Is acute gastric ulcer serious
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From the damage of gastric mucosa to inflammation and then to ulcer, the physiological function damage of the stomach is also increasing. Gastric ulcer mainly refers to the tissue damage of the gastric mucosa that is more than the mucosal muscle layer caused by the digestion of gastric digestive juice itself. In recent years, the incidence rate of gastric ulcer has been rising, which is worth noticing. So, what harm can gastric ulcer have?
Is acute gastric ulcer serious
First, gastric ulcer can lead to ulcer perforation, peptic ulcer perforation can be divided into acute, subacute and chronic, the incidence of which is 5% - 10%. The incidence of duodenal ulcer was higher than that of gastric ulcer. In addition, gastric ulcer can also lead to upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common complication of ulcer disease. About 20% - 30% of ulcer patients have a history of bleeding. Duodenal ulcer bleeding is more common than gastric ulcer. According to statistics, in the various causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, ulcer accounts for about 50%, ranking first.
Second: gastric bleeding: gastric ulcer bleeding is not uncommon: mucosal atrophy and thinning, vascular exposure, coarse grains of food rubbing, mucosal erosion bleeding, with black stool as the main performance, if the amount of bleeding can suddenly vomit blood, severe dizziness, panic, sleep black, sweating, and even shock.
Third: anemia: gastric ulcer with a lot of blood loss after two kinds of anemia: 1, megaloblastic anemia, that is, pernicious anemia, patients with anemia performance, dizziness, fatigue, palpitations, pale. 2. Iron deficiency anemia, one is caused by chronic blood loss; two is gastric ulcer patients eat less, caused by inadequate nutrition; three is lack of gastric acid.
matters needing attention
Gastric ulcer patients in a short period of time appear loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fever and progressive weight loss, if this happens, the possibility of cancer will be greatly increased. When gastric ulcer patients appear hematemesis and melena. If hematemesis or tarry stool occurs, the stool occult blood test results continue to be positive, and severe anemia occurs, indicating that gastric ulcer may be cancerous.
