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Mifepristone and misoprostol are commonly used in medication abortions but are also used to treat conditions related to pregnancy like miscarriages or postpartum hemorrhaging as well as Cushing’s syndrome and gastric ulcers.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
The findings revealed that T. ammi essential oil could be applied to treat gastric ulcers naturally, although human studies are needed.
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—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Last year, a major study of more than half a million Chinese men, published in Nature, linked alcohol to more than 60 diseases, including liver cirrhosis, stroke, several gastrointestinal cancers, gout, cataracts and gastric ulcers.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Aug. 2024
The only use of misoprostol that’s approved by the FDA is for the prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 13 June 2024
If untreated, gastritis may cause gastric ulcers and bleeding.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 29 Oct. 2023
Two common types of peptic ulcers include gastric ulcers, which occur on the inside of the stomach, and duodenal ulcers which occur on the inside of the upper portion of a person's small intestine, or duodenum.
—Jonel Aleccia, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
Misoprostol, which is approved for use in the treatment of gastric ulcers, also causes uterine contractions and ends the pregnancy.
—Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2023
End of carousel When mifepristone is available, the drug is taken along with misoprostol, which is also used to treat postpartum hemorrhages and gastric ulcers, among other conditions.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Gastric ulcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastric%20ulcer. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
gastric ulcer
noun
: a peptic ulcer situated in the stomach
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