What is it?
Stomach ulcers are painful holes that can be found in the stomach lining or small intestine. Stomach ulcers are a symptom of peptic ulcer disease. They happen when the thick layer of mucus that protects your stomach from acid is taken away, allowing the acid to dissolve the stomach lining. Stomach ulcers are easily cured, but they can become severe without treatment
What are the symptoms?
The most common symptom is a burning sensation or pain in the area between your chest and belly button. Normally, the pain will be more intense when your stomach is empty and it can last for a few minutes or several hours.
Other symptoms are:
• dull pain in the stomach
• weight loss
• not wanting to eat because of pain
• nausea or vomiting
• bloating
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Serendipity and its connection to stomach ulcers
Serendipity means luck: It was not intentional, and happened by chance, but it was good that it did happen.
In Marshall’s lab they had been trying to grow these bacteria, but were unsuccessful. Marshall took a few sample tissues (biopsies) just before Easter, on Thursday. They went into the incubator on Friday and Saturday. The technologist was so busy on Saturday morning; he only concentrated on the normal biopsies. Then there was a four day holiday. So he didn’t look at the biopsies that they were trying to infect with bacteria from Thursday until Tuesday morning. Then Marshall got a phone call from the technologist, saying “Barry, come down to the lab! We think we have grown these bacteria.” Marshall came down and he was talking to them and he said “Why didn’t we grow them before?” and the technologist said “We always throw these plates out after two days if we can’t see anything”. Since the bacteria took 3-4 days to show, it wouldn’t have shown until they left it there for more than 3-4 days.
How do you avoid catching a stomach
The helicobacter pylori bacterium also commonly known as H. pylori is a spiral shaped bacterium that is often found growing in the digestive tract. H. pylori bacteria are found in more than half of the world’s population. The bacteria normally attack the lining of the stomach and the small intestines. Although they are present in many people the H. pylori bacteria is usually harmless. The bacteria are adapted to live and survive in the acidic environment of the digestive tract. Furthermore, H. pylori reduces the acidity of the environment around it to survive and will penetrate the lining of the stomach and small intestines where the mucus lining protects it from the body’s immune cells. H. pylori sometimes can interfere with the body’s immune response to ensure their survival and this causes stomach problems (Flemin & Alcamo, 2007).
Both ulcers have the same physiology but what distinguishes them is the location, GU is located in the stomach and DU is located in the duodenal part of intestine. There are many factors that may cause peptic ulcers such as chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSIADs), smoking, excessive drinking, and excessive gastric acid secretions caused by tumors1.
For many years, stomach was thought to be sterile due to its high acidic secretions in the gastric juice(#73) that’s why physicians previously attributed ulcers to stress or anxiety
Today, for achieving a flat and firm abdomen, many of us strive for intensive weight loss and exercise. However, in some cases, these methods fail to achieve the desired goals. A loose, protruding or sagging abdomen is also witnessed in individuals with normal body weight and proportion. The reasons may include weight fluctuations, aging, heredity or any prior surgery. Sometimes, large weight loss or multiple pregnancies may cause weakening of abdominal muscles. As a result, the skin in that region becomes stagging.
Stomach, an organ belongs to the digestive system, plays an important role in human body. This J-shaped organ can be full with one liter of food. Stomach is located on left upper part of abdominal cavity, it connects the esophagus (upper) with the small intestine (below). To the left of the stomach, there is a spleen and to the right of it, we’ve got the liver. There are four sections of the stomach: cardia, fundus, body and pyloric. To control the openings into the stomach, the gastroesophageal sphincter relaxes and allowing food leave the stomach is the function of pyloric sphincter. The stomach wall has three layers of muscles that help it contracts in all direction to break food into smaller molecules. Moreover, this organ is lined by mucus coat to neutralize acid
Ulcerative colitis progresses from the rectum and moves proximally. Distal disease refers to inflammation that is limited to the rectum (proctitis) or rectum and sigmoid colon. Here it is referred to as proctosigmioditis. If the disease is more extensive it includes the left side of the colon and can cover the splenic flexure. This occurs in 40% of patients. Extensive colitis occurs up to the hepatic flexure. Pan colitis affects the whole of the colon and this can affect up to 20% of patients. Some patients with pan colitis have involvement of the terminal ileum, this is caused by an incompetent ileocaecal valve.
Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are both in a category of diseases called Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. This is a classification of disease in which inflammation forms in a part of the digestive tract, known as the gastrointestinal tract or GI tract, of the patient. The immune system then treats this area of inflammation as a foreign pathogen and attacks it. The causes of both of these diseases are currently unknown to the medical world.
They also feel twinges in the chest. The pain is caused by inflammation of the pleura charged. Typically the annoying perception is localized in the area affected by inflammation, although it can be felt in even more distant regions of the body, such as the abdomen or base thoracic, neck or shoulder.
Gastroparesis is defined as a chronic symptomatic syndrome of delayed gastric emptying without any indications of mechanical obstruction.1 The etiologies for gastroparesis are diverse, but a majority of cases are from idiopathic causes or secondary to diabetes mellitus.2 In a study done of 146 patients with gastroparesis, 36% were suffering from idiopathic gastroparesis, 29% from diabetic gastroparesis and the remaining 35% had a variety of etiologies which included: postgastric surgery, Parkinson’s disease, collagen vascular disorders, intestinal pseudoobstruction and miscellaneous causes.3
Peptic ulcer results from erosion within the walls three particular areas of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT); the oesophagus, the stomach or the duodenum. This is due to the excessive production of stomach acid, consisting of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and the enzyme pepsin, required for digestion in the gastrointestinal tract; this can also lead the acid to reach the oesophagus. Under normal circumstances the linings are protected from the irritation of the acidity via the formation of a mucus and bicarbonate barrier. However obstruction of the lining causes inflammation of the mucous membrane and leads to ruptures of the internal tissue.
The Cruise lines from all over the world have been hit hard with outbreaks of the “Stomach Flu.” This concerning illness is known as gastroenteritis and it can be caused by a handful of different bacteria and viruses. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the “norovirus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States.”(cite cdc overview). Cruise lines have taken large measures to prevent and contain the spread of the norovirus but the latest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean, has been greatly impacted by the norovirus with over 600 passengers infected.
These specific sacral ulcers limits the patient to perform many activities of daily living (ADL). Patients who are elderly in an acute hospitalization or have a different impairment are at risk to suffer from ulcers (Kirman, C. et al. 2014). Also, these ulcers can happen from laying down in a constant position. According to Hartmann, a pressure sore is one of the most severe complications
In the event that you get in shape out of the blue, particularly on the off chance that it is 10 percent or a greater amount of your bodyweight, and you haven't changed your physical movement or your eating regimen, and it you encounter extreme stomach bloating, it can be a notice of an intestinal tumor. The weight reduction can be as a consequence of tumors squeezing the digestion tracts, making you feel full in the wake of devouring only a little measure of nourishment or chemicals that the tumors incorporate all together, to stifle your voracity.
Ulcerative colitis, or UC, is a chronic gastrointestinal disease that causes inflammation and ulcers in the lining of the large intestine. It causes ulcers in the colon and rectum. Ulcerative colitis is one of two forms of inflammatory bowel disease. In UC, the inflammation from the ulcers breaks down the lining of the colon and causes bleeding and discomfort in the abdomen.
Gastroenteritis, sometimes referred to as infectious diarrhoea is a common disease that affects millions of people annually. It is a disease caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites that enter the human body and spread, which induce symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and nausea. Although it is a common occurrence in society and is usually not harmful, cases of gastroenteritis in less developed countries may have more fatal repercussions due to their inability to access ample means of treatment. Over time, as more research was conducted into the disease, scientific developments were made to aid those affected by gastroenteritis and reduce the number of fatalities by educating people regarding preventative methods.