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A 48-year-old member asked:

How should you get peptic ulcers in your stomach?

1 doctor answer2 doctors weighed in
Dr. You Sung Sang
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 33 years experience
Meds or infection: Medications such as aspirin & NSAID's and infections such as H. Pylori are the most common causes of stomach ulcers.
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Are there effects of peptic ulcers on stomach functioning? What are they?

1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Stanley Lightfoot
60 years experience
See below: Ulcers bleed and cause pain but other than that do not alter stomach functiuon.
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Last updated Jan 5, 2019
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