Rational management of peptic ulcer disease.
If the goal of treatment is healing of the ulcer, then success is usually achieved - repeatedly. In order to avoid recurring episodes, it is essential that both the physician and the patient learn to regard the ulcer as the result of a chronic disease process. This means that management becomes a lifelong undertaking, with antacids and meals used according to schedules that keep gastric pH above ulcerogenic levels.
D000863:Antacids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D000863:Antacids; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D010276:Parasympatholytics