Informative Essay On Peptic Ulcer Disease

#60 – Peptic Ulcers The world we live in is filled with millions and billions of people each similar to one another yet so different. We are similar in composition and in what our job is in the grand scheme of things, however, we vary greatly in the mind, psychologically and personality wise, and especially in the genes we have and what our individual bodies are capable of carrying. For example, diseases. With billions of people in the world, all from different areas, cultures, and beliefs, some are carriers who are immune to certain diseases and others are victims of these diseases that can potentially be deadly. Peptic ulcers fall into the category of these diseases. What is a peptic ulcer and what can cause this? How many Americans get this particular disease? Studies done at the John Hopkins Medicine show that each year about 500,000 new cases of this disease are reported. In the

Another name of peptic ulcers are called “Peptic Ulcer Disease”. Peptic ulcers occur because of the acidic juices that basically “eat” the inside by the cells of the stomach. Peptic ulcers give indigestion and heartburn. As mentioned before, peptic ulcers affect millions of Americans every year. Because of the amount of affected people, many health individuals are trying to come up with ways to try to cure this issue but are running into problems of constant reoccurrence of the disease in individuals. This then no longer just becomes a health issue but a money issue too as billions of dollars are spent every year to try to cure this problem. According to myVMC, "untreated peptic ulcers can take around fifteen years to heal but they heal quickly with present day therapies." meaning those who do not take action immediately can face years of health issues facing worse consequences and wasting millions of dollars in the