Can you eat lamb with a stomach ulcer?

Written by Ren Zheng Xin
Gastroenterology
Updated on April 13, 2025
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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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How long should you fast if you have a bleeding gastric ulcer?

Primarily, it depends on whether the bleeding has stopped. If the bleeding has ceased, the patient shows no signs of vomiting blood, and their gastrointestinal symptoms in the abdomen are slightly improving, generally, they can gradually start eating after about two days. If the patient still experiences vomiting of blood, or has black stools, increased frequency of bowel movements, heartburn, or if a gastroscopy confirms that the bleeding vessels from the gastric ulcer are relatively large, the duration of fasting might be comparatively longer. Therefore, the duration of fasting for a gastric ulcer bleed mainly depends on whether there is active bleeding in the patient.

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Can stomach ulcers cause bleeding?

Gastric ulcers with bleeding are relatively common in clinical practice, and bleeding is a common complication of gastric ulcers, so it is considered that gastric ulcers can lead to bleeding. The typical clinical manifestation of a gastric ulcer is abdominal pain. Of course, gastrointestinal bleeding is a common complication, generally presenting as vomiting blood or passing bloody stools, with a considerable amount of bleeding leading to vomiting blood in patients. The diagnosis of gastric ulcers relies on gastroscopy. Therefore, in clinical practice, if patients seek medical advice due to abdominal pain or gastrointestinal bleeding, and gastric ulcers are suspected, we recommend that patients promptly complete a gastroscopy to assess the condition. When patients with gastric ulcers experience bleeding, it is advisable for them to fast and intensify treatment with oral stomach-protecting drugs. Of course, if the blood pressure is low and vital signs are unstable, some medications to replenish blood volume might be added, and if necessary, surgical operations to stop the bleeding may be performed.

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How to treat bleeding from gastric ulcers?

If it is a mild gastric ulcer bleeding, it may only manifest as black stool without any obvious specific discomfort symptoms and stable vital signs. This condition can be managed by controlling the diet and appropriately taking or intravenously using proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, etc., which often can be curative. If the bleeding is considerable, presenting symptoms like vomiting coffee-colored or dark red liquid, fainting, profuse sweating, blood pressure drop, etc., this condition requires timely hospital treatment. Medication primarily includes proton pump inhibitors combined with hemostatic drugs, nutritional support, prevention of complications, etc. If the medical treatment is ineffective, endoscopic hemostasis might be needed, and further more, surgical intervention may be considered.

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What can I eat with a stomach ulcer?

Gastric ulcers are a common upper gastrointestinal disease. The main causes are related to Helicobacter pylori infection, poor dietary habits, medication irritation, or chronic mental stress. Incomplete treatment of gastric ulcers can lead to recurrent episodes, and in severe cases, may evolve into gastric cancer. Thus, it is crucial to develop good dietary and living habits while undergoing proper treatment. Dietarily, it is advised to eat light, easily digestible foods such as soft, mushy rice, noodles, porridge, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Meat products should be cooked in a light manner, avoiding overly greasy or spicy foods. Additionally, quitting smoking and alcohol and maintaining a positive mood are also beneficial.

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What should I do if there is bleeding from a gastric ulcer?

If there is only a small amount of bleeding in gastric ulcer bleeding, manifested as black stool without any other special discomfort symptoms, this condition can be treated with oral medication in an outpatient setting. The treatment plan is usually determined based on the presence or absence of Helicobacter pylori infection. For those with Helicobacter pylori infection, a quadruple therapy is generally used for eradication treatment. For those without the infection, proton pump inhibitors are the preferred choice, combined with medications that protect the gastric mucosa, and so on. If there is a significant amount of bleeding, with symptoms like vomiting blood, this situation requires timely hospital treatment, usually involving fasting and intravenous fluid therapy. If medical treatment is ineffective, a combined medical and surgical approach may be necessary. (The use of medications should be under the guidance of a doctor.)