1
: relating to or promoting digestion : digestive
2
: of, relating to, producing, or caused by pepsin
peptic digestion
3
: connected with or resulting from the action of digestive juices
a peptic ulcer
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An ulcer is an open sore, while peptic means acid is the root of the problem, according to the American College of Gastroenterology.
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Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
Inflammation plays a key role in many different disease states and health conditions including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, periodontitis, peptic ulcers and osteoarthritis.
—Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
Some include: · Diseases of the digestive system such as food poisoning or a peptic ulcer.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2022
The peptic ulcer was a sign of a bigger problem, a recurring one.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2022
Alex Carozzo bowed out in Portugal, vomiting blood from a peptic ulcer.
—Longreads, 5 Oct. 2022
Bleeding problems in people without high-risk conditions like peptic ulcer disease, NSAID use or corticosteroid use are rare, the task force notes, but the risk goes up with age.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
Additionally, your excessive gas coupled with other ailments like abdominal pain could be a symptom of gastritis or peptic ulcer disease, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 10 Mar. 2022
Or, low levels may occur when the body requires more iron than usual (such as during pregnancy or breastfeeding), or is losing more blood than usual (often due to a health issue like heavy periods, peptic ulcer disease, or colon cancer).
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 14 June 2021
Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
Inflammation plays a key role in many different disease states and health conditions including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, periodontitis, peptic ulcers and osteoarthritis.
—Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
Some include: · Diseases of the digestive system such as food poisoning or a peptic ulcer.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2022
The peptic ulcer was a sign of a bigger problem, a recurring one.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2022
Alex Carozzo bowed out in Portugal, vomiting blood from a peptic ulcer.
—Longreads, 5 Oct. 2022
Bleeding problems in people without high-risk conditions like peptic ulcer disease, NSAID use or corticosteroid use are rare, the task force notes, but the risk goes up with age.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
Additionally, your excessive gas coupled with other ailments like abdominal pain could be a symptom of gastritis or peptic ulcer disease, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 10 Mar. 2022
Or, low levels may occur when the body requires more iron than usual (such as during pregnancy or breastfeeding), or is losing more blood than usual (often due to a health issue like heavy periods, peptic ulcer disease, or colon cancer).
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 14 June 2021
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peptic
adjective
pep·tic
ˈpep-tik 
1
: relating to or promoting digestion
2
: resulting from the action of digestive juices
a peptic ulcer of the stomach
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