FreeMD® Peptic Ulcer Disease Risk Factors

Peptic Ulcer Disease

Risk Factors

Peptic Ulcer Disease Risk Factors

Risk factors for peptic ulcer disease include:

Age over 45
Alcohol use
Aspirin use
Caffeine
Liver disease
Smoking
Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications:

Ibuprofen
Naproxen
Ketoprofen

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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Abdominal pain
Black stool
Blood in the stool
Heartburn
Upper abdominal pain
Vomiting
Vomiting blood

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Last Updated: Jun 17, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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