What causes stomach ulcers? Detailed answer

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What causes stomach ulcers?

According to the most common theory, an ulcer occurs due to the digestive action of gastric juice on the mucous membrane (peptic ulcer). It is caused either by an increase in the activity of the juice, or by a decrease in the resistance of sections of the mucous membrane to its action.

For a long time, gastritis was considered the primary factor in this process. In the 1950s and 1960s, the central importance was recognized for the nervous system, in the 1970s and 1980s for gastrin (a hormone that is produced in the pancreas), and now the root cause of stomach ulcers is seen in the colonization of the stomach by pyloric Helicobacter pylori. It's not even the bacterium itself, but its toxins, which cause both an increase in gastrin secretion and an increase in the production of hydrochloric acid.

Pyloric Helicobacter pylori is found in the stomach and in many healthy people. It produces an antibiotic that protects against salmonella and other dangerous microorganisms. Apparently, in principle, it is useful for the body, but sometimes it "goes crazy" and causes ulceration of the stomach wall - perhaps in people with reduced immunity.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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The English word "mumpsimus" denotes a person who sticks to his views or habits even after they have been clearly shown to be wrong. The origin of the term goes back to the story of a priest who misremembered the Latin word "sumpsimus" as "mumpsimus". When the error was pointed out to him, he said that he was already used to writing like that and would not be reorganized. Interestingly, "sumpsimus" also appears in the English dictionary and means the opposite - a strict pedant who refuses to accept more common but formally incorrect norms.

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