does anyone have more then one stomach ulcer?
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It is not true that if one ulcer starts bleeding it will set off the other two.  However, while ulcers are usually not life-threatening, in rare cases, they can develop life-threatening complications.  10-20% of patients with ulcers can develop complications including significant bleeding, perforation, or gastric outlet obstruction.  Fortunately, ulcers are very treatable in this day and age.  If you know you have three ulcers lined up next to each other, you must have had an endoscopy.  The specialist will typically take some biopsies to see if you have a common infection that makes people more prone to ulcers.  This infection can be eradicated with certain combinations of antibiotics and acid-suppressing medications.  In addition, it would be wise to avoid medications such as ibuprofen (NSAIDs) which can predispose to ulcers.  I recommend you talk to your doctor about this in greater detail...
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Growing up I used to get ulcers (cankers) maybe once or twice a month and I usually just put up with them. I tried tons of different medicines and nothing really worked consistently.\n\nHOWEVER, in college, my roomate had ulcers tons worse than I did and he used an ointment called "Orabase" and that soothed the pain for a while. It numbs the spot for a couple hours and works really well if you put it on before you eat. \n\nTHEN I moved to China about 7 months ago and the food here is usually extremely spicy or very sweet....so my ulcers went from twice a month to twice a week. I talked to an American doctor living here and he told me to try a herbal vitamin called "L-lysine"...and my gosh...after taking one of those pills once a day for a while...I haven't had a serious one in about 5 months. That was the miracle stuff. I took one every day for a few weeks, now I only take them when I start to feel one develop and it goes away quick...if it even gets started.\n\nYou could go to a pharmacist or a herbal vitamin store and ask for it. I'm usually really skeptical of herbal stuff, but this stuff really worked!\nGive it a try. For me, it was really that simple. It may be different for different people, but out of all the mess and mouthwashes I've used over the years, nothing cleaned them up like this. It'll definitely take care of one on your tongue. ...but in my experience, the ones on the tongue usually last a little longer than the ones on the inside of your mouth.\n\nGood luck!
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My husband had that! It's called gastridous. An infection in the lining of the stomach. It hurt him real bad and he was laying on the floor throwing up one minute and dirreah(?spelling) the next. He went to the doctor and that's what it was. He has to watch how much sorrow stuff and pizza and real greasy hot foods that he eats, ecspecially late at night. But eventually it healed, and your brothers will too, if he follows good health instructions.
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Ulcer:  depending where it is, could be burning, could see black in stool (go to hosp if looks black and like coffee grounds) and other than that, any pain that does not go away should be looked at by your doc.  \n\nTHe other comes once a month and can be due to inflamation somewhere.  Doc can see and help with that.  Anti-inflamatories help but sometimes nothig will help if it is bad enough.  Some people have cramps so bad they get sick, vomit, double over once a month.  THis is not good, however a good doc and a good patient can take care of it.
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You may have an ulcer or gastritis, which is an irritation of the stomach lining and can precede an ulcer.\nBland diet is best.  Fatty food, dairy foods will make it worse. And no citrus.\nOver the counter Zantac and Prevacid are available.\nSee a doctor for advice.
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Advil, Alleve and all other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that reduce pain can lead to ulcers when taken long term.  \n\nAlways consult with your doctor when taking medicine for prolonged periods of time.
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yes!\nbut i hurt my stomach more than my face normally =)
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Going on the assumption you are talking about acid reflux, The acid errodes the esophogus, I have acid reflux and had a little damage done to mine. There might be other problems accociated with stomach acid, I only know what I experienced. (My Dr. put me on prevacid and my esophogus has repaired)
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Yes I do. I take  Zegerid 40mg. They help me. I stay away from real spicy foods. carbonated sodas. fruits with alot of acids in them. i was told to drink alot of water. Ulcers will heal in time.
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I think this will help you.\n\n\nWhile the word ulcer can refer to any type of sore or lesion that won't heal, in common usage it typically refers to peptic ulcers, very painful lesions that form in the stomach or intestine. For years, even centuries, ulcers were believed to be caused by stress and/or particular kinds of food and were considered a chronic condition. That is, it was thought that you couldn't 'cure' ulcers, you just had to manage them with antacids, diet - eating only bland food, for example - and lowering your stress levels. The classical stereotype of the overworked Type-A manager would depict him getting off the phone and reaching for antacids as he clutched his midsection. "Oh, my ulcer," he would moan, an indication that the phone call had just contributed to his stress.\n\nBecause the stomach is a highly acidic environment, it was thought that bacteria simply couldn't live there for long. However, in 1982, Robin Warren, an Australian pathologist, proved that patients with chronic ulcers also had colonies of bacteria inhabiting their stomach. Barry Marshall, of the University of Western Australia, took this finding and, working with Warren, located and identified the bacterium in question, which they named Helicobacter pylori.\n\nTheir findings were so contradictory to prevailing conventional wisdom that their work got very little notice, even though it promised a permanent cure to stomach ulcers. In a dramatic display of the validity of their findings, Dr. Marshall deliberately infected himself with Helicobacter pylori and gave himself ulcers, which were then cured by a round of antibiotic treatment. Still, it took the next two decades to overthrow long-held beliefs on the treatment of ulcers, and you will find many laymen today who believe that ulcers are chronic and incurable. In October 2005, Warren and Marshall were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine, in recognition for their groundbreaking work in the treatment of stomach ulcers.
