The frequency of duodenal ulcer versus gastric ulcer in our study was 4:1 with a male to female ratio of 6:1 which is in accordance to a study from Pakistan but in contrast to similar study from Peshawar17, India14 and many Western studies14.
(1) Dyspepsia can be caused by gastric or duodenal ulcers, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), gastritis, oesophagitis, gastroparesis, medications, or cancers of the upper GI tract.
class="MsoNormalThe spices as a cause was verified by a British surgeon who worked in south India for many years where people eat a lot of chillies and the high incidence of duodenal ulcer there is attributed to it.
The exclusion criteria were as follows: an evidence of gastroduodenal malignancies, duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, or scar on gastroscopy; liver, biliary, or pancreatic diseases on ultrasound examination; the use of corticosteroids, immunosuppressives, proton pump inhibitors, oral anticoagulants, aspirin, antibiotics known to be active against H.
Patient symptoms summary Symptoms Patients Irritable bowel 7 Crohn's disease 3 (*) Gastric or duodenal ulcer 11 (*) GERD, flatulence & dyspepsia 38 Total in Study 58 (*) Participants taking Formula 2 The average quantity of formula taken daily was 12 grams in 150ml of water morning and night.
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