Smoking, coffee and other factors favoring peptic ulcers

D. Abdullah Al-Thiaby

Gastrointestinal ulcers are defined as: corrosion of the internal lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine. Gastrointestinal ulcers may be identified by symptoms or are silent and are diagnosed after complications.

The most common causes of gastric ulcers are gastrointestinal bacteria, their side effects and some pain killers such as ibuprofen and aspirin, as well as smoking.

It should be noted that the most common symptoms of peptic ulcers are pain in the upper part of the abdomen because the patient feels pain in the left or right part of the upper abdomen, and sometimes pain in the back. Other symptoms include bloating, belching, early satiety, nausea and vomiting, inability to eat fatty foods, burns and GERD (in 45% of cases).

According to statistics, about 70% of cases do not cause symptoms and can reveal the patient after the occurrence of complications of complications, for example: bleeding (and symptoms: vomiting of blood or presence of black blood in the stool), blockage in the stomach (and presented: nausea and recovery, satiety) early, weight loss) and a hole in the wall of the stomach or intestines.

The diagnosis of gastrointestinal ulcers depends on several factors, the most important of which are: the medical history of the patient, the upper gastrointestinal tract, the use of rarely barium. After the diagnosis, further analysis is needed to find the cause, if not the most important story: taking a stomach ulcer sample to exclude the presence of tumors, as well as the analysis work of the germ of the stomach.

For the treatment of peptic ulcers, treat the causative agent, for example: treatment of the germ of the stomach, if necessary, avoid pain medication, stop smoking, avoid drinking water. alcohol, take antacids. After the treatment period, the doctor can return the upper endoscope, especially in case of stomach ulcer and other factors, including the following: persistent symptoms, ignorance of the cause of ulcer or ulcer size, greater than 2 cm.

For example, eating fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of ulcers because they contain fiber, while coffee can increase the secretion of stomach acid, thus increasing the severity of ulcers. Therefore, it is recommended that the patient reduce foods that increase symptoms, which vary from patient to patient.

The gastrointestinal ulcer is automatically detected in about 60% of cases and the recovery rate increases to 90% after the elimination of the germ from the stomach. The causes of multiple ulcers include: lack of regular medications, stomach resistance to antibiotics, continued use of medications for joint pain, and smoking non-stop.