How to distinguish duodenal ulcer from gastric ulcer

Duodenal ulcer and gastric ulcer differentiation methods include observation of clinical symptoms, endoscopic examination, etc.

1, observation of clinical symptoms

Duodenal ulcer typical symptoms of fasting abdominal pain, and pain has chronic, periodic and rhythmic characteristics. Gastric ulcer typical symptoms of 0.5-1 hours after meals, generally disappear before the next meal, some patients can cause abdominal pain immediately after meals.

2, endoscopic examination

can generally determine the specific site of the lesion, and belongs to diagnostic examination. Duodenal ulcer can be observed in varying degrees of ulcer in the duodenal mucosa, while gastric ulcer lesions in the stomach mucosa.