Causes of stomach ulcers 6 Articles

by Lori C

Helicobacter Pylori and the Formation of Biofilms associated with Health and Disease. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a gram-negative flagellated spiral bacterium that is recognised as the causative agent of chronic ...read more

by Jolin Chua

The direct cause of peptic ulcers is the destruction of the gastric or intestinal mucosal lining of the stomach by hydrochloric acid, an acid normally present in the digestive juices of the stomach. Infection with the bact...read more

by Dorothy Wilde

Normally the cells in the epithelial lining of our stomach produce a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid. This helps in keeping the ph of stomach acidic. This aids in the process of digestion. This acid also provides prot...read more

by Vanessa Fagan

There are several causes, the main one being the destruction of the stomach lining by hydrochlorid acid. Hydrochlorid acid is normally present in the stomach to aid digestion, but, if present in excess (which in turn is ca...read more

by onyachonam Chukuma

The gentle linings of the stomach and the chemical which is produced in it, help in the onset of proper digestion of materials we put into our mouth and send down the colons from the mouth to the stomach, from the stomach ...read more

by Martin W. Schwartz

It is now widely recognized by physicians that stomach ulcers are caused by a bacterium known as Helicobacter Pylorus. The standard treatment for these ulcers is now a combination of a proton pump inhibitor to greatly red...read more