Peptic Ulcer

Click Here To PrintOver the last twenty years, there’s been a big change in medical thinking about peptic ulcers. Nearly all-peptic ulcers appear to be caused by an infection in the walls of the stomach and duodenum with bacteria called “Helicobacter pylori” [heel-ik-ko-bak-ter pve-lor-ee]. The bacterium weakens the stomach and duodenal walls so much that...