Peptic ulcers may be less common, but their risks—and treatments—are evolving rapidly. Learn about symptoms, causes like H. pylori and NSAIDs, & new therapies.

These findings are suggestive but not diagnostic of H. pylori infection. Magnifying endoscopy can reveal more precisely the abnormal mucosal patterns in an H. pylori-infected stomach; however ...

Probiotic supplements introduce good bacteria into a person’s digestive tract, which may help stop the spread of H. pylori. Eating foods that contain probiotics may also improve the symptoms of ...

In a study of H pylori reinfection from patients' spouses, Shutze and colleagues [9] noted that 10 of 16 duodenal ulcer patients who had not been reinfected developed reflux esophagitis during the ...

One particular critter, Helicobacter pylori, infects the stomach and can live there for decades, undetected, but it can cause all manner of problems—and even cancer. Although H. pylori infects ...