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The ulcers in the intestines can mostly seen in few important disease such as crohn's, ulcerative colitis, acid-peptic disease or zollinger ellison syndrome, colon cancer (less likely in your case). It is important to remember that acid-peptic disease induced ulcers or in zollinger ellison syndrome ulcers are mostly found in the small intestine.

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