If my back aches - check ... the stomach

If you back pain, then this may be the first bell that announces such an unpleasant disease, like the plague. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum - the most common disease today. According to statistics, it affects 5-15% of the population of the planet.

Why do I get an ulcer?

Usually, the ulcer appears due to violation of the diet, the use of such popular today crackers, chips, sweet fizzy drinks, fast food, passion for alcohol, Smoking, and also because of the lack of vitamins, lack of sleep and nervous stress. By the way, more information about different diseases you can find and

Ulcer worsens in the fall and spring. Very often sick men 20 to 50 years, but women with this disease is four times smaller. In addition, over the last decade the disease has become younger - gastritis and ulcers diagnosed even in children, and especially among students.

What provokes the appearance of ulcers?

This is one of the popular chronic diseases directly of the digestive system. This forms ulcerative defect in the mucosa of the stomach or duodenum. The disease develops due to the imbalance between the defensive capabilities of the mucous and gastric activity.

Contribute to this violation of the diet (e.g., frequent abuse of coarse and very spicy food), bad habits (Smoking, alcohol consumption), intake of various medications (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-tuberculosis drugs), emotional stress, excessive physical activity and genetic predisposition. Also a cause of diseases can become infection caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. The source of infection are sick animals and other people. From them the bacteria get into water and food, particularly meat and milk.

What are the symptoms of this disease?

For all diseases of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by a pain syndrome. The diagnosis is made depending on its localization. For ulcers of the stomach characterized by aching pain in the upper abdomen. They usually appear after eating. If it's a duodenal ulcer, or disturb "hungry" pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. Then the food brings improvements. Also for peptic ulcer disease is characterized by nausea, heartburn, belching, and even a bad mood, irritability, tearfulness.

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