Elderly people are prone to bleeding due to gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Bleeding due to gastric and duodenal ulcers often occurs in the elderly, people with a history of gastric ulcers, multiple bleeding, often occurring after taking anti-inflammatory drugs...

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In addition, 33% of patients have no signs of gastric or duodenal ulcers, which are cases of ulcers due to small curvature, posterior ulcers, fibrosis, and silent progression. Or cases of acute ulcers, with absolutely no history, bleeding is the first sign of damage.

Symptoms: Patients often feel full, uncomfortable, nauseous, pain lasting for several days or weeks, then vomiting blood. Dark red blood mixed with blood clots and food. There are cases of severe vomiting of fresh blood.

Patients often have frequent bowel movements, stools are black like coffee grounds or like tar, and have a foul odor. Patients feel dizzy, lightheaded, or faint after vomiting or bowel movements. Skin is pale, pale, and sweaty; pulse is fast > 90 times/minute; arterial blood pressure drops, possibly below 80mmHg. Although there are many effective drugs to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers, the overall mortality rate is about 3 - 10%.

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