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Peptic ulcer disease is often referred to as ‘ulcer’ by most people. It is a relatively common complaint in our society and frequently discussed concerning not eating enough. Many people caution their children, friends, and family members who, for one reason or the other, are not having regular meals that they are courting danger and would soon come down with ulcer. While not having meals at the right time can exacerbate a type of ulcer, the disease known as peptic ulcer disease is a lot more complicated than commonly understood.
An ulcer, in the simplest terms, is a wound or an open sore. When this wound or sore is located in the stomach and intestine and penetrates to the inner layer (called the mucularis mucosae), we can say that the individual has a peptic ulcer.