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A member asked:

I went to the doctor he said i had a peptic ulcer just by symtons.i took the medicine but made me sick. can doctors determine this just by symptons?

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Suggestive: Peptic ulcer can be inferred based on your symptoms and h. Pylori infection. The definitive test for diagnosis is an upper endoscopy. H. Pylori is the most common cause world wide of peptic ulcers.

Dr Rhoads and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/9/2017

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