Stomach ulcers

Stomach ulcers's disease overview

Stomach ulcer is an inflammation and ulcerative of the gastric mucosa. These lesions occur when the last layer of protective mucosa of the stomach is eroded, causing the lower tissue layer to be exposed. Peptic ulcer disease can cause gastrointestinal bleeding if the ulcer is large, bleeding. If the patient is not detected by gastrointestinal bleeding for timely treatment, the patient may die from blood loss. and accounting for 60% of the total number of cases.

Causes of Stomach ulcers's disease

There are many causes of stomach ulcers, some main causes:

HP bacteria (Helicobacter pylori): This is a bacterium after penetration will live and grow in the mucous mucus of the human stomach. They secrete toxins that lose their ability to resist the acid of the mucosa. They are the main cause of chronic gastritis progressive to ulcerative or stomach cancer. Inflammation when used for a long time has the effect of inhibiting stomach mucosa protecting and gastric ulcer. Functional imbalance for the stomach causes gastric juice to increase secretion, the mucosa protecting the stomach damage causes gastric ulcer. meals, no moderation, too full or too hungry, drinking too much alcohol, leading to affected stomach contractions, gastric juice increased secretion, damaged mucosa protection layer will gradually lead to inflammation Stomach and stomach ulcer.

Symptoms of Stomach ulcers's disease

Symptoms of stomach ulcers include:

Abdominal pain in the epigastrium: This is the main sign of the disease, the pain often lasts dull or prolonged each burn and a burning sensation. The pain that appears at hunger or at night can last for a few minutes to a few hours. /Li>

insomnia, sleep, interruption, mainly due to the causes of pain in the pain. Stable.

Diagnostic measures for Stomach ulcers's disease

Endoscopic procedure: The gastroscopy will help the doctor clearly and detail the details and accurately assess the level of the disease. Since then, the ability to treat because there are simple ulcers that can be treated with medical treatment but bad ulcers, rough, protruding, and bottle fibrosis can be ulcerative stomach cancer. Then the gastrointestinal endoscopic doctor will biopsy the ulcer to diagnose stomach cancer early

Blood and fecal tests: Helps assess anemia, especially in the case of stomach ulcers with gastrointestinal bleeding complications, the concentration of the enzymes of the gastric mucosa and the red blood cell condition in the feces.

Stomach ulcers's disease treatments

Diseases stomach ulcer detected and treated early will progress well. If the disease is seriously ill, progressing into chronic will do difficult and prolonged treatment. And thoroughly treating the stomach ulcer also helps to avoid gastrointestinal bleeding and stomach cancer, which are dangerous complications that can be fatal. When symptoms appear, patients should see a doctor to take effective treatment.

Stop or restrict an analgesic and anti -inflammatory drug to stabilize enzymes in the stomach mucosa protection system. Treatment of anti -bacteria HP.

In addition, regular exercise, scientific work, avoiding anxiety, stress regulating mucosa activity helps better treatment.

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