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    Peptic ulcer disease is a break in the inner lining of the stomach, the first part of the small intestine, or sometimes the lower esophagus. An ulcer...
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    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...
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    Acid peptic diseases, such as peptic ulcers, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, are caused by distinct but overlapping pathogenic...
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    as peptic ulcer disease affecting the area around the pylorus), as well as malignant causes, such as gastric cancer. Causation related to ulcers may...
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    formerly known as non-ulcer dyspepsia, as opposed to "organic dyspepsia" with underlying conditions of gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, or cancer. The exact...
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    prevent complications of peptic ulcers. With the advent of more effective therapies for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease, antimuscarinics have only...
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    Aphthous ulcer, a specific type of oral ulcer also known as a canker sore Peptic ulcer, a discontinuity of the gastrointestinal mucosa (stomach ulcer) Venous...
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    Omeprazole (redirect from Tedec Ulceral)
    medication used in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. It is also used to prevent...
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    approved for gastric ulcers, but is widely used because of evidence of efficacy. The use for sucralfate in peptic ulcer disease has diminished recently...
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  • Indigestion (category Digestive disease symptoms)
    Organic indigestion is the result of an underlying disease, such as gastritis, peptic ulcer disease (an ulcer of the stomach or duodenum), or cancer. Functional...
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    pancreas, gallbladder problems, and peptic ulcer disease. Prevention is by avoiding things that cause the disease.[examples needed] Treatment includes...
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    Melena (category Digestive disease symptoms)
    black liquorice, or blueberries. The most common cause of melena is peptic ulcer disease. However, any bleeding within the upper gastrointestinal tract or...
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    includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, peptic ulcer disease, gallbladder and biliary tract disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, colitis, colon polyps...
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    lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Causes of upper GI bleeds include: peptic ulcer disease, esophageal varices due to liver cirrhosis and cancer, among others...
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    include diseases in which the wall of the bowel is compromised by disease. Peptic ulcer disease—divided into either duodenal or gastric ulcers, most common...
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    stomach diseases are labeled with the word "gastropathy"; examples include peptic ulcer disease, gastroparesis, and dyspepsia. Many stomach diseases are associated...
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    reduces stomach acid. It is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. Its effectiveness is similar...
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    decreases stomach acid production. It is used to treat peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. It is taken by...
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    syndrome, peptic ulcer disease. Gastrinoma in the early stages will have signs and symptoms of indigestion or similar to irritable bowel disease (IBD) such...
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  • in combinations to treat Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-induced peptic ulcer disease (PUD), an ulceration in the gastric region. Antibiotics include amoxicillin...
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    reflux. Differential diagnosis of GERD can also include dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease, esophageal and gastric cancer, and food allergies. The treatments...
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    nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The ulcer is known initially as a peptic ulcer before the ulcer burns through the full thickness of the stomach...
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    ISBN 978-3-642-28719-0. PMID 21560041. Dumain T. Pathak N (ed.). "Peptic Ulcer Disease (Stomach Ulcers) Cause, Symptoms, Treatments". Webmd.com. Retrieved 27 April...
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    drugs available to treat the gastric reflux often experienced with peptic ulcer disease. Reported cure rates for H. pylori infection range from 70% to 90%...
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    variety of gastric disorders, including: Peptic ulcer disease (PUD): The disease is characterized by ulcers developed either by impaired mucus protection...
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    is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), used to treat peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. Its effectiveness...
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    combination with an antacid) for the relief of pain associated with peptic ulcer disease or esophagitis. One example of such a product is Mucaine Gel, indicated...
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  • critical and intensive care. It was previously thought that peptic ulcers (a different type of ulcer) could be caused by psychological stress but this was proven...
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    acid production. It is mainly used in the treatment of heartburn and peptic ulcers. With the development of proton pump inhibitors, such as omeprazole...
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    of peptic ulcer disease. Because of its close relationship to the posteromedial wall of the second part of the duodenum, deeply penetrating ulcers or...
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