Description
* The intestinal tract is usually covered with a viscous mucous that protects the organ from damage by the gastric juices it produces. When the integrity of the protective coating is compromised the gastric juices begin to digest the exposed tissue causing a peptic ulcer. * If the peptic ulcer occurs in the duodenum it is called a duodenal ulcer. If it occurs in the stomach it is known as a gastric ulcer. * Almost ten percent of