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Stomach ulcers are located in the upper left quadrant. Stomach ulcers are painful sores that are found in the small intestine or stomach lining.
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What is the quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity where pain or sound would be located if you had a stomach ulcer?
Left Upper Quadrant
What are the differences between gastritis and peptic ulcer?
Gastritis is not a single disease, it is immflammation of the stomach lining and has many causes from drinking too much to a bacteria in the stomach. A peptic ulcer is when a sore or ulcer has been made in the lining of the stomach by the stomach acid.
What would an ulcer most likely be detected by?
High fever and stomach pain.
How bad is a stomach ulcer?
It depends. They can erode into an artery in the wall of the stomach and cause mild to severe bleeding. Sometimes they are painful and sometimes not. The pain is not necessarily proportional to the severity of the ulcer. Chronic irritation of the stomach or esophagus from an ulcer may predispose to cancer.
What is an alcer?
You mean ulcer. They are healing wounds.
What could cause pulsating pain in the upper left quadrant of the stomach?
An aortic aneurysm can cause this.
Why does your dad have lower stomach pain that goes around his back?
If your dad is suffering from lower stomach pain that goes around his back, he may have an ulcer. He also may be experiencing pain from an inflammatory disease in his kidneys.
What are the stomach ulcer symptoms?
A stomach ulcer is a painful condition which is commonly caused by the bacteria Heliobacter pylori. Some of the symptoms are pain in the stomach, nausea, bloating, and not wanting to eat because of pain.
What right lower quadrant's pain and leg pain have to do with appendicitis?
right quadrant.
What does an ulcer look like?
Stomach ulcers causes a burning or gnawing feeling in the stomach that usually lasts between 0.5 to 3 hours. The pain is interpreted as heartburn, indigestion or hunger. Pain is usually restricted to upper abdomen but may occur below the breast bone. In some individuals pain occurs immediately after eating; in others it may be delayed a few hours. Stomach ulcers often wakes people at night, and they can be episodic, with pain free weeks followed by frequent pain. The pain may be relieved by eating, drinking milk, or taking antacids.
What is the difference between a gastric and duodenal ulcer?
A peptic ulcer is erosion in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine, an area called the duodenum. If the peptic ulcer is located in the stomach it is called a gastric ulcer.
If someone is having constant pain on the right side close to his stomach and they have already had there appendix taken out what can it be?
When you say right side pain are you meaning upper quadrant pain, up near the rib area (liver) or low pain down near pubic area? upper quadrant pain could be the liver or gall stones, sever pain if gall stones usually.. but a pain that continues days or weeks in the upper quadrant just under the rib could be a liver problem and you should consult your doctor. if its more close to the stomach could just be indigestion, but either way if its a pain that doesn't subside you should see your doctor pain is the bodies way of letting us know that something is wrong.
