mum has stomach ulcer.

my mum has a sort of stomach ulcer, the type begins with 'D'. I cant remember what it is, buttt does anyone have any ideas on it? I am worried to be honest, that it might be something worse-she has been in agony.

Reply 1

The_Bear

Usually stomach ulcers are ****ing painful but not dangerous in the long term and can be treated safely. If it has been diagnosed already then she should be fine

Reply 2

Leisure17

duodenal ulcer perhaps?

Often they occur due to an infection with "helicobacter pylori". To get rid of that you have to take a course of antibiotics, a so called "eradication", accompanied by some medicine which lets your stomach produce less acid ( "Pantoprazol" for instance)
Edit: they hurt a lot, often a feeling of "coals burning in your stomach and back". Normal painkillers will not help but by either doing an eradication or taking antacid medication it should be much better in 1-2 days. Don't take Aspirin, because it can irritate the stomach, same as NSAR such as Ibuprofen or Naxoprofen

thats it.

The_Bear

but not dangerous in the long term

Unless you ingest snake venom.

Reply 5

Renal

Is there any reason to think it's something else?

Just take the ranitidine, amoxycillin & lamzoprazole and stay off the NSAIDs...

Reply 6

Comp_Genius

sorry for being picky, but last time I checked the duodenum is not in the stomach.

Reply 7

Unregistered

well i know it began with D, but what it is i dont know.

Reply 8

Leisure17

Photios

sorry for being picky, but last time I checked the duodenum is not in the stomach.

Wel,l it is the part of the small intestine that comes directly after the stomach. It is "12 fingers long" (fingers beside each other not longitudinal), hence the name. In doing an OEGD, the duodenum will always be looked at, because a lot of ulcers happen there.
For the patient it is basically the same. But you are right, there are gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers. The treatment usually is identical.

Edit: OEGD = oespohago gastro duodenoscopy

Reply 9

Unregistered

so what would the treatment be?

Reply 10

Comp_Genius

antibiotics to kill the helicobacter pylori, and a stomach drug to reduce acid / increase mucous lining

Reply 11

Leisure17

loobylou1987

so what would the treatment be?

As I said in my post (No 3) and as others have said: if there is evidence of "helicobacter pylori" , which can cause ulcers, it probably will be treated by a course of antibiotics + taking a medicine which will make her have less acid in her stomach. A so called PPI (Protone Pump Inhibitor), such as Omeprazol or others. There is also "Ranitidin" a H2-Blocker which also results in less acid being in the stomach.
If there is not helicobacter then no antibiotics are neccessary, only the acid reducing medicine.
If she smokes, stopping that will help a lot.

By the way: How is your earpiercing? It was you who asked about it, wasn't it?