once a day. >

  • Patients prone to anemia, the body feels tired, shortness of breath.

    • Transmission route of Peptic ulcer's diseasePeptic ulcer

    Peptic ulcer is not accompanied by HP infections that are not able to spread from person to person.

    For peptic ulcer disease caused by HP infection, it is possible to spread from people who carry bacteria to healthy people in three main roads: mouth-mouth, mouth-mouth lines and some other lines due to Sharing medical equipment such as duodenal endoscopy, ...

    People at risk for Peptic ulcer's disease

    Peptic ulcer can appear at any age and are evenly distributed in both men and women. However, patients often use stimulants (alcohol, tobacco, cafe, ...), the elderly with a history of HP infection, patients with Zollinger-Elison syndrome, patient, patient Cancer must have chemotherapy and radiation, ... there is a high risk of peptic ulcer.

    Prevention of Peptic ulcer's disease

    Avoid abuse and minimize the use of painkillers, especially those of NSAIDs when not needed such as ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen, ...

    Limit the use of stimulants, should not drink coffee every day, should quit smoking.

    Practice the habit of washing hands with soap before eating and after going to the toilet to avoid HP infection.

    Should eat cooked boiling, eat clean food, safe, clear origin, need to split meals, when eating need to eat slowly chew, do not eat in a hurry.

    Limit the intake of hot spicy, greasy foods, fast foods, so supplemented with foods rich in vitamins and minerals needed from green vegetables, cereals, eggs, fish meat ... >

    regularly exercise 30 minutes a day, choose gentle exercises without trying like walking, yoga, ...

    Distribution of learning time and working in a reasonable manner, not letting fatigue and stress last.

    Diagnostic measures for Peptic ulcer's disease

    Today science and technology is growing, so there are many methods to diagnose peptic ulcer:

  • Peptic endomoscopy: This is considered a gold standard to diagnose peptic ulcer because it is the most direct and accurate method. It not only recognizes ulcers, site and sizes of ulcers, but also detects difficult trauma in the mucosa and lesions to survey Histological.
  • H.pylori bacteria test: This bacterium is detected through the analysis of stool samples, blood samples or from a biopsy sample taken in laparoscopy.

    • Peptic ulcer's disease treatments

    Based on the cause of the disease, there are appropriate treatments for the disease peptic ulcer.

    Treatment with drugs

    is different when treated with drugs for people with peptic ulcer without HP infections and HP infections. The regimen will be designated to suit each object/condition to achieve the highest results. 

    Changing lifestyle

    In addition to treating peptic ulcer with drugs, patients need to coordinate non -drug treatment by adjusting the diet, eating properly.

  • What should gastrointestinal ulcers eat

    • When peptic ulcer Patients need to increase supplements with foods that protect the stomach lining, heal ulcers or ulcers or Foods can help reduce acid secretion and foods rich in vitamins and minerals.

    Foods that should be supplemented include bananas, rice, bread, soup or soup, yogurt, okra, especially red and dark green vegetables, ...

    Should give patients with peptic ulcer to drink apple juice to easily digest food, drink coconut water, ginger juice, herb tea, turmeric and honey mixture. It is necessary to avoid foods that damage the stomach lining, causing gastric acid hyperkemis such as sour fruits, pickles, stimulating drinks such as alcohol, ...

  • Reasonable living regime

    • Exercise regularly 30 minutes a day with light exercises.

    sleep and work on time, avoid stress, stress, fatigue, should not stay up too late.

    Eating on time should not skip meals, avoid hot spicy foods, ...

    See also:

  • Learn about peptic ulcer disease
  • How to treat stomach ulcers effectively >
  • Note to patients with peptic ulcer

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