What are the symptoms of an ulcer?

Answer 1

Peptic ulcers or stomach ulcers are the most common types of ulcers and are described as erosions in the gastrointestinal tract greater than .5 cm that are acidic and extremely painful.

• Symptoms include:
• abdominal pain
• bloating and fullness
• nausea
• loss of appetite and weight loss
• vomiting of blood
• foul smelling feces

Answer 2

Symptoms of peptic ulcer :

Dyspepsia (recurrent upper abdominal pain) is the most common symptom. The pain may be related to meals and may occur at night. Associated symptoms include nausea and vomiting. Although attempts have been made to differentiate gastric from duodenal ulceration from the history, this has proved to be inaccurate and does not influence subsequent management.

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Answer 3

* Pain in the epigastric region, around where the tip of your sternum is. Relieved by antacids. * Duodenal ulcers manifest as pain when the patient is hungry, usually at night. Other symptoms are nausea, heartburn and flatulence.

Answer 4

Skin ulcers appear as open craters, often round, with layers of skin that have eroded. The skin around the ulcer may be red, swollen and tender. Patients may feel pain on the skin around the ulcer, and fluid may ooze from the ulcer. In some cases, ulcers can bleed and, rarely, patients experience fever. Ulcers sometimes seem not to heal; healing, if it does occur, tends to be slow. Ulcers that heal within 12 weeks are usually classified as acute, and longer-lasting ones as chronic.

Ulcers develop in stages. In stage 1 the skin is red with soft underlying tissue. In the second stage the redness of the skin becomes more pronounced, swelling appears and there may be some blisters and loss of outer skin layers. During the next stage, the skin may become necrotic down through the deep layers of skin, and the fat beneath the skin may become exposed and visible. In stage 4, deeper necrosis usually occurs, the fat underneath the skin is completely exposed and the muscle may also become exposed. In the last two stages the sore may cause a deeper loss of fat and necrosis of the muscle; in severe cases it can extend down to bone level, destruction of the bone may begin and there may be sepsis of joints.

Chronic ulcers may be painful. Most patients complain of constant pain at night and during the day. Chronic ulcers symptoms usually include increasing pain, friable granulation tissue, and foul odour and wound breakdown instead of healing. [2] Symptoms tend to worsen once the wound has become infected.

Venous skin ulcers that may appear on the lower leg, above the calf or on the lower ankle usually cause achy and swollen legs. If these ulcers become infected they may develop an unpleasant odour, increased tenderness and redness. Before the ulcer establishes definitively, there may be a dark red or purple skin over the affected area as well as a thickening, drying and itchy skin.

Although skin ulcers do not seem of great concern at a first glance, they are worrying conditions especially in people suffering from Diabetes, as they are at risk of developing diabetic neuropathy.

Ulcers may also appear on the cheeks, soft palate, the tongue, and on the inside of the lower lip. These ulcers usually last from 7 to14 days and can be painful.

Answer 5

The most common symptom of an ulcer is a burning sensation in the upper abdomen or the center of your abdomen. Less common symptoms include indigestion, heartburn, loss of appetite and general feeling ill.

Answer 6

The most common symptoms are abdominal pain and burning sensations. Especially when anything acidic is eaten.

Answer 7

Stomach ulcers generally manifest themselves as significant pain in the abdomen for an extended period of time. An ulcer may also lead to symptoms of indigestion, vomiting, and nausea.

Answer 8

If you have a peptic ulcer, you may feel a burning sensation in your stomach during meals, you may have heartburn, be nauseous, and maybe even vomit some.