What is a stomach ulcer

1. What is a stomach ulcer?

2. Gastric ulcer is a chronic disease in which trophic disorders occur in the gastric mucosa. Most often, an ulcer occurs in men

aged 20 to 50 years. The disease
is characterized by frequent relapses in the spring
and autumn period. The cause of stomach ulcers, as
a rule, are frequent stresses, which strain the nervous
system of a person, which, in turn, causes spasms of
muscles and blood vessels of the gastrointestinal
tract. As a result, there is a violation of the blood
supply of the stomach, and gastric juice begins to
have a detrimental effect on the mucous membrane,
which leads to the formation of ulcers.

3. But still the main cause of stomach ulcers is the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and the imbalance between the protective

mechanisms of the
stomach and aggressive factors,
that is, the mucus that secrete
the stomach can not cope with
pepsin (enzyme responsible for
digesting proteins) and
hydrochloric acid.

4. Signs and symptoms of stomach ulcers

5. Cure this disease, using only one specific medicine, it is impossible. The approach should be comprehensive and, first of all,

the Helicobacter pylori
must be neutralized. Then you need to reduce the
acidity of the gastric juice, which will eliminate many
unpleasant symptoms (in particular, belching,
heartburn and nausea) and prevent the development
of complications. When a bacterium was detected
earlier, it was thought that it needed to be eliminated
from the body completely, for which antibiotic therapy
was used. Her disappearance from the body was
checked with the help of: Sowing; Urease test during
FGDS; The serological method.

6. Sometimes ulcers can not be eliminated with only conservative treatment. In this case, the patient is shown surgery.

Intervention of the surgeon can be carried out only in the presence of specific
indications. In particular, if the drug treatment does not give the desired results, as well as if the risk of
complications when taking medications is high.

7. What can you eat with a stomach ulcer?

Mucous soups of cereals, mango, rice and oats; Meat of lowfat varieties (chicken, turkey or veal); Liquid mashed porridge;
Eggs in the form of an omelette or soft-boiled; Kissels,
compotes; As a dessert, you can use honey; From dairy
products you need to give preference to cottage cheese and
cream, but with a low fat content.

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