What will the g.i. specialist do if you think you might have ulcer pain?

Diagnostic tests: Will need to check few lab tests to make sure you are not losing blood from the ulcer, check for the possibility of the h.Pylori bacterium (a frequent cause of ulcers). A trial of acid suppressing medication will likely be recommended. But the best way in our days to diagnose a peptic ulcer is to have an endoscopy of our stomach. This is a brief outpatient procedure that GI specialists perform.