Ulcer Symptoms

Ulcer symptoms

        There are some symptoms which can indicate you if you have ulcer.

• Eating and drinking quickly. Your condition deteriorates one or two hours after eating (duodenal ulcer). In gastric ulcer, eating or drinking your condition worsens.
• Stomach pain that can wake you up at night.
• Sensation to be quickly satisfied.
• Sensation of heaviness, bloating, burning or dull pain in the stomach area.
• Alternating periods when you feel uncomfortable with periods when you feel good.
• Vomiting.
• Weight loss.

        Ulcer can sometimes cause other problems, including bleeding, perforation (when the ulcer eats the lining of the digestive tract) or obstruction. The signs listed below are warning signs. Check immediately if any of them occurs.

Ulcer symptoms and signs of deterioration

• Nausea and vomiting.
• Blood in vomiting (which are coffee-colored) or feces.
• Fatigue.
• Weight loss.

Ulcer symptoms - people at risk

• Women aged 55 and over, for stomach ulcers.
• Men aged 40 and over, for duodenal ulcers.
• Some people may have a predisposition to peptic ulcers.

Ulcer symptoms risk Factors

        Some factors may exacerbate or delay the healing of ulcers in the stomach making it more acidic:

• Smoking;
• Excessive consumption of alcohol;
• Stress;
• Food aggravates symptoms:
• Beverages: coffee (even decaf), tea, milk, drinks cola;
• Food: fatty foods, including chocolate and meat concentrates;
• Spices: black pepper, mustard seed and nutmeg.

        Because of their pungent effect, it is recommended removing the hot peppers from the diet in cases of stomach ulcer. However, studies suggest that hot peppers do not cause additional damage to the stomach. They may even be protective. In addition, use cayenne, even in large quantity, because it will not cause peptic ulcers. Caution is however up against capsaicin (the substance that gives pepper its spicy taste) and other concentrates, which can contain much higher amounts of capsaicin.