Hyperacidity and Stomach Ulcers

Hyperacidity and Stomach Ulcers

Hyperacidity is a disorder caused due to dietary irregularities. Hydrochloric acid is produced in the stomach that aids in the digestion of the food that we consume. But when the production of the acid exceeds the requirement it results in the stomach disorder. The excessive acid present in the stomach favors the living of bacteria. The stomach ulcer may get aggravated by the intake of medicines like aspirin.

The symptoms for the stomach ulcers are pain in the abdomen, vomiting and sudden loss of weight. Sometime it results in serious consequences like bleeding, spreading of the ulcer to the organs like pancreas and liver. Inadequate diet, prolonged smoking, continuous consumption of alcohol, intake of spicy foods, infection caused due to the inflammation and the absence of balanced nutritional diet causes stomach ulcers.

Generally the medicine used for controlling the ulcer is an antacid. It is a disorder and it is not a communicable disease. But it is always better to take all the preventive measure against the ulcer than curing it after the onset of the disorder. The preventive measures are following a balanced and a healthy diet.

Foods like juices, fish and egg that stimulate the production of acid should be avoided. Smoking and drinking should be strictly avoided. Intake of coffee, chocolates should be reduced. The most common and the effective treatment involve the intake of antacids in two or three combinations. The treatment process consists of cleaning the infection. The problem may occur again and this time it is removed by using some other antibiotics.