Causes of gastrointestinal ulcers

Gastrointestinal ulcer usually refers to peptic ulcer, the causes include long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Helicobacter pylori infection, excessive acid secretion, etc.

1, long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such

as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, etc., if long-term use of such drugs, due to repeated stimulation and damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa, and then cause ulcer.

2, Helicobacter pylori infection

Helicobacter pylori infection is an important factor in the occurrence of peptic ulcer, after Helicobacter pylori invasion of the digestive tract, not only can enhance the invasion factors, but also can damage the local mucosa defense and repair ability.

3, excessive acid secretion, such

as improper diet or suffering from gastrin tumor, are easy to lead to excessive acid secretion, gastric acid pepsin can appear self-digestion, eventually cause peptic ulcer.