What is an Ulcer?
Answer:
Ulcer is defined as the medical condition
in which open or deep sore is formed due to the tissue destruction which in turn occurs because of skin abrasion, or inflammation, or an infection.

Ulcer can occur in any part of the alimentary canal and they are classified accordingly into Mouth Ulcer (occurs in mouth), or Esophagus Ulcers (occurs in esophagus), Peptic Ulcer (occurs in stomach), Duodenal Ulcer (occurs in duodenum part of intestine), etc.

Ulcer occurs mainly due to the imbalance in the gastric acid secretion, or due to the presence of bacteria Helicobacter pylori, due to certain medicines, as well as due to improper diet, alcohol consumption, stress, liver diseases, etc. The main symptoms which are associated with the Ulcers are pain, indigestion, swallowing difficulties, hunger, vomiting, black stool, etc.

Ulcer can be diagnosed by the methods like Blood test, Endoscopy, Biopsy, Breath test, Stool test and Upper Gastrointestinal X-ray, etc.
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