The Basic Facts about Ulcers
you should know about first...

These are the facts about stomach ulcers most people don't know about, and they may come as a shock to most people who have think that having a stomach ulcer is an uncommon condition;

• 80% - 90% of peptic ulcers are caused by an infection of a bacterium called Helicobacter Pylori (or H. pylori), and NOT by spicy foods or by stress.
  
  
• In poor countries with poor sanitation and unhygienic living conditions, 50% of the population are infected with H. pylori in early childhood, and nearly 90% of the adult population will be infected with H. pylori.
  
  
• The above figures show that nearly 3 in every 4 people are infected with Helicobacter Pylori.
  
  
• Approximately 1 in every 8 people will develop duodenal ulcers or stomach ulcers in their lifetime.
  
  
• Ulcers affect more than 5 million people each year in the USA alone.
  
  
• Every year over 300,000 people round the world have ulcer related surgery because of persistent symptoms or complications.
  
  
• Each year nearly 6,000 people die of ulcer-related complications in the USA alone.
  
  
• Another major cause of ulcers stems from the prolonged use of aspirin and other painkillers, commonly known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's)
  
  
• Nearly 3 in every 4 gastric ulcers are caused by H. pylori.
  
  
• Almost 90% of duodenal ulcers are caused by H. pylori.
  
  
• 30% of people under the age of 40 are infected with H. pylori
  
  
• 60% of people over the age of 60 are infected with H. pylori

• People of any age can get an ulcer and women are just as prone to ulcers as men are.
  
  
• Peptic ulcers will affect nearly 1 in 10 of all adults in Western countries.
  
  
• About 1 in every 20 gastric ulcers lead to stomach cancer.
  
  
• Duodenal ulcers may occur in adults of any age.
  
  
• Gastric ulcers affect mainly adults older than 40 years.
  
  
• One of the saddest facts about ulcers is that the older you get, the more prone you will become to H. pylori infection. For example it is estimated that 20% of 20 year olds are likely candidates, as are 30% of 30 year olds and so on.

The Darkest Facts about Ulcers that your
Doctor won't ever tell you about!!

• One of the facts about ulcers that is really shocking is that it took over 10 years from the time the link of H. pylori to stomach ulcers was discovered, to to the time the medical profession finally acknowledged H. pylori as the main cause of ulcers.
  
  
• Ulcer medication is a multi billion dollar industry. For instance, Prilosec which is now being replaced by Nexium, produced sales of $6 BILLION in one year. These drugs are prescribed for peptic ulcers, and also for acid reflux or heartburn which may or may not be ulcer related.
  
  
• The H. pylori bacterium is evolving quickly and is fast becoming immune to nearly all antibiotic treatments currently being prescribed by doctors. The Pharmaceutical companies are in a race to develop 'better' antibiotics - we guess these new antibiotics will be a lot more potent and the side effects will be even worse than the current lot.
  
  
• Most members of the medical profession claim the only effective treatment is antibiotics. They are unaware that there are scientifically proven natural remedies that are far more effective than any drug therapy.
  
  
• After they have qualified, doctors are mostly educated by medical representatives from the drug companies and are pretty much kept up to date in this way. In this way, they obviously get a very biased post graduate 'education' from the drug companies.
  
  
• The rate of relapse of patients treated with antibiotics is high - this means that patients are only getting temporary relief before the symptoms return.
  
  
• Antibiotic treatments for ulcers have nasty negative effects - these can be so bad for some patients that they cannot finish the full course of the antibiotics, and the result is that the treatment then obviously fails.
  

Want great advice on how to
be free from stomach ulcers?

Remember, if you want to be free from most types of ulcers, then you need to be free from H. pylori. That's because 80% - 90% of stomach ulcers are caused by H. pylori bacteria.

Our Natural Health team has accumulated a wealth of information on H. pylori and have compiled an informative and essential report which contains everything you should know about H. pylori.

This information is a collection of the knowledge and experience gathered from a number of doctors treating their own patients in their own practices - and we sincerley hope this information will give you the edge in making an informed decision about your treatment......

We suggest you learn and understand more about H. pylori bacteria first, so that you can make an informed decision on the type of treatment you should take.

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