Helicobacter pylori

Proton pump inhibitors are common clinical drugs that are effective in treating acid-related diseases. They work by reducing the amount of acid produced by gastric glands in the mucous membrane in the stomach. The gastric proton pump resides in this gastric mucosa at the apical pole of the parietal cells. Under normal circumstances, approximately three liters of stomach acid is produced in a day under the regulation of the parasympathetic nervous system. The principle stimulant of acid secretion…

Stress’s Relationship to Ulcers It has been a common thought that stress was a direct cause of ulcers (“Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers (Peptic Ulcers)”, n.d.). Ulcers were thought to have been initiated by an increase in stomach acid, which would eat away at the mucosa of the stomach or other areas of the digestive tract until a break in the mucosa was formed and the stomach wall was then exposed directly to the acid, causing pain. Stress was blamed because stress had been thought to increase…

Since their introduction in 1988, proton pump inhibitors (PPI) have become one of the most prescribed drugs worldwide especially for the treatment of peptic ulcer and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). (1) Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) effectively suppress gastric acid production by inhibiting the function of H+/K+-ATPase in gastric parietal cells. (2) Also, the indications for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) have significantly increased, including GERD. These patients usually tend to be…

Think Like a Freak “Like a Bad Dye Job, the Truth Is in the Roots” Jayla Helton ECON 202 Summary In this chapter, they discuss how people discover a problem, and try to find a new way to approach it. The causes of many diseases, are still unknown to this day. Through several resource and trial and error, doctors have still never found a cure to some diseases. Finding the roots to and issue can sometimes to be difficult. A small section of this chapter talks about the economy…

SHORT INTRODUCTION Most people will never forget to put garlic when they cook. It does not matter what type of food, garlic stands out as the most popular ingredient in culinary setting. Set aside the tasty flavor, garlic also has tons of benefits to the body such as reducing risk of heart diseases, fighting cancer, maintaining blood pressure, treating diabetes, improving dementia symptoms, and many more. Garlic has a long history (back from the ancient Egyptian era) of being used to tackle…

process that affects the stomach (Huether & McCance, 2012). In gastritis, gastric acid stimulation and production are altered. The pathogenic changes result from acute exposure to drugs, chemicals or chronic processes related to degeneration or H. pylori bacteria (Huether & McCance, 2012). These agents lead to increased gastrin, hydrochloric acid levels, and atrophy (Huether & McCance, 2012). The presence of these chemicals disrupt the normal integrity, and protective barriers found the…

There are so many different diseases and sicknesses known to man that involve bacteria and other circumstances. A few of these being Crohn's Disease, Food Poisoning, Meningitis, and Ulcers. These bacteria are deadly in some cases and cause many problems in your body. The first thing we will do is go into what bacteria is and where it would be found. There are millions and billions of bacteria that exist that we cannot see. Bacteria is defined as single celled organisms that can only be seen…

Bacteria They are formed by a single rudimentary cell. They have no nucleus or plastids, but chromatin. Some have assimilators pigments. They are on earth, water, and air, and can generally move. They may be causing disease and therefore are called pathogens. Those that do not cause disease are called saprophytes. In some cases, they are even useful, as in digestive processes or synthesis of vitamins. By the way, they are called coconuts when circular; bacilli if they have the form of rods;…

Some bacteria are harmful to human body. Helicobacter pylori is an example of disease-causing bacteria which “seem to thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach”. As mentioned previously, there are also certainly good bacteria such as the probiotics that can lower our anxiety levels. Other examples…

Protect Yourself Against Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Naturally There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic-resistant superbugs lately, and we 're understandably scared. After all, if the strongest prescription antibiotics can 't beat a raging infection, does this mean we 'll enter another dark age of plague-like sickness and death? Not necessarily. Even though the first United States medical case of antibiotic-resistant bacteria was discovered recently, there 's no need for panic just…