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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Peptic Ulcer

Journal watch: Comparing treatment costs of peptic ulcer disease

October 02, 2008
Using previously published data, researchers have estimated the costs of treating the symptoms of peptic ulcer disease. The cost of testing and treating an infection caused by H. pylori--a bacteria commonly associated with peptic ulcer disease--was lower than starting treatment immediately with a proton-pump inhibitor. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Nutritionist Jennifer Rackley Joins MyIBDCentral.com
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...fire.”   I have also dealt with acid reflux and peptic ulcer disease.  That latter was... Read more »

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Listen to your Dentist!
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...combination with too much ibuprophen) had contributed to a peptic ulcer.  If any of you have... Read more »

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Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: What is Water Brash?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...confused with gallbladder disease are gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and pancreatitis.... Read more »

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Prednisone, the Dirty Little Secret, Becomes More Respectable
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...infection risk, hypertension, depression, cataracts, and peptic ulcer disease. But prednisone... Read more »

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What is H. pylori? Can it be causing my GERD?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...In others, the bacterium can cause gastritis and peptic ulcers and sometimes can cause stomach... Read more »

Health Guide

Peptic ulcer
...aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. Try acetaminophen instead. References Spechler, SJ. Peptic Ulcers. In: Feldman, M, Friedman, LS, Sleisenger, MH, eds. Gastrointestinal and Liver... Read more »
Peptic ulcer
.........is infection of the stomach with a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori). Most people with peptic ulcers have this organism living in their gastrointestinal (GI) tract. On the... Read more »
Peptic ulcer
... Abdominal pain is a common symptom but it may not always be present. The abdominal pain from peptic ulcers can differ a lot from person to person. For example, the pain may get better or... Read more »
Peptic ulcer
...lining (like sucralfate) Bismuth (may help protect the lining and kill the bacteria) If a peptic ulcer bleeds a lot, an EGD may be needed tostop the bleeding. If bleeding cannot be... Read more »
Milk-alkali syndrome
...Milk-alkali syndrome is now very uncommon because non-antacid treatments for indigestion, gastric ulcers, and peptic ulcer disease have replaced most excessive antacid use. If you do use large... Read more »

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A review of 24 studies found that patients taking drugs such as Prevacid, Prilosec, and Protonix, for life-threatening peptic ulcers were at a lower... Read summary »