Stomach ulcers—also known as peptic ulcers—can be extremely painful. Often, someone with a stomach ulcer feels a burning pain in their stomach, which is located between the breastbone and belly button ...

For decades, people with stomach ulcers were advised to eat frequent small meals and consume bland foods. The thinking was simple: more food meant more stomach acid neutralization, which should reduce ...

Your morning coffee, that pain reliever you take after a workout, even the way you handle a stressful day at work – these seemingly innocent parts of your daily routine might be setting you up for a ...

While the evidence is mixed, it is clear that the relationship between alcohol use and stomach ulcers, or peptic ulcers, is complex. There’s little evidence to suggest that alcohol directly causes ...

Peptic ulcers are open sores on the lining of the stomach that can lead to a burning sensation, especially at night or when we are hungry. But what are ulcers? In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr.

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Ultrasound can’t detect stomach ulcers as easily as other methods, like upper endoscopy. But since ultrasound is noninvasive, it might be beneficial in some situations, like detecting large ulcers or ...

On the advice of his doctor, legendary singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen, who recently turned 74, postponed his worldwide tour to continue recovering from a digestive condition that many people born ...