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Health Encyclopedia: Peptic Ulcers Causes

Causes

Before the discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter (H.) pylori, the stomach was believed to be a sterile environment. However, in 1982, two Australian scientists identified Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as the main cause of stomach ulcers. This discovery showed that inflammation of the stomach and stomach ulcers result from an infection of the stomach caused by the H. pylori bacterium. This discovery was so important that the two researchers received the Nobel Price in Medicine in 2005. ...

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Health Guide

Peptic Ulcers: Introduction

...acid. A common misbelief is that excess hydrochloric acid, which is secreted in the stomach, is solely responsible for producing ulcers. Acid output in patients with duodenal ulcers does tend to... Read more »

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Chemotherapy

...affects the eyes. It is associated with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), which also causes stomach ulcers. Doctors are finding that antibiotics are a good alternative to chemotherapy... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Diagnosis

...Acute appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), pneumonia, stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia, viral hepatitis, kidney stones,... Read more »

Kidney Stones: Risk Factors

...stones include:GallstonesDiverticulitisIntestinal blockageBlood clotsIrritable bowel syndromeAppendicitisStomach ulcersHiatal herniaPancreatitisHepatitisPelvic inflammatory diseaseInflammatory... Read more »

Peptic Ulcers: Complications

...bleed than those caused by the bacteria H. pylori. NSAID-related bleeding and stomach problems may be responsible for 107,000 hospital admissions and 16,500 deaths each year.Because there are... Read more »

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