Peptic ulcer
Peptic ulcers are open sores arise in the inner lining of the esophagus or the stomach or the top of the small intestine. Despite the widespread belief that lifestyle such as eating spicy foods or stressful profession stressful basis of most ulcers, but the bacterial infection or bacterial and some of the drugs is the main cause of most peptic ulcers.Symptoms of peptic ulcer
Perhaps the burning pain is the most common charter of the ulcer, and pain is exacerbated when stomach acid into contact directly the ulcerated space.
• Pain may be located anywhere from the navel and up to the breastbone.• It may be constant pain from a few minutes to several hours.• Pain may be worse when your stomach is empty.• It may be severe pain in the night.• It may temporarily hide when eating certain foods, or taking medications diluted antacid.• may disappear and then return for a few days or weeks.Symptoms are less common
• vomiting blood red or black• blood in the stool black• nausea or vomiting• weight loss is not justified• changes in appetiteTypes of peptic ulcer
• Ulcers: occur in the stomach• esophageal ulcer: occurs inside the esophagus• duodenal ulcers: occurring in the upper part of the small intestineCauses of peptic ulcer
Coats the mucous layer of the digestive tract mucous layer to protect it from acid, but if this layer decreased or increased acid, there may be a painful ulcer bleedingThe causes include:
• bacteria: MRSA spiral-shaped spiral, which called Helicobacter Pylori stomach bacteria or screw, is a common cause of peptic ulcer.Usually reproduce within the mucous layer that covers and protects the tissues that line the stomach and small intestine.Normally, these bacteria do not cause any problems, but in some cases, and for some unknown reason, can cause peptic ulcersMovement of these bacteria, by binding to the near, such as kissing or through water and food.
• pain relief drugs: These drugs include aspirin, ibuprofen, such as (Advil, Motrin, and others), naproxen, such as (Aleve, Anaprox, and others) and ketoprofenPeptic ulcer is more common in older people who take pain medications.Must be mentioned that the analgesic acetaminophen such as Tylenol pain do not cause peptic ulcers.
• Other drugs: Medications used to treat osteoporosis, called bisphosphonates, such as (Actonel, Fosamax, and others).Factors that help the digestive ulcers
• Smoking• drinking alcohol• tensionComplications of peptic ulcer
Peptic ulcers if left untreated, it can lead to serious complications such as:
• Internal bleeding: can cause bleeding, slow loss of blood, which may lead to severe anemia, the situation may require the patient to the hospital for blood transfusions.
• Infection: peptic ulcers can cause corrosion in the wall of the stomach or small intestine, which exposes you to the risk of serious injury to the abdominal cavity, called the situation with peritonitis.
• The scar tissue: it can also cause peptic ulcer scars may block the passage of food through the digestive system, leading to vomiting and weight loss.Treatment of peptic ulcers in the home temporarily
To prevent ulcers, or to assist in the healing of existing ulcers, try the following:
• Do not smoke: Smoking may impede the protective function of the lining of the stomach, making them more vulnerable to the emergence of an ulcer. Smoking also increases stomach acid.
• abstained from drinking alcohol: Drinking alcohol sensitize the lining of the stomach and intestines and makes it corroded, causing inflammation and bleeding.
• Avoid drugs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs, these products may feel the lining of your stomach. If you use pain relievers regularly, use acetaminophen (Tylenol and others).
• dominated the stomach acid: If you suffer from ulcers in the esophagus is usually associated with acid reflux, you can take a few steps to control the rebound. This includes avoiding spicy foods or fatty foods, and avoid lying down after meals, weight loss, and raise the issue on the bedspread on the bed from the bottom of the head.
• Pay attention to your diet: During the healing of ulcers, it is advisable to pay attention to what you eat, and to control tension. Foods rich spicy or acidic may increase stomach acid, which increases the pain of the ulcer. Same applies to the tension. It was a severe tension, it may delay the healing of the ulcer.Medical assistance
Ulcer is not something you should treat your own, without the help of a doctor. Antacids may help common Qamat acid on pain relief, but the rest remains a short-term. If you feel signs of ulcer symptoms, see your doctor to seek treatment.Medical examinations and tests that may be made by the doctor
• A blood test• Examination of the stool• Check breathing• Endoscopy of the digestive system• take samples for examination in the laboratory• X-ray image of the upper part of the digestive systemMedical treatment
Peptic ulcer treatment involves antibiotics to kill the bacteria H. pylori, and other drugs to reduce the level of acid in the digestive system to relieve pain and speed healing.May address antibiotics for two weeks, the drugs reduce acid for about two months.
If you were not pylori bacteria are the cause of peptic ulcer you will not need antibiotics.If the cause of ulcers caused by pain relievers, your doctor may recommend another type of domicile or different doses of the same type.
Medical treatments include the following:• drugs antibiotics to kill bacteria: include amoxicillin and clarithromycin, such as (Biaxin) and metronidazole, such as (Flagyl) and tetracycline
• medicines to stop the production of acid and wound healing, such as proton pump inhibitors that reduce acid, and include these drugs omeprazole, such as (Prilosec) and lansoprazole, such as (Prevacid) and rabeprazole, such as (Aciphex) and esomeprazole such as (Nexium) and pantoprazole, such as (Protonix)
• drugs reduce acid production: called acid blockers, and is working to ease the pain of ulcers, and accelerate healing, and these include drugs such as ranitidine (Zantac) and famotidine, such as (Pepcid) and cimetidine, such as (Tagamet) and nizatidine, such as (Axid)
• Antacids Antacids: working to modify or neutralize the acid, sector represented fast relief of pain and side effects constipation or diarrhea, depending on the key components
• drugs and protect the lining tissue of the stomach and small intestine, and these include drugs such as sucralfate (Carafate) and misoprostol, such as (Cytotec)Ulcer treatment-resistant refractory ulcers
And release of this label on peptic ulcers that do not heal or heal with treatment mentioned at the top.
There are many reasons that may lead to treatment failure, including:
• non-compliance with drugs, according to the recommendations of your doctor.• Some types of bacteria resistant to antibiotics.• To continue to smoke or drink alcohol.• The use of pain relievers that cause ulcers• bulk high in the production of stomach acid, as occurs in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome• other infections have nothing to do with the bacterium Helicobacter Pylori• cancer of the stomach• other diseases that may cause ulcers in the stomach and small intestine, such as Crohn's disease
Resistance for the treatment of ulcers, you must eliminate the factors that may interfere with treatment, along with the use of different antibiotics.
