11/01/2023
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Common diseases of the stomach
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The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Pham Thi Thao - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
The stomach plays an important role in the human body as a place to receive and store nutrients as well as a place to metabolize food. Below are the most common diseases of the stomach.
1. Peptic ulcer disease
Peptic ulcer disease is a disease that causes inflammation and ulcers on the lining of the stomach or duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). These injuries occur when the lining (innermost lining) of the stomach or duodenum is worn away and the layers below the stomach or intestinal wall are exposed. Duodenal ulcers accounted for 95%, gastric ulcers accounted for 60%, of which ulcers in the small curvature of the stomach accounted for 25% of cases.
At different ulcer sites, the disease will be diagnosed and identified with many other names such as gastritis, antral ulcer, prepyloric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, atrophic gastritis,... is determined by many specific causes such as infection with Hp bacteria, excessive use of alcohol, side effects of western medicines, fatigue, stress, abnormal diet and activities, .. .
Peptic ulcer disease often makes patients painful and uncomfortable by symptoms such as dull or intermittent pain, bloating, epigastric pain, heartburn, burning, loss of appetite, pale people. , nausea, unpleasant-smelling stools, black stools,... These symptoms are easy to confuse with stomach pain, so please visit your doctor for an accurate diagnosis.
