Ulcers

Up until fairly recently, it was believed that a peptic ulcer was caused by stress. It was only within the last 2 decades that scientists learned that it is actually caused by an infection with a...

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Stress ulcers are areas of irritation on the lining of the stomach and/or duodenum (the first part of the small intestine attached to the stomach) that have been eroded or eaten away by gastric...

Stress can be blamed for a lot of things, but you can't blame it for the painful hole in the lining of your stomach, aka an ulcer. That's not to say that stress doesn't play a role in ulcers, but...

Ulcers are usually caused by a bacterium named helicobacter pylori. This bacterium can burrow into the stomach's protective mucous coat and irritate the stomach lining. Along with the damage...

Whether or not an ulcer is caused directly by stress is debatable. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) asserts that normal daily stress does not ordinarily cause an ulcer. However, the NIH...

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is an erosion of some parts of the gastrointestinal tract (GI) from the esophagus to the intestines. In over 90 percent of PUD cases, the GI tract is infected with...

An ulcer is a sore that develops in the lining of your stomach or digestive tract. It can be caused by a bacteria known as heliobacter pylori, or by the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...

Ulcers result from an overproduction of stomach acids or a breakdown of the lining of the stomach. In some cases, it's a combination of both. Certain medications and foods can irritate the...

Genetics and environmental factors are associated with ulcers. How you react to stress may be the biggest factor in ulcer flare-ups.