Symptoms of stomach ulcers – a stomach ulcer typically causes dull, pressing upper abdominal pain after eating, which may radiate to the back on the left.
The stomach emptying eases the pain. A stomach ulcer’s frequent companions are nausea and vomiting of food. Because the patient is afraid of eating, weight loss is common.
It is often accompanied by symptoms of indigestion (dyspepsia): early satiety, a feeling of fullness and bloating.
With a duodenal ulcer, hunger pain is more typical. The pain is sharp and burning, and is felt in the upper abdomen and under the right rib cage.
It eases temporarily after eating, then returns once the stomach has emptied.
The patient finds it hard to tolerate hunger. Acid vomiting is common, while dyspeptic symptoms are less frequent.
