Is stomach ulcer serious?
Stomach ulcers are relatively common in clinical practice, so they are not necessarily very serious and do not require too much concern. Generally, through active treatment, the vast majority can be guided to heal. Clinically, there are mainly two most common manifestations of stomach ulcers: the first is abdominal discomfort, and the second is complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding. For the first type of patients, the symptoms generally include chronic, recurrent epigastric pain, accompanied by a decrease in appetite, etc. Gastroscopy in these patients indicates stomach ulcers, but at this time, the ulcers generally do not involve complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, so oral medication treatment can typically be chosen in an outpatient setting. For the second type of patients, where the stomach ulcer is complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding, symptoms can manifest as vomiting blood and bleeding in the stool. It is not recommended for these patients to be treated in an outpatient setting; instead, hospitalization is advised.
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