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Aproko Doctor

15 May, 11 tweets, 2 min read

Drinking water is good, but if you drink unclean water, you could get stomach ulcers.

Many people think that fasting or not eating enough causes stomach ulcer, but it's either bad water or abusing drugs like Ibuprofen in the class of NSAIDS that caused theirs

Let me explain:

Your stomach secretes an acid known as gastric acid with a pH of less than 3.5 enough to burn through your skin, why doesnt this burn your stomach?

This is because your stomach is protected by a sheet of mucus like substance that protects it from being destroyed by this acid

When you get infected with H Pylori, it can survive the harsh environment of the stomach by netutralizing the acid around it

It is able to colonise the stomach, sometimes for years, this can lead to inflammation and create a chance for acid to reach the stomach wall

This H Pylori can be gotten from contaminated water, utensils and even from the saliva of infected persons. Careful who you kiss. 💋

Many people get this during childhood, but adults can get it too. It can also live in the body for years before people start to get symptoms

Other causes of ulcers are drugs, some drugs can lead to the breakdown of this protective lining, for example drugs like Ibuprofen, Diclofenac, felvin, etc, abuse of these drugs can lead to what you know as ulcer

Some antibiotics can also lead to this condition also

Alcohol also irritates the lining of the stomach and but there is little evidence that it may directly lead to ulcers, same for caffeine and smoking.

However these things are risk factors, things that make it easier for you to get an ulcer, others are genetics also

Smoking also, if you already have a H Pylori infection can increase the chances of you getting ulcer, smoking is harmful to the lining of the stomach

Severe stress can also cause ulcer, not traffic stress o. But having burns, severe illness, brain trauma or injury

Some uncommon causes are conditions where people secrete a lot of stomach acid. I won't bore you with those details. Some people have large cells of the stomach that are enlarged and because of that, secrete more acid than the mucus lining can handle

In simplest of terms, an ulcer is just a wound on the inside of the stomach. To treat it, you would need to remove what is causing the wound and reduce the acid in the stomach so it can heal.

Now you know it might take a while to heal. Ulcers are curable and treatable.

If the cause is an infection, your doctor will treat that infection with antibiotics and drugs that reduce the acid and protect your stomach.

There will be tests that to confirm that you have an infection, questions and examinations to determine the exact cause of your ulcer

If you have a stomach ulcer

. Avoid fizzy drinks.
. Reduce spicy peppery meals
. Don't fast for long hours. It just exposes the wound to more acid
. Don't SMOKE.
. Manage stress
. Limit caffeine
. Avoid drugs known as NSAIDs, inform your doctor also.

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