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Symptoms of peptic ulcer can vary depending on the individual. Symptoms can be mild to severe.
Typical symptoms include epigastric pain, and burning in the upper abdomen. Other symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, and pain between the shoulder blades in the back. The pain of a peptic ulcer often begins about two hours after eating and also occurs at night. Eating more food or taking an antacid often decreases or relieves the pain.
Complications of peptic ulcer include the development of a perforated peptic ulcer, which can bleed. Symptoms of a perforated peptic ulcer include blood in the vomit (hematemesis) and black tarry stools (melana). A bleeding perforated peptic ulcer is a life-threatening condition and a medical emergency.
Bleeding from a peptic ulcer can result in anemia. Symptoms of anemia include fatigue, weakness, and light-headedness. Severe bleeding (hemorrhage) can result in shock and death.
If a peptic ulcer gets deep enough to go through the stomach wall, stomach contents may spill into the abdominal cavity, resulting in a serious complication called peritonitis.
Peptic ulcers that have left scars can result in the develoment of a complication called pyloric stenosis. Symptoms of pyloric stenosis include projectile vomiting immediately after a meal.
Bloody stools, tarry black stools (melana), and vomiting blood can be symptoms of serious, even life-threatening diseases and conditions. These symptoms are a medical emergency that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting....more about Peptic Ulcer »
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