How to get rid of ulcers?!


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They're chronic, and come 2 or 3 at a time, in the mouth & on the throat. It's been 7 months. On taking medication, they disappear, but once th medication is discontinued, they reappear.
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One way to treat ulcers is to get rid of the H. pylori bacteria. Treatment may also be aimed at lowering the amount of acid that your stomach makes, neutralizing the acid and protecting the injured area so it can heal. It's also very important to stop doing things, such as smoking and drinking alcohol, that damage the lining of your digestive tract.

Triple therapy is a treatment to eliminate H. pylori. It is a combination of 2 antibiotics and bismuth subsalicylate (one brand name: Pepto-Bismol). Other combinations may also be effective. This treatment may be used with medicine that reduces the amount of acid your stomach makes.

Several other medicines can be used to help treat ulcers. Two types of medicines (H2 blockers and proton pump inhibitors) reduce the amount of acid that your stomach makes. They usually help people start to feel better within 3 days.

Antacids neutralize acid that the stomach makes. A medicine called sucralfate (brand name: Carafate) coats the ulcer to protect it from the acid so it has time to heal.

Another medicine, misoprostol (brand name: Cytotec), reduces the amount of acid and protects the lining of the stomach. It is usually used to prevent gastric ulcers in people who need to take anti-inflammatory drugs and who have had stomach irritation or ulcers in the past.

Treatment to get rid of H. pylori usually takes about 2 to 3 weeks. Your doctor may want you to take medicine that lowers the stomach acid for up to 8 weeks. Most ulcers heal within this time.

If your symptoms come back after you stop taking medicine, your doctor may want you to take a different medicine or take a low dose of medicine even when you're not having symptoms to keep the ulcer from coming back.

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Yeah i get them around January every year id love to know how to get rid of them too

Ulcers are stress related.ask your docter for a mild sedative.

I've dealt with numerous bouts of these. The doctor kept giving me medication and they kept coming back. He continued to ask me if I was tired or stressed, and at that time I didn't feel either. I couldn't put a finger on any particular stressors in my life. I did some research on the internet and found that they may be caused by a vitamin deficiency. (vitamin B12, folic acid or iron) Since then I have started taking a multivitamin every day and it really seems to help. It stopped the continuous cycle of ulcers. But, even with the vitamin regiman if I am especially tired or stressed, or if I forget to take the vitamins the ulcers will return.
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personal experience
http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/mouthulcers.html
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