DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Last year, I was diagnosed with heartburn due to a peptic ulcer. My doctor suggested that I see a specialist. Who should I see, and what type of treatment is available? ANSWER: Many ...

Proton pump inhibitors are among the most commonly prescribed medications worldwide, but concerns about a possible link to stomach cancer have lingered for decades. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a ...

Stomach ulcers—also known as peptic ulcers—can be extremely painful. Often, someone with a stomach ulcer feels a burning pain in their stomach, which is located between the breastbone and belly button ...

A stomach ulcer may go away on its own without treatment. However, this can take a long time, in which a person is likely to experience pain and discomfort. Delaying medical treatment may also ...

Ulcers can develop in most parts of one's body including the lining of the stomach. Though there is no complete cure, some natural remedies can help relieve the pain and various symptoms that ulcers ...

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Child health experts have warned that untreated peptic ulcer disease in children could lead to anaemia, shock and bleeding, ...

To advocate nonoperative treatment for certain cases of perforated peptic ulcer is not new. The first report of the successful management of such a case was that of T. Hall Redwood, who in 1870 10 ...

SO MUCH has been said and written on the subject of peptic ulcer that one could not unreasonably ask why we are presenting a discussion of the subject to this audience. Our reasons for doing so are ...

Herbs and food have been identified as natural cure for peptic ulcer. According to a naturopath, Dr Gilbert Ezengige, they can dramatically help an ulcer patient to recover fast. He said rich mucilage ...

A stomach ulcer is an open sore along the stomach’s lining. It typically causes pain that feels like a dull gnawing or burning sensation. A stomach ulcer, which people may also call a gastric or ...

The lining of the gut is shielded from potentially damaging digestive secretions by a coating of protective mucus. Sometimes, this protective mechanism breaks down leading to the development of a raw ...