Peptic ulcer disease
ULCER OF AN AREA OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Gastric ulcer; Stomach ulcer; Duodenal ulcer; Peptic Ulcer; Stomach Ulcer; Stomach ulcers; Peptic ulcers; Gastric Ulcer; Intestinal ulcer; Ulcus duodenii; Peptic; Duodenal Ulcer; Ulcus pepticum; Peptic ulcus; Bleeding ulcer; Ulcus duodeni; Marginal ulcer; Chronic erosive gastritis; Gastric ulcer hemorrhage; Gastric ulcers; Gastroduodenal ulcer; Erosive Gastritis; Antiulcer agent; Antiulcer medication; Antiulcer drug; Antiulcer; Duodenal ulcers; Esophageal ulcer; Gastrointestinal ulcer; Peptic ulcer; Stomach ulceration; Ulcerated stomach
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a break in the inner lining of the stomach, the first part of the small intestine, or sometimes the lower esophagus. An ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer, while one in the first part of the intestines is a duodenal ulcer.