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What is an Ulcer?

What is an Ulcer? (0:32)

An ulcer is an erosion of the stomach lining, esophagus, or small bowel, expalins Lisa Ganjhu, DO, a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Medical Center. In this video learn more about what an ulcer is and how it is formed.

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A sore or a lesion is like a, I don't want to call it a hole but basically it's the destruction of the mucosa of either the oesophagus, the stomach or the small bowel and the side of it is from acid and the protective lining of the stomach or the duodenum get shed from certain medications or infection, and allows it, the mucosa to erode.