Peptic Ulcer

Follow the links below to information on peptic or stomach ulcers and the role of helicobacter pylori infection.
Reviewed June 2009

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Title:   Stomach ulcer
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A stomach ulcer (peptic ulcer) is a break in the tissue lining the stomach. Most are caused by infection with the Helicobacter pylori bacterium, not stress or poor diet. Stomach ulcers may have no symptoms. Symptoms may include abdominal pain just below the ribcage, indigestion, nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, weight loss, blood in the vomit or bowel motions and symptoms of anaemia, such as light-headedness. Treatment options include antibiotics and acid-suppressing medications.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Peptic ulcers: what are the symptoms?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The most common symptoms of peptic (stomach or duodenal) ulcers are a burning gnawing abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and loss of appetite and weight loss.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease by professional health specialists.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Peptic ulcers: treatment
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Medicines used to treat peptic ulcers may be aimed at reducing the amount of acid in your stomach, protecting your ulcer from further damage, eradicating H. pylori bacteria, or all of these.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Long-term management of patients taking proton pump inhibitors
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The use of PPIs is widespread. In the long-term management of patients taking PPIs, the initial indication for prescription always needs review. Persistent symptoms may require further investigation.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Stomach cancer - some possible causes
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Stomach cancer is more common in developing nations, while becoming less so in Western countries. This type of cancer is thought to be triggered by poor diet and Helicobacter pylori infection, possibly working in combination. Stomach cancer is curable if detected early, but most people don't seek medical help until the disease is quite advanced, possibly because symptoms are often vague.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Peptic ulcers explained
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Our knowledge of ulcers, how they develop and how they should be treated has progressed rapidly in the past few years.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Epinephrine injection versus epinephrine injection and a second endoscopic method in high risk bleeding ulcers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Endoscopic therapy reduces rebleeding rate, need for surgery, and mortality in patients with bleeding peptic ulcers. Injection of epinephrine is the most popular therapeutic method. Guidelines disagree on the need for a second haemostatic procedure immediately after epinephrine.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Peptic ulcers
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   An ulcer is an area of damage to the lining of the stomach or upper part of the intestine.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Peptic ulcers: what causes them?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Most ulcers occur as a result of infection by a bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Eradication of Helicobacter pylori for non-ulcer dyspepsia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Dyspepsia (indigestion or heartburn) is due to ulcers (stomach or duodenal) and acid in the gullet (oesophagus) but in many people the cause is uncertain. People without a cause for dyspepsia have non-ulcer dyspepsia. There is no clear evidence on the b...
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Eradication therapy for peptic ulcer disease in Helicobacter pylori positive patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Peptic ulcers are caused by acidic stomach juices damaging the lining of the stomach (gastric ulcer) or upper small intestine (duodenal ulcer). This causes pain, indigestion and sometimes, bleeding. Ulcers can return after being healed, especially if th...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Proton pump inhibitor treatment for acute peptic ulcer bleeding
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bleeding from ulcers in the stomach or duodenum is a common medical emergency. Research has suggested that reducing the amount of acid in the stomach may help to control the bleeding. The review compared the effect of one type of anti-acid drug (proton ...
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Aspirin, alcohol and stomach bleeding: comments for consumers
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Aspirin and ibuprofen are examples of painkillers that can be bought without a prescription. Both painkillers can cause inflammation of the lining of the stomach. This can cause ulcers or bleeding.
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   H. pylori eradication therapy vs. antisecretory non-eradication therapy (with or without long-term maintenance antisecretory therapy) for the prevention of recurrent bleeding from peptic ulcer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Peptic ulcers are caused by acidic stomach juices damaging the lining of the stomach (gastric ulcer) or upper small intestine (duodenal ulcer). This causes pain, indigestion and sometimes, bleeding. Bleeding in the gut can be life-threatening. Several t...
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Peptic ulcer
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Peptic ulcers occur in either the stomach or the first part of the small intestine that leads out of the stomach, called the duodenum.
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Helicobacter pylori and ulcer treatment
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Read how 2 Australian scientists discovered the Helicobacter pylori bacterium and changed conventional thinking about stomach ulcers.
Date:   Mar 2003
Title:   Peptic ulcer: complications
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Learn about the 3 main complications of peptic ulcers.
Date:   Dec 2001
Title:   Peptic ulcers: how are they diagnosed?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   There are several tests to help your doctor determine if you have a peptic ulcer and what sort it is, whether a gastric ulcer or a duodenal ulcer.
Date:   Jul 2001
Title:   Helicobacter pylori test: simple test for stomach germ
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori has resulted in changes to stomach ulcer treatment.
Date:   Jul 2001
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