PHYSIOLOGY
GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Peptic ulcer disease
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Crohn disease
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Ulcerative colitis
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GERD
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection occurs when H. pylori bacteria infect your stomach. This usually happens during childhood. A common cause of stomach ulcers (peptic ulcers), H. pylori infection may be present in more than half the people in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) is a type of bacteria that infects the stomach. It is very common, affecting about two thirds of the world’s population and about 30% to 40% of people in the United States. H pylori infection is the most common cause of peptic ulcers .
Detailed explanation-3: -pylori infection does not cause illness in most infected people, it is a major risk factor for peptic ulcer disease and is responsible for the majority of ulcers of the stomach and upper small intestine.