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What are the symptoms and diagnosis of peptic ulcers?.

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Answer: What symptoms do you think a peptic ulcer would cause? Why do you think these symptoms would occur?

People with peptic ulcers feel a burning pain during digestion because the bacteria thrive in the mucus layer of the stomach and weaken it. The cells in the stomach lining don’t secrete enough mucus to combat the acidic effects of gastric juices. The acid gets through the lining, leading to inflammation and pain.

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