Write a 6 pages paper on causes of stomach ulcer. It is believed, H. pylori and NSAIDs are the potential risk factor behind stomach ulcers.&nbsp.it interrupts the&nbsp.stomach’s ability to cover itself from the perilous effect of stomach acids. Therefore, the sensitive layer of a stomach becomes&nbsp.approachable for the stomach&nbsp.acid, consequences in stomach ulcers.

The most dilated and important constituent of the digestive system in the stomach. It is situated in the midst of the esophagus and small intestine, i.e. in the epigastric, umbilical and left hypochondriac regions of the abdomen. However, the property of the exact position and shape of the stomach is undefined (A). The primary functions of the stomach include. storage of foods and to form chyme by breaking it down with the aid enzymatic effect of pepsin and peptidase. Stomach ulcers (SU) and stomach cancer are the most prevalent diseases of a stomach.

Stomach ulcers also are known as peptic ulcers, it is the disease of elder people especially men. SU is opening sores in the lining of the upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and usually occurs due to acidity. Gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers are the two types of stomach ulcers. The difference between them lies in the affected area, i.e. location of the ulcer. Those ulcers which are present in a stomach are referred to as gastric ulcers, whereas duodenal ulcers are present at the duodenum at the beginning of a small intestine. The position of ulcer and its magnified cross-section is depicted in Figure 1. Statistician predicts more than 25 million will suffer through a peptic ulcer, and if it remains untreated. SU may become life-threatening as well. SU affects around 4 million people every year, forty thousand undergoes surgery because of intensified pain and around six thousand people die in the United States of American only per annum (A).