Stomach Ulcer

Stomach ulcers arethe cause of severe pain for many people.Doctors have been able to help lessenthe pain of ulcers.They could not cure them.Now doctors have discovered a causeof ulcers.This means they may have

found a way to curepeople who suffer from the stomach pain.Studies show that ten percent of thepopulation will develop an ulcer at some time in their life.So a possible cureis good news for many people.

Ulcers are wounds inthe stomach that are similar to small cuts or tears.These wounds can harm thetissue in the stomach,the pipe that carries the food to the stomach or parts ofthe small intestines.Fluids in the stomach then

increase the pain ofan ulcer.How does a person know he or she has an ulcer? Doctors say most peoplewith ulcers feel a burning pain in their chest or stomach.This pain often iscalled heartburn.It usually happens before

eating or during thenight.It causes some people to lose their desire to eat,or they are unable tokeep food in their stomachs.Doctors believed that ulcers were caused byunusually strong stomach fluids,which damaged

stomach tissue.Nowthey have discovered that most ulcers are caused by a bacterial organism calledHillico Bactor Pilorie or H Pilorie.H Pilorie bacteria are what make stomachproduce extra stomach fluid.Doctors found

that they can killthe bacteria with medicines called antibiotics.Health experts say the discoveryof a cure for ulcers can save thousands of millions of dollars in medicalcosts.They also believe curing ulcers will reduce the

number of people whodevelop stomach cancer.The number of people with stomach cancer is very high inJapan,Southeast Asia andparts of Africa.

Doctors say a personis more likely to get an ulcer if someone in his or her family has had one.Infact a person with the family history of ulcers is three times more likely toget one than other people.There are ways people

can protectthemselves from developing an ulcer.Doctors say it is more important to reducethe amount of strong fluids in the stomach.To do this,doctors say,people shouldnot smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol.And they say

people should reducetension in their lives.In thepast,doctors couldn't do anything about stomach ulcers.

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