Gastric Ulcer: Questions & Ideas (Part 2)

What to do if i am suffering from gastric ulcer?

It is known now that ulcers are caused by a bacterium called H-pylori. It can be treated (yes, now we know it is very treatable) with a course of antibiotics prescribed by your doctor,taken by mouth for 7-10 days, so yes is vital to go to the doctor. No home made food will cure it,only antibiotics. Avoiding spicy foods will ease the pain.

Diet for a gastric ulcer... suggestions please?

Don't eat any thing fired ,spicy nuts can cause Your stomach to hurt no alochol. Try boiled egg boiled or baked meat, leafy veggi is not good for you because of the gas . Protein foods are good for you .

Why do people with gastric ulcers get weight loss?

Main cause: poor appetite! Eating food causes pain so people don't eat that much with that type of medical condition.

Gastric ulcer vs duodenal ulcer?

Symptoms of peptic ulcers may vary greatly from person to person. Children and the elderly tend to have symptoms that do not follow the usual patterns or no symptoms at all. Patients who are very ill or taking corticosteroids may have less intense symptoms. When symptoms are absent, peptic ulcers may only be discovered when complications, which can be potentially life-threatening, arise. However, most peptic ulcers are cured without the development of complications.

The most common symptom of peptic ulcers is pain just below the breastbone. It is usually a steady, burning or gnawing sore pain or dull pain. It generally only lasts for minutes but may wake the patient up at night. The pain often occurs once or a few times daily, typically two to three hours after eating and usually lasts for one to several weeks. In some cases, pain may disappear and recur. Drinking or eating generally relieves the pain briefly because it helps buffer the stomach acid. However, it may actually make the pain worse over time.

What triggers gastric ulcer attacks?

Gastric ulcer is triggered by the following factors:1)Untimely or irregular eating habits like late night dinner or changing times of lunch and dinner.2)Prolonged periods of fasting or being on empty stomach.3)Too much of spices in the food-spice powder or chilly powder or rich food or specific dals and pulses like tur dal etc.4)Non-vegetarian dishes.5)Taking of aspirin or other related pain-killers frequently.6)Too much of stress and strain in everyday life-hurried and worried type of people are more prone to ulcer and other related problems.

Why are duodenal ulcers more common than gastric ulcers?

Gastric ulcers occur more often in women than in men and duodenal ulcers occur more often in men than in women. The occurrence of gastric ulcers peaks in the 30s and duodenal ulcers tend to occur after 50.

The bolus that enters the duodenum has a higher acid load and this may be one reason why duodenal ulcers are more frequent. They are exposed to gastric acid for a longer time. There are also genetic factors that influence whether one will have a gastric or duodenal ulcer.

Arthritis sufferers/gastric ulcer suffers: Is there a safe way to take an anti-inflammatory...?

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Gastritis & gastric ulcer?

Have your doctor check to see if you have H-Pylori bacteria in your GI tract. You may have to go on some antibiotics. Until then, try taking an over the counter proton pump inhibitor along with your daily Nexium. That may help ease the breakthrough burning and gnawing you are experiencing.

Diet for a gastric ulcer...suggestions please?

Another medication you can take is Carafate. It helps coat the stomach/ulcer to help it heal. It works well; along with the acid reducers. Otherwise continue to stay away from the spicy and greasy foods. They can aggravate the ulcer. Another suggestion for food is to grind your food in a chopper to thick liquid consistency. I know baby food is hard to get down but chopping regular food tastes a lot better. I chop all my food and think some actually tastes better chopped/blended. Also eat smaller amounts at a time; numerous times a day instead of the normal 3 regular meals. Hope this info helps.

Can stomach cancer develop without a previous gastric/peptic Ulcer(H.pylori infection)?

Neither ulcers or H. pylori infection is necessary for cancer development, and if you have either of these conditions it certainly does not mean you will get stomach cander. There are also multiple genetic factors involved in gastric carcinoma, as well as other gastric conditions which can predispose to cancer. H.pylori has been shown to be the causative organism for a large percentage of ulcers, but you should know that many people live with H.pylori in their stomachs and never experience any symptoms or problems.

Another point to make is that often with stomach cancers they will ulcerate and therefore can present initially as an ulcer, although the cancer was the cause of the ulcer. Both ulcers and H.pylori increase the risk of gastic carcinoma (GC), as they alter the mucosa, but GC can occur without either. Although GC is an awful disease and has a bad prognosis, it is becoming less and less common due to the medical advances and our ability to treat precursor conditions such as the ones you described. If you are at all worried, chat to your doctor, who can organise a simple test to check for H.pylori if necessary.

Anyone know how to calm Gastric Ulcer pain?

Milk, Milk is basic and will counteract the acid in your stomach and will also help form a barrier between the ulcer and the acid, but its only a temporary fix. A couple glasses might get you through the night though.

What life style to adoft after gastric ulcer diseasae.?

Since the standard treatment for a gastric ulcer now is antibiotics, if you complete your treatment there should no longer be any possibility of an ulcer, so you can eat or drink anything you want that's healthy.

Historically, how was gastric ulcer treated?

It all depend on the severity of it. It can be treated with pills and antacid, along with proper diet. Then there are the severe ones which can be treated with LASER surgery - they used to open you up to treat it. I had what you called a 40 cents ulcer that was treated with Laser - 40 cents because I had 3 holes = one in a size of a nickel, another in a size of dime, and another one in size of a quarter. Milk is actually the worst thing for ulcer because it can turn into acid.

What is the name of the {bug]{virus} whitch exacerbates an gastric ulcer?

Although the little bug Helicobacter pylori (commonly called H. pylori by lazy physicians) has been blamed for many ulcers, some ulcers are still caused by stress etc.

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