What is the Peptic Ulcer Diet?
The peptic ulcer diet may help reduce some symptoms of indigestion, but it cannot cure peptic ulcers or prevent them from forming. While in the past it was thought that peptic ulcers were mainly the result of diet or stress, medical professionals today point to an entirely different cause, the presence of the h. pylori bacteria. Sometimes this bacterium will inflame the stomach or duodenum lining and result in an ulcer.
The peptic ulcer diet may help reduce some symptoms of indigestion, but it cannot cure peptic ulcers or prevent them from forming. While in the past it was thought that peptic ulcers were mainly the result of diet or stress, medical professionals today point to an entirely different cause, the presence of the h. pylori bacteria. Sometimes this bacterium will inflame the stomach or duodenum lining and result in an ulcer. Though diet is not a primary cause of ulcers, and most peptic ulcers are now treated with antibiotics, observing the peptic ulcer diet while you have an ulcer, or if you are subject to frequent indigestion, may provide some comfort. The recommendations for the peptic ulcer diet are fairly broad, and not all people respond well or poorly to listed suggestions for food. Some foods on the restricted or not suggested list may not cause flare-ups of stomach problems, and other recommended foods may not always make your stomach happy.
