An intestinal ulcer is a wound which develops in the lining of either the small or the large intestine. It is either superficial or deep and could be bleeding or painful. The ulcers can be acquired or they can be secondary to a larger disease like ulcerative colitis. In the extreme cases, the affected segment of the colon may have to be removed.
Anyone with an intestinal ulcer can have one or more of the following signs:
The occurrence of intestinal ulcers is caused by damage of the inner lining of the bowel. The prevalent contributing factors are:
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Intestinal ulcer may be mild or severe and may cause bleeding and anemia or perforate bowel wall and thus it is needed to be diagnosed and treated early.
Medical test is recommended in this case because such symptoms can be characterized as minor stomach discomfort, bloating, after-meal pain or indigestion, but it should take more than a few days.
Yes. The NSAIDs with fewer and bigger meals, spicy, caffeine and the alcohol will help in preventing irritation and they will heal.
Surgery may also be recommended due to inadequacy of drugs to cure the inflammation, excessive bleeding, or bowel perforation, and other extreme complications that may interfere with the quality of life.
The aforementioned Probiotics, stress control, and smaller meals, even though they will be an addition and not a substitution to medical services and specific recommendations, will serve more patients.
Endoscopy is typically used to make the diagnosis in order to observe and potentially biopsy the ulcer, blood tests (to rule out anemia or infection), stool tests and imaging studies (where needed).
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammation disease which leads to long term wounds of colon mucosa and solitary bowel injury is not a common illness.
Yes. The stress does not have a direct relation to ulcers but the stress supported by acid slows down the healing process thus, contributing to the pain, therefore, one of the best interventions in the treatment of the ulcers is the stress treatment.
With four to eight weeks of proper medication and changes in lifestyles, majority of people begin to feel well; time is allowed to restore all health depending on the size of ulcer and how the patient adheres to it.
GastroDoxs Jersey Village also has good gastroenterology services including diagnosis, endoscopic therapy and personalized follow up program to the intestinal ulcers.
