Thursday 2 November 2017

PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE


‘Doctor, I am an ulcer patient’, he said; ‘I have had ulcer for over 5 years’, he added. I squirmed.

The misconceptions that have placed peptic ulcer disease in the same category as other chronic illnesses like hypertension and diabetes have been saddening. These have been festered by poor information and unfounded beliefs.