A careful medical ulcer regimen should be started at ... made every eight to twelve hours as a help in disclosing slow but persistent bleeding, which requires continuous transfusion.

These people are six times more likely to have bleeding ulcers. If you have chronic heartburn, fullness or general discomfort ...

including enlargement of the ulcer and unexpected massive bleeding. Patients with blood coagulopathy caused by liver cirrhosis or hematological diseases and those taking non-steroidal anti ...

Although not specifically approved for the treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as omeprazole (Losec AstraZeneca, Luton, UK) are widely used for this indication.

Background and Aims: Because non-bleeding visible vessels (NBVV) of gastric peptic ulcers have the potential to re-bleed, endoscopic hemostatic treatment may be necessary during the first ...