What Is a Peptic Ulcer?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
8. Risk Factors
Peptic ulcers can occur in pretty much anybody. This includes people from all walks of life and even of all ages, but older people are more likely to get them than younger people. Both men and women can get peptic ulcers, but they occur more often in men than they do in women.
Because a lot of people don’t show symptoms of peptic ulcers, it is not known how many people have them. It is thought that they could be quite common. People that use NSAIDs and some other drugs might also be at a higher risk of getting a peptic ulcer.
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