What is peptic ulcer? How is peptic ulcer caused?
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ᴘᴇᴘᴛɪᴄ ᴜʟᴄᴇʀs ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪɢᴇsᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴇᴀᴛs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɴᴇʀ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ ᴏʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ɪɴᴛᴇsᴛɪɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴀɪɴғᴜʟ ᴏᴘᴇɴ sᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʙʟᴇᴇᴅ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪɢᴇsᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ɪs ᴄᴏᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍᴜᴄᴏᴜs ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴀᴄɪᴅ.
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Peptic ulcers occur when acid in the digestive tract eats away at the inner surface of the stomach or small intestine. The acid can create a painful open sore that may bleed. Your digestive tract is coated with a mucous layer that normally protects against acid.
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