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Its called Reflux, the little flap in the esophagus is slack and it is allowing food to return up to your friends mouth. This can cause problems if his stomach content is too acidic because it can cause ulcers in esophagus. Tell your friend to go to the Doctor.
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It sounds like an ulcer, but should have shown up with the ultrasound. Hmmm... I would contact my doctor again. I spent 4 days in the hospital last year with pains like yours, turned out to be a hiatal hernia. Good luck!
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Good Luck, I've had bleeding ulcers and they are not good but they can be fixed. Your Dr. will tell you all this, Relax and Good Luck.
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You may develop stomach ulcers if the medicine is not effective. I would suggest you go see a gastro enterologist so that a gastroscopy can be performed. You simply swallow a camera and the doc can then determine if there is an ulcer and whether it's on the verge of rupturing. Believe me, you don't want to wait. I once saw a woman bleeding to death IN A HOSPITAL and there was nothing the doc could do.
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I had an ulcer for years and so did my brother.  WHat you can eat varies from person to person, but eating greasy foods is the #1 no-no.  Spicy foods bother most people (but not me), as does caffiene, and many people must cut out milk products because they raise the acidity level in the stomach about 30 minutes after consumed.  Cut out acidic fruits such as citrus, but most other fruits are okay.  Tomato products are also acidic.\n\nHe can eat vegetables (not fried), lean meats, chicken, fish, etc.  Scrambled eggs were comforting for me.  SO were bananas.  Breads, crackers, etc., are fine.  Peanut buter and jelly sandwiches or lean meat sandwiches are good, too.  Just try to focus on what he CAN eat instead of what he can't.\n\nHe may have to experiment a little with what helps/hurts him specifically.\n\nDoctors now say that ulcers are the result of a bacteria, H. Pylori.  Most people don't know they have the bacteria until it has eaten an ulcer in their stomach lining.  He will need to get antibiotics from his doctor.\n\nHope this helps.
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Depending upon which kind...Canker or cold sore?   (in the mouth) Canker sores are often connected to stomach problems bacteria or stress.  Look up apthous ulcers and stomatitis so you can better understand them and help yourself.  If you also have stomach problems of any sort, it could be related.  Stress, poor diet(acidic foods such as coffee, chocolate (sorry) meats and vinegars can add to the problem) or any bacterial infection could be contributing to these sores.  \n\nIf it's cold sores(on the mouth), LYSINE pills are good for suppressing viruses(herpes simplex).  There are also LYSINE balms for this topically.  \n\nFor Canker sores, soothing and healing the stomach lining helps.  You can  look into is DGL-deglycerrized licorice.   This excellent supplement helps heal the stomach lining which can then help with canker sores.  I used to get them all the time...I also had constant stomach aches due to stress!!  So maybe this will help??  Teas made from mucalents like slippery elm, marshmallow can help soothe the stomach.  Ginger is also good for the stomach.  As far as the sore itself, avoid acidic foods, keep the mouth clean.   Goldenseal powder(yuck but effective) is a good natural antibacterial/biotic to heal wounds.  Use a little on the wound once a day. It's an immune enhancer.\n\nMostly figure out what's going on in your own body by looking at all symptoms, reading and then connecting the dots, so to speak!  \nGood luck!
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I have been checking out ways to relieve soreness my muscles and so has my wife. At one point, we went to an old massuse that used chiropractic techniques as well as many herbal and vitamins. He was somehow able to find that my wife had an ulcer by rubbing her feet (relexology) and then went and pressed on a spot on her stomach that was indeed sore. He said that is an ulcer and if you press right there (how he was & she felt it) that over time it would help her. He did give her a "tinture"? (spelling) kinda was a tea looking and tasting mixture of certain vitamins that he said she was short on (after taking a saliva sample and testing it).\n\nWe have also been looking at massage chairs and found a thermal (heated) massage bed called Ceragem that has infared heat. The bed is great to lay on and also there are attachments that you can put where ever you want and one that you can sit on. The ceragem bed is kinda spendy to buy (I think about $2500) but there is store near us that allows 1 free visit per day with a 40 minute "demo" version. They encourage you to come as many times as you want (once per day). They say that the heat and infared can help with stomach and digestive problems including ulcers. To find a dealer near you to try one out, click on the link and then the map. I honestly prefer the massage of other types of massage chairs better but I do like the strong heat that Ceragem has. I also included a link to see what a foot reflexology chart looks like incase you were curious... I don't know how to recommend a good massuse in your area as honestly there are some that are just ok and some that are just bad ones... good luck. Oh and I know my wife has said that yogurt helps her stomach "settle" some when her ulcers have been bothering her.