Many people in America suffer from Peptic Ulcer Disease or PUD. The reason why I
choose this topic is because about 5 years ago I suffered from a peptic ulcer. It was a long
painful process that I had to go through, and it happened when I started my first year of
private school. Which was already a tough transition but made it even worse when I
missed many days of school because I was sick. I was in stomach pain on and off for about
a month and a half. It was something that I probably could have fixed very quickly if I ever
went to the doctor but instead I did not go for a while because I’d rather play basketball
than sit in the emergency room, or not playing basketball for a while. In my research I’m
looking to see if there is a therapeutic diet to help prevent and treat peptic ulcers.
An ulcer is an open wound or sore in the lining of your stomach or intestine. The peptic
ulcer can happen in your stomach, small intestine, or esophagus. The esophagus is called
the esophageal ulcer, the stomach is called the gastric ulcer, and the small intestine is
called the duodenal ulcer (Mayo Staff Clinic, 2013). The esophageal ulcer is in the
esophagus which is, “a tube like organ leading to the mouth of the stomach” (AGA, 2014).
Gastric ulcer are stomach “A sac-like organ that connects the esophagus to the small
intestine. It receives swallowed food and secretes juices high in acid to break down food”
