Peptic Ulcer |
Peptic Ulcer Disease; Peptic Ulcers |
Endoscopic image of gastric ulcer, biopsy proven to be gastric cancer. A peptic ulcer is an ulcer of one of those areas of the gastrointestinal tract that are usually acidic. A more general term, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), is also in use. Most ulcers are associated with Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that lives in the acidic environment of the stomach. Ulcers can also be caused or worsened by drugs such as Aspirin and other NSAIDs. Contrary to general belief, more pep ...
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Resources
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Gastroenterological Association
- Bleeding Ulcers (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Peptic Ulcer (National Institutes of Health)
- Combination Treatment for Peptic Ulcers at High Risk for Recurrent Bleeding (American College of Physicians)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Directory of Digestive Disease Organizations for Patients (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Duodenal ulcer (MayoClinic)
- Effects of Antibiotic Treatment for Helicobacter pylori on Normal Bowel Bacteria (American College of Physicians)
- El aparato digestivo y su funcionamiento (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Gastritis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- H. pylori and Peptic Ulcer (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- H. Pylori y Úlcera Péptica (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Have a Stressful Job? You Must Have an Ulcer...Right? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Helicobacter Pylori in Peptic Ulcer Disease (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Helicobacter pylori Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Helicobacter pylori Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- JAMA Patient Page: Peptic Ulcers (American Medical Association)
- Lice Infestation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- NSAIDs and Peptic Ulcers (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Past Antibiotic Use Affects Resistance and Outcomes of Helicobacter pylori Infection (American College of Physicians)
- Peptic Ulcer (Medline Plus)
- Peptic Ulcer (National Institutes of Health)
- Peptic Ulcer (Lab Tests Online)
- Peptic Ulcers (Nemours Foundation)
- REDUCE: Risk Education to Decrease Ulcer Complications and Their Effects from NSAIDS (American Gastroenterological Association, American Pharmacists Association)
- Therapeutic Endoscopy and Bleeding Ulcers (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Ugh! Ulcers (Nemours Foundation)
- Ulcers (Nemours Foundation)
- Ulcers and H. pylori Infection (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Ulcers: What You Can Do to Heal Your Ulcer (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Upper Endoscopy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Upper GI Series (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I need to know about Peptic Ulcers (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know about Peptic Ulcers [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

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