4. Coffee and caffeinated beverages: Caffeine can stimulate acid production in the stomach, potentially worsening ulcer ...

Peptic ulcers are open sores that occur when the protective mucosal (mucus) layer in the lining of your stomach or small intestine becomes damaged. This causes the stomach acid to tear into the ...

A peptic ulcer is histologically defined as a mucosal defect that extends to or beyond the muscularis mucosa, with mucosal damage due to pepsin and gastric acid secretion. Most ulcers occur in the ...