A Peptic Ulcer and Receiving Social Security Disability

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A peptic ulcer is an open sore that forms in the inside lining of your stomach, esophagus or upper small intestine (duodenum). In fact, it may surprise you to know that more peptic ulcers develop in your duodenum than in your stomach. A peptic ulcer is characterized by burning stomach pain. It is usually acidic and can be extremely painful. A peptic ulcer is a common condition. About 20 million people in the United States will have a peptic ulcer during there lifetime according to the American College of Gastroenterology. This represents about 10% of the American population. Somewhere between 350,000 and 500,000 new cases and more than 1 million ulcer-related hospitalizations take place each year in the United States. A peptic ulcer usually develops between the ages of 30 and 50. Men have a peptic ulcer twice as often as women. A peptic ulcer is referred to in other ways. It is also known as PUD, peptic ulcer disease or ulcus pepticum. A peptic ulcer forms in an area where tissue has been destroyed by stomach acid and gastric juices. The mucous membrane that lines your digestive tract erodes and causes a gradual breakdown of tissue. Depending on where a peptic ulcer is located is what determines its name. If it occurs in your stomach, it is called a gastric ulcer. A duodenum ulcer develops in your duodenum. An esophageal ulcer forms in your esophagus There are several different signs and symptoms that you may experience with a peptic ulcer. Some of these are:

Vomiting
Belching
Unintended weight loss
Pain that occurs two to three hours after you eat
A poor appetite
Abdominal pain that has a gnawing or burning sensation
Nausea
Dyspepsia (indigestion)
Pain that is often worse when you have an empty stomach
Stomach pain at nighttime
Heartburn
Pain that disappears and then returns for a few days or weeks
Pain that may be relieved by taking an acid-reducing medication or eating certain foods that buffer stomach acid
Having stools that are tarry or black
Having dark blood in your stools.

You or a loved one may have or have had a peptic ulcer. Complications that have resulted from this disorder and/or other disabling conditions along with it may be what are causing you or your loved one to be disabled and in need of financial help. You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by complications that have resulted from a peptic ulcer and/or other disabling conditions along with it. You or your loved one may have already applied and been turned down by the Social Security Administration. If you or your loved one has considered reapplying or appealing the denial, consider this. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer in their corner. Please do not wait. Contact the disability attorney at disabilitycasereview.com, today.

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A Peptic Ulcer and Receiving Social Security Disability