The vast majority of stomach ulcers are caused by a bacteria called Helicobacter Pylori. The rest are caused chronic alcoholism, overactive acid producing cells in the stomach, excess stress, and...
A peptic ulcer, also known as ulcus pepticum, PUD or peptic ulcer disease, is an ulcer (defined as mucosal erosions equal to or greater than 0.5 cm) of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is...
A stomach ulcer and a peptic ulcer are indeed one and the same. Now how you come to get an ulcer, is a completely different story altogether. Examples of getting a stomach ulcer would be: Poor eating...