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- From: eepee@polaris.utu.fi (Esa-Pekka P{lvim{ki)
- Subject: Re: *** Frequent Stomach upsets. Reasons? ***
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.085557.22225@polaris.utu.fi>
- Organization: University of Turku, Finland
- References: <1992Jul19.174441.150722@cs.cmu.edu> <1992Jul20.014753.15491@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 08:55:57 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul20.014753.15491@eng.umd.edu> georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul19.174441.150722@cs.cmu.edu> sjha+@cs.cmu.edu (Somesh Jha) writes:
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- >>I am posting this for a friend. He says he gets stomach upsets very
- >>frequently. Is this an early sign of ulcer? What can cause these things?
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- >It was recently discovered that over 90% of stomach ulcers are
- >caused by a helicobactor bacterial infection.
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- >If his stomach upsets continue, his exam should include a blood test
- >for helicobacter.
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