Symptoms of duodenal ulcer

Young people nowadays have a rich nightlife and like singing and drinking very much. Some people have to drink frequently due to business needs. These habits can cause great harm to the human stomach and intestines and can easily lead to gastrointestinal diseases. Among the many gastrointestinal diseases, duodenal ulcer is the most likely to occur. Once it occurs, it will have a great impact on the patient's life.

Moreover, because the symptoms of duodenal ulcer are not very obvious, the main clinical manifestations are heartburn, acid reflux, etc., so patients often cannot promptly determine that they have duodenal ulcer. Therefore, this article analyzes the symptoms of duodenal ulcer for you.

The main clinical manifestation of duodenal ulcer is upper abdominal pain, which may be dull pain, burning pain, bloating or severe pain, or it may be dull pain and discomfort only when hungry. Typical symptoms include mild or moderate persistent pain under the xiphoid process, which can be relieved by antacids or eating. Clinically, about 2/3 of the pain is rhythmic: upper abdominal pain begins 1 to 3 hours after breakfast, and if no medication or food is taken, it will continue until after lunch. If the pain returns 2 to 4 hours after eating, you must also eat to relieve it. About half of the patients experience midnight pain, which often wakes them up. Rhythmic pain usually lasts for a few weeks, then eases for a few months and can recur.

The main symptoms of peptic ulcer are upper abdominal pain or indigestion. The pain is located to the right of the midline of the upper abdomen and is relatively localized. Patients often describe the pain as "gnawing" or "hunger-like." The pain has obvious rhythmicity and can be relieved by eating food or taking antacids. It often recurs 1 to 3 hours after a meal (food stimulates the continuous secretion of gastric acid for 3 to 4 hours, while food takes about 2 hours to completely empty from the stomach). Patients often wake up in pain during sleep between 1:00 and 3:00 a.m., especially those who eat snacks before going to bed.

The pain may radiate to the right hypochondrium or right back. If there are no complications, radiating pain rarely occurs. Persistent back pain often indicates penetration of a posterior wall ulcer. Another major characteristic of ulcer pain is its cyclical nature, which means that it often recurs at intervals of weeks to months. During the exacerbation phase, abdominal pain often occurs every day, lasting for several weeks before resolving until the next recurrence. The disease usually occurs in late autumn and early spring. Since eating can often relieve pain, patients with duodenal disease often like to eat snacks and their weight is often slightly higher than normal people.

In patients with duodenal ulcer, if the abdominal pain is significantly aggravated and spreads to the entire abdomen, it often indicates that the ulcer has perforated. This is often followed by disappearance of bowel sounds and widespread rebound pain. Likewise, loss of a normal rhythm and a constant pain often indicates penetration.

The above are the symptoms of duodenal ulcer. If you feel that you have symptoms similar to duodenal ulcer, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for an examination. If you are diagnosed with duodenal ulcer, please seek treatment in time. The current clinical treatments for this disease are drug therapy and surgical treatment.