Health Tip: Signs That You May Have an Ulcer

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(HealthDay News) -- An ulcer is a sore that occurs in the tissue that lines the digestive tract. Most ulcers are believed caused by a bacterial infection.

The American Academy of Family Physicians says the warning signs of an ulcer may include:

• Pain that improves with eating or drinking, then gets worse after another hour or two.
• Pain that gets worse while eating or drinking.
• Pain in the stomach that wakes you at night.
• Feeling full very quickly.
• Feeling heaviness, bloating, burning or a dull pain in the belly.
• Throwing up.
• Losing weight unexpectedly.

-- Diana Kohnle

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