It is very important to diagnose the disease in the early stages. Without adequate treatment, the disease can lead to very serious consequences, up to cancer.

Gastric ulcer is diagnosed in 10 out of 100 people. Ulcer symptoms in the first stages are similar to ordinary indigestion, or gastric colic. In order to recognize an ulcer, you should study its symptoms well and, at the slightest suspicion, you must go to a hospital or clinic.

Symptom number 1

The pain can spread from the abdomen to the lower back, or the left shoulder blade. In the early stages, the pain is not severe, but it necessarily increases with after eating acute, or with alcohol.

Symptom number 2

Heartburn. 80 out of 100 people have heartburn. It begins about an hour and a half after eating. It may even be the only symptom of a stomach ulcer and be it for several years.

Symptom number 3

Burping. 50 out of 100 people have this symptom. Most often, belching with an ulcer is acidic, in rare cases it happens with a bitter aftertaste.

Symptom number 4

Nausea. It manifests itself already with an exacerbation of the ulcer, occurs a couple of hours after eating, it sometimes comes to vomiting, after which the pain subsides.

There are also symptoms that are more rarely seen in patients in the early stages. These include: a thick coating on the tongue and sweating of the palms.

I hope this article will be useful to you, but remember! This cannot replace the advice of a qualified physician. If you have health problems, it is better to contact specialists, and not on the Internet. This article is for informational purposes only.