Symptoms of Peptic Ulcer Disease #Pepticulcerdisease #pud | Dr. Jen Caudle

#digestivesystem #Humanbody #Pepticulcerdisease A gastric or peptic ulcer is a hole or sore in the stomach's lining. It's caused when the protective mucus shield is compromised, allowing your stomach's powerful, burger-dissolving acid to gnaw at your stomach walls. What causes this protective barrier to falter? Our top offender is a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). This tiny terror sets up shop in your stomach, living amidst the acid and mucus, triggering inflammation. The other