Besides pain, an ulcer can cause three other well-known difficulties. 1. Serious bleeding of an ulcer may occur. This is recognized by vomited blood or black, tarry stools. 2. Blowout (Penetration) of the ulcer produces immediate severe abdominal pain, a… Continue Reading →
Abdominal Diseases Peptic Ulcer (Stomach Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer). A peptic ulcer is a painful sore in the stomach or its outlet, that looks like a canker sore of the mouth, with its crater-like appearance varying from the size of a… Continue Reading →
The Abdomen Abdominal troubles of advancing years are much more significant than those of youth. Within the abdomen, the factory of the body, any organ may have difficulty, but these organs, their functions and diseases are very vague to most… Continue Reading →
Angina Pectoris Pain. Angina Pectoris is a well-known heart chest pain. Like all heart pain, it is due to heart arteries that do not bring enough blood to the heart muscle while it is working. The pain is felt when… Continue Reading →
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease Pain. Arteriosclerosis is our second type of heart disease to cause chest pain. In this disease, the heart artery probably along with other arteries of the body, has a much thickened and roughened wall, which may greatly… Continue Reading →
Heart Attack Pain. What can we say of the pain in the “heart attack?” We know now that all heart pain is due to a lack of blood supply to the heart muscle. In the heart attack, a blood clot… Continue Reading →