Help?what is an ulcer???!


Question: Help!?what is an ulcer!?!?!?
my friends wont tell me and i know its sick but what is it!?

oh and whats it called when your butt bleeds, we cant remember!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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an ulcer is a hole in the wall of an internal organ!. an example would be a hole in the side of your stomach!. As for your butt bleeding, it could just be a tear in you colon that bleeds out your rectum!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Peptic (pertaining to digestion) ulcer is small sores in the lining of the stomach or the duodenum (first part of intestine) due to irritants (may be allergic, chemical or mechanical or drugs) or infection!. It can also occur in the oesophagus and other parts of small intestine
A stomach ulcer (also called a peptic ulcer) is a small erosion (hole) in the gastrointestinal tract!. The most common type, duodenal, occurs in the first 12 inches of small intestine beyond the stomach!. Ulcers that form in the stomach are called gastric ulcers!. An ulcer is not contagious or cancerous!. Duodenal ulcers are almost always benign, while stomach ulcers may become malignant!.
Stomach ulcer disease is common, affecting millions of Americans yearly!. The size of a stomach ulcer can range between 1/8 of an inch to 3/4 of an inch!.

Bleeding frm anus cud b from haemorrhoids,the details follow:

Symptoms
Many anorectal problems, including fissures, fistulae, abscesses, or irritation and itching, also called pruritus ani, have similar symptoms and are incorrectly referred to as hemorrhoids!.

Hemorrhoids usually are not dangerous or life threatening!. In most cases, hemorrhoidal symptoms will go away within a few days!.

Although many people have hemorrhoids, not all experience symptoms!. The most common symptom of internal hemorrhoids is bright red blood covering the stool, on toilet paper, or in the toilet bowl!. However, an internal hemorrhoid may protrude through the anus outside the body, becoming irritated and painful!. This is known as a protruding hemorrhoid!.

Symptoms of external hemorrhoids may include painful swelling or a hard lump around the anus that results when a blood clot forms!. This condition is known as a thrombosed external hemorrhoid!.
In addition, excessive straining, rubbing, or cleaning around the anus may cause irritation with bleeding and/or itching, which may produce a vicious cycle of symptoms!. Draining mucus may also cause itching!.


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Ulcers are healing wounds that develop on the skin, mucous membranes, or eye!. Although they have many causes, they are marked by:
Loss of integrity of the area
Secondary infection of the site by bacteria, fungus or virus
Generalized weakness of the patient
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