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Dr Barry Marshall used which in his discovery of the cause of ulcers?
Himself. He drank a solution of the H. pylori bacteria and gave himself gastritis.
Can stomach ulcers be hereditary?
No, Stomach ulcers are caused by a bacteria. A course of antibiotics will cure the problem.
What is h pi-loris?
It is the bacteria that causes ulcers.
Can sunburns cause peptic ulcers?
I don't think so. Ulcers are generally caused by the bacteria H. pylori.
What do doctors give people with stomach ulcers today?
Antibiotics. A major contributor to ulcers is the helicobacter pylori bacteria.
Peptic ulcers may be caused by hyperacidity or the pathogen?
Peptic ulcers can be caused by hyperacidity or by the bacteria H. pylori.
How does bacteria destroy the mucus protecting the gut wall and how it let acid reach the gut wall and cause ulcers?
how does bacteria destroy the mucus protecting the gut wall and how did it let acid reach the gut wall and cause ulcers
What type of bacteria commonly lives in your stomach and cause ulcers?
due to its high acid level the stomach is normally quite sterile with very little bacteria. The bacteria which is known to cause ulcers is helicobacter pylori, also known as H.pylori.
Is it possible to have internal hemorrhoids and ulcers at the same time?
Yes. One is a bacteria (ulcers) and the other is from pushing, lifting, etc.(hemorrhoids).
Some people have bacteria in them but dont get ulcers?
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What causes ulcers on the body?
Ulcer in the generic means a hole. All types of disease processes cause or may cause ulcers. Stomach ulcers, a subset, are typically promoted by bacteria.
Why was it originally thought that bacteria could not be cause of stomach ulcers?
The severe acidity of the stomach was thought to be too extreme for bacteria to survive.
