enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Timeline of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_peptic_ulcer...

    This is a timeline of the events relating to the discovery that peptic ulcer disease and some cancers are caused by H. pylori. In 2005, Barry Marshall and Robin Warren were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery that peptic ulcer disease (PUD) was primarily caused by Helicobacter pylori , a bacterium with affinity ...

  3. Perforated ulcer - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perforated_ulcer

    The ulcer is known initially as a peptic ulcer before the ulcer burns through the full thickness of the stomach or duodenal wall. A diagnosis is made by taking an erect abdominal/chest X-ray (seeking air under the diaphragm). This is in fact one of the very few occasions in modern times where surgery is undertaken to treat an ulcer. [3]

  4. Peptic ulcer disease - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptic_ulcer_disease

    With a gastric ulcer, the pain may worsen with eating. [7] The pain is often described as a burning or dull ache. [1] Other symptoms include belching, vomiting, weight loss, or poor appetite. [1] About a third of older people with peptic ulcers have no symptoms. [1] Complications may include bleeding, perforation, and blockage of the stomach. [2]

  5. Symptoms and causes of peptic ulcers, which forced ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/symptoms-causes-peptic-ulcers...

    Peptic ulcer disease, a wearing away of the stomach lining, can be asymptomatic in some cases, but others are severe enough to make a patient double over in pain, two doctors said.

  6. Gastric Ulcer vs. Peptic Ulcer: What's the Difference? - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/gastric-ulcer-vs-peptic-ulcer...

    For example, in about 10% of the American public, gastric or peptic ulcers can become a problem. Ulcers are sores that form in soft tissue, such as the lining of the digestive tract, and gastric ...

  7. Helicobacter pylori - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori

    Most people infected with H. pylori never experience any symptoms or complications, but will have a 10% to 20% risk of developing peptic ulcers or a 0.5% to 2% risk of stomach cancer. [ 8 ] [ 65 ] H. pylori induced gastritis may present as acute gastritis with stomach ache , nausea , and ongoing dyspepsia (indigestion) that is sometimes ...

  8. Abdominal pain - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_pain

    Abdominal pain, also known as a stomach ache, is a symptom associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues. Since the abdomen contains most of the body's vital organs, it can be an indicator of a wide variety of diseases.

  9. Gastritis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastritis

    Gastritis is the inflammation of the lining of the stomach. [1] It may occur as a short episode or may be of a long duration. [1] There may be no symptoms but, when symptoms are present, the most common is upper abdominal pain (see dyspepsia). [1]