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Ulcer Causes and Foods to avoid Ulcers

Consume
• A balanced, varied diet to promote healing.
• Lean meat, poultry, enriched or fortified breads and cereals, legumes, and dried fruits for iron lost through bleeding.
AVOID
• Coffee, including decaffeinated, and other sources of caffeine.
• Spices such as pepper, chili peppers, cloves, and garlic, which trigger acid secretion.
• Alcohol.
• Smoking.
• Fatty foods.
• Late-night snacks.
CAUSES OF ULCERS
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Ulcers Symptoms and Treatment

All sores that erode mucous membranes or the skin and penetrate the underlying muscle are referred to as ulcers. Those that occur in the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, or the duodenum are known mote specifically as “peptic ulcers,” because they form in areas exposed to stomach acids and the digestive enzyme, pepsin. […]