Gastrointestinal Health topics
Ulcers
Click on the links below to learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments of ulcers.
Helicobacter pylori and ulcer treatment
Read how 2 Australian scientists discovered the Helicobacter pylori bacterium and changed conventional thinking about stomach ulcers.
Indigestion
Indigestion is a term used to cover several medical conditions.
Peptic ulcer: complications
Learn about the 3 main complications of peptic ulcers.
Peptic ulcers
An ulcer is an area of damage to the lining of the stomach or upper part of the intestine.
Peptic ulcers explained
Our knowledge of ulcers, how they develop and how they should be treated has progressed rapidly in the past several years.
Peptic ulcers: diagnosis and tests
There are several tests used in the diagnosis of peptic ulcer, some of which can diagnose whether it is a stomach or a duodenal ulcer.
Peptic ulcers: symptoms
The most common symptoms of peptic ulcers are abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and loss of appetite and weight loss.
Peptic ulcers: treatment
Medicines used to treat peptic ulcers may be aimed at reducing the amount of acid in your stomach, protecting your ulcer from further damage, eradicating H. pylori bacteria, or all of these.
Peptic ulcers: what causes them?
Most ulcers occur as a result of infection by a bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).
Read how 2 Australian scientists discovered the Helicobacter pylori bacterium and changed conventional thinking about stomach ulcers.
Indigestion
Indigestion is a term used to cover several medical conditions.
Peptic ulcer: complications
Learn about the 3 main complications of peptic ulcers.
Peptic ulcers
An ulcer is an area of damage to the lining of the stomach or upper part of the intestine.
Peptic ulcers explained
Our knowledge of ulcers, how they develop and how they should be treated has progressed rapidly in the past several years.
Peptic ulcers: diagnosis and tests
There are several tests used in the diagnosis of peptic ulcer, some of which can diagnose whether it is a stomach or a duodenal ulcer.
Peptic ulcers: symptoms
The most common symptoms of peptic ulcers are abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting and loss of appetite and weight loss.
Peptic ulcers: treatment
Medicines used to treat peptic ulcers may be aimed at reducing the amount of acid in your stomach, protecting your ulcer from further damage, eradicating H. pylori bacteria, or all of these.
Peptic ulcers: what causes them?
Most ulcers occur as a result of infection by a bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).
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