Are stomach ulcers prone to recurrence?

Written by Ren Zheng Xin
Gastroenterology
Updated on April 24, 2025
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After healing from a gastric ulcer, it is not easy to relapse if health education is strengthened. Usually, it is important to rest more, reduce stress, as excessive tension can lead to excitement of the vagus nerve, stimulate gastric acid secretion, and easily induce ulcers. Additionally, improving dietary habits, strictly quitting smoking and drinking, minimizing consumption of strong tea and coffee, and ceasing the use of medications that irritate the gastric mucosa when necessary, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroid hormones, are essential. Meals should be on a regular schedule and in controlled portions, avoiding overeating and overdrinking. If gastrointestinal irritation symptoms occur, treatment should be proactive, and if infected with Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria should be actively eradicated. (Use of medications should be under the guidance of a doctor.)

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What to eat for nutrition when suffering from bleeding gastric ulcers?

This condition should be a benign gastric ulcer with bleeding, during the recovery period after treatment. In addition to adhering to medical advice and maintaining medication, daily living habits are especially important. The stomach needs care; firstly, it is essential to quit smoking and drinking, avoid getting cold, and one can engage in appropriate activity, but avoid strenuous sports. Regarding diet, it should consist of light, easily digestible foods, such as soft rice, noodles, and porridge, among others. In particular, various fresh vegetables and fruits should be chosen. Try to avoid consuming too much raw, greasy, spicy foods, and alcoholic beverages. Patients with gastric ulcers need to have regular check-ups, and it's also important to maintain a positive mindset.

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What can you eat with a gastric ulcer?

If a gastric ulcer is in the recovery phase, there are generally no special dietary restrictions. It is advisable to choose easily digestible, bland foods. Of course, it is recommended that patients avoid intake of spicy and stimulating foods such as coffee, strong tea, and alcohol, as well as avoiding pickled foods like salted fish and cured meat. Therefore, if a gastric ulcer is well-controlled, dietary restrictions can be relaxed somewhat. However, if the patient also has gastrointestinal bleeding, such as bleeding from the gastric ulcer, it is advised for the patient to fast initially. After temporarily fasting, if symptoms are controlled, a liquid diet can be adopted, such as drinking soups and eating porridge. If this regimen is effective over a regular period, a gradual return to a normal diet can be considered.

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Can you eat lamb with a stomach ulcer?

People with gastric ulcers can eat mutton, as it is rich in protein and can provide heat and nutrients. Additionally, it is suggested to consume other types of nutritious foods such as soy products, other lean meats, eggs, milk, etc. It is also advisable to eat more green vegetables and fruits to supplement vitamin C. Avoid spicy, greasy, and irritating foods as much as possible and actively use medications for treatment, commonly including those that inhibit gastric acid secretion and protect the gastric mucosa. If there are complications like bleeding or perforation, active treatment such as endoscopic hemostasis or vascular interventional hemostasis should be sought. After treatment, it is important to strengthen exercise, maintain a good mood, and avoid emotional stress. (Please use medications under the guidance of a doctor.)

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Does gastric ulcer require hospitalization?

Whether a stomach ulcer requires hospitalization depends on the condition. For minor ulcers, if the pain is mild and there are no significant symptoms of vomiting or nausea, treatment can be managed with medication, such as drugs that inhibit stomach acid secretion and protect the gastric mucosa. It is also important to regulate diet, eat soft foods, avoid cold, spicy foods, and alcohol, as symptoms can gradually ease. If the ulcer is larger and exhibits perforation or bleeding, hospital treatment is necessary, usually involving a significant portion of the stomach being surgically removed to completely cure the ulcer. (Medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.)

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What medicine to take for gastric ulcer?

The stomach ulcers referred to here are generally benign gastric ulcers. The treatment plan should be determined based on whether there is a Helicobacter pylori infection. If there is no Helicobacter pylori infection, it is first important to develop good dietary and living habits, and then treat the symptoms, such as suppressing stomach acid, protecting the gastric mucosa, and increasing gastric motility. If there is a Helicobacter pylori infection, antibacterial treatment is needed. Typically, a triple or quadruple antibiotic therapy is used; a proton pump inhibitor plus two antibiotics constitute the triple therapy, and adding a bismuth agent constitutes the quadruple therapy. A course of treatment lasts for two weeks, which generally can eradicate the bacteria for a definitive cure. (Medications should be used under the guidance of a clinical doctor, according to specific conditions.)