What Is a Gastric Ulcer?
10. Treatment
If the ulcer is caused by H. pylori, then it is likely to be treated with antibiotics. It will also be necessary to reduce the patient’s use of certain medication as much as possible. The patient will also need to avoid eating certain foods, while smoking and excessive drinking should also be limited, or eliminated altogether.
It may also be necessary for the patient’s stomach acidity to be reduced. This can mean the use of medication that can help neutralize the acidity of the stomach’s juices, and it can also mean medication that will help slow down their body producing acidic juices. Surgery may be necessary in the more severe cases.
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