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do many gastric ulcer patients respond to treatment with antibiotics?
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Dr. Henry Ng answered
20 years experience Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Depends: If they have infection with helicobacter pylori which has been associated with some ulcers, the patients often improve with antibiotics and acid lowering medications.
Answered on Dec 30, 2017
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