Among the diseases of the digestive system, stomach ulcer and 12-finger ulcer are the two more common diseases, all of which fall within the category of digestive ulcer. While there are some similarities between the ulcer and ulcer, by carefully looking at symptoms and signs, we can effectively identify them, which is essential for accurate diagnosis and subsequent targeted treatment.
I. Symptoms
1. Parts of pain
Stomach ulcer: Pain usually occurs in the upper abdominal centre or left. This is because the stomach ulcer occurs mainly in local areas of the stomach mucous membranes, where the bulk of the stomach is left in the upper abdomen, where the pain is concentrated. Patients are often able to specify the broad range of pain, usually under the sword or to the left, which is what we often call a “heart-to-heart” to the left.
Twelve fingers of ulcer: most of the pain is in the upper abdomen to the right. Twelve fingers of the intestines are located below the stomach, connected to the stomach and empty intestines, most of which are located in the upper abdomen to the right. Thus, when an ulcer occurs in the ulcer, the pain tends to appear in this part, usually on the right side of the umbilical cord, or even in the right rib.
2. Time patterns of pain
Stomach ulcer: The pain occurs during a period of time after eating, usually between half an hour and two hours after eating. This is because, after eating, the stomach begins to process digestive fluids, such as gastric acid, which stimulates to the stomach ulcer, causing pain. Pain may be alleviated when food is gradually digested and drained. As a result, stomach ulcer patients often say that pain starts after eating, and when something in the stomach is digested, the pain is slowly reduced.
Twelve fingers of ulcer: The pattern of pain is different from that of stomach ulcer, which is often abdominal pain, i.e., a clear pain in anaesthesia. In general, pain occurs when the abdomen are empty, especially between meals, such as around 10 a.m. and around 4 p.m. In addition, a typical characteristic of a 12-finger ulcer is night pain, often awakening in the middle of the night. This is because, when the abdominal is empty, the stomach acid enters directly into the 12-finger intestine and stimulates the ulcer to cause pain. When eating, the stomach acid is combined in food and pain is alleviated.
3. Nature of pain
Stomach ulcer: The nature of the pain is mostly in the form of pain, blunt pain or swelling. This pain is not, in relative terms, a sharp sting, and the patient feels an implicit, persistent discomfort, as if there was something in the stomach that was in the pain, sometimes with a feeling of swelling, as if there was a discomfort in the stomach.
12-finger intestine ulcer: The nature of the pain is generally more severe, often in the form of burns, stings or starvation. Patients often describe the pain as a hot, needle-stamping feeling, and the pain tends to be sudden and unbearable, especially when it occurs in the abdomen and at night.
4. Other accompanying symptoms
Stomach ulcer: In addition to pain in the upper abdominal, the patient may be associated with symptoms of appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, etc. This is because stomach ulcer affects the normal digestive function of the stomach, leading to a slowdown in the oscillation of the stomach and the excessive length of time spent on food in the stomach, which causes such discomfort. Some patients may also experience weight loss, mainly due to chronic appetite and undernutrition.
12-finger ulcer: In addition to typical upper abdominal pain, anti-acid, gaseous, etc. may also be associated. Anti-acid is the feeling of stomach acid coming up to the throat and even to the mouth of a sour smell. The gas is the gas in the stomach that excretes up, making the sound of hiccup. Also, if the condition of the ulcer is severe, it can be blacked out because of the haemorrhage of the ulcer, which turns black after a series of changes in the intestinal tract.
II. In terms of physical signs
1. Abdominal pressure
Stomach ulcer: In the upper part of the abdominal centre or the left, which is the corresponding part of the pain, a palpable pressure can normally be felt. During the medical examination, the doctor pressed the area gently with his hand, and the patient felt the pain, which is typical of the abdominal ache of the stomach ulcer.
12-finger intestine ulcer: most of the pain is in the upper abdomen to the right, which corresponds to the pain. When the doctor presses here, the patient shows a clear pain response, which helps to further confirm the presence of the ulcer.
2. Other possible signs
Stomach ulcer: Some of the patients may feel full of stomach, i.e., when they touch their abdomen with their hands, they feel ablaze more than under normal circumstances, because stomach ulcer can lead to emptiness delays and food or gas in the stomach. In addition, chronic stomach ulcer patients may experience signs of anaemia, such as pale face, white lips, etc., if they are seriously ill, as a result of haemorrhage.
Twelve-finger intestine ulcer: In some cases, a person with twelve-finger intestine ulcer may feel nervous in the upper right abdomen, possibly because ulcer inflammation stimulates the surrounding tissue, causing local muscle stress. At the same time, if the ulcer of the twelve intestines results in extensive haemorrhage, the patient may have signs of shock, such as pale color, reduced blood pressure, accelerated heart rate, etc., but this is relatively rare and usually occurs only when the condition is very serious.
Through a detailed understanding of the symptoms and signs of stomach ulcer and the ulcer of the 12-finger intestine, we can identify both diseases at the initial diagnosis. The final diagnosis, of course, also requires a combination of tests such as gastroscopes and cholesterol tests, in order to develop more accurate and effective treatment programmes for patients and to help them recover early health.
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