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How long does it take duodenal ulcers to heal? negative h pylori was on protonix 40mg twice a day &40mg pepcid once until just recently lowered to 40 once &20 once a day, been on these since may is it possible for ulcers to take longer than 8 weeks

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With appropriate : treatment and avoidance of risk factors and negative H.pylori testing figure 3-6 weeks.

Answered 7/30/2019

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A member asked:

How long does it take duodenal ulcers to heal? negative h pylori was on protonix 40mg twice a day &40mg pepcid once until just recently lowered to 40 once &20 once a day, been on these since may is it possible for ulcers to take longer than 8 weeks

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Philip Miller answered

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