Oh, Doc . . . help me. I think I've got an ulcer. Millions of Americans suffer with nagging gastrointestinal pain. However, persistent gastrointestinal pain should be a signal that it is definitely time to visit a health care practitioner.
Peptic ulcers can develop into emergency situations.
Mucosal tissue succumbs to excess acid-pepsin erosion, resulting from the decreased integrity of the mucosal barrier. The bacterium can penetrate the mucosal barrier and literally liquefy it with digestive enzymes. With the barrier destroyed, even normal acid contact causes excessive pain. This poses a significant risk to the elderly since they frequently take these drugs for high blood pressure and arthritis. Matthijs Janssen, M.D., et.