Study of the role of diet in peptic ulcer disease

ABSTRACT

The incidence of peptic ulcer is increasing in certain areas of the world, while decreasing in others. This indicates the exposure to environmental ulcerogens or deficiencies of anti-ulcerogenic factors. Diet is considered as one of the environmental ulcerogens, while the others include bacteria and chemical ulcerogens. Fifty patients with peptic ulcer have been studied in a controlled manner to evaluate the role played by the diet in the occurrence of peptic ulcer disease. Results revealed that diet has a role in the development of peptic ulcer disease. For this, an eye should be kept on those ulcerogenic and protective dietary factors such as the number and regularity of meals, state of mastication, time of dinner, refined carbohydrate, animal fat, amount of fiber intake, excess frequent use of spices, salt and salted foods, drugs especially steroidal and non- steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs, caffeine containing beverages [coffee, tea, cola] and others as milk and liquorice