My daughter has a stomach ulcer.Will this prevent her from joining the military?
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yes. It is something that will effect her in BMT and could get worse under the stressful conditions.
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It takes something pretty serious to keep you from passing the screening. I'm seriously anemic and they still approved me to come here. I think a lot of it has to do with where your going. Our hospital here in Naples doesn't even have a Intensive Care Unit, I think it's a forty something bed hospital, so anybody with anything that is too bad, they wouldn't send somewhere like this. My biggest problem for the overseas screening was the dental. I actually had to have a lot of work done on my mouth! But that kind worked out for the best for me....I got braces and the Military is paying for them one hundred percent because I live overseas! I'm seen on base here for both medical and dental.As a dependent ( My husband is the active duty member ) over the age of 19, our dental insurance through the military in the States wouldn't cover anything for braces. And remember that when you go in for your screening, you'll see a military dentist for your dental screening, but if you have anything they want fixed before you go ( Wisdom teeth pulled, cavities filled, etc... ) they'll make you go to a civilian dentist to have it done, so you'll hav to pay whatever the insurance doesn't.
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If it is prescribed from a doctor for the appropriate thing, such as weight loss. I believe so. You probably just need to let your first Sargent know or the person above you in your unit. Then there should be no problems. But it would be best to go to a doctor on post to have it prescribed. He would be the best person to really let you know for sure.
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Yes you could be i spotted like that with my first child when i was suppose to start i would spot for a few days i took tests from the store all neg. Doctor took urine tests and blood tests all neg they finally did a ultrasound cause they thought i had a ulser well i was three months preg they had me on ulcer meds before they knew. go to your doctor let him or her know you have been trying for 4 or 5 months you can get a false neg but not a false positive. if you are your body just might not have enough preg hormone yet. my daughter is now 12 years old a very healthy so much for my ulcer thank god the meds did not effect her. Make sure you are taking folic acid or preg vitamins while you are trying the first three months in the womb are when the baby needs this the most.
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I think this will help you.\n\n\nWhile the word ulcer can refer to any type of sore or lesion that won't heal, in common usage it typically refers to peptic ulcers, very painful lesions that form in the stomach or intestine. For years, even centuries, ulcers were believed to be caused by stress and/or particular kinds of food and were considered a chronic condition. That is, it was thought that you couldn't 'cure' ulcers, you just had to manage them with antacids, diet - eating only bland food, for example - and lowering your stress levels. The classical stereotype of the overworked Type-A manager would depict him getting off the phone and reaching for antacids as he clutched his midsection. "Oh, my ulcer," he would moan, an indication that the phone call had just contributed to his stress.\n\nBecause the stomach is a highly acidic environment, it was thought that bacteria simply couldn't live there for long. However, in 1982, Robin Warren, an Australian pathologist, proved that patients with chronic ulcers also had colonies of bacteria inhabiting their stomach. Barry Marshall, of the University of Western Australia, took this finding and, working with Warren, located and identified the bacterium in question, which they named Helicobacter pylori.\n\nTheir findings were so contradictory to prevailing conventional wisdom that their work got very little notice, even though it promised a permanent cure to stomach ulcers. In a dramatic display of the validity of their findings, Dr. Marshall deliberately infected himself with Helicobacter pylori and gave himself ulcers, which were then cured by a round of antibiotic treatment. Still, it took the next two decades to overthrow long-held beliefs on the treatment of ulcers, and you will find many laymen today who believe that ulcers are chronic and incurable. In October 2005, Warren and Marshall were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine, in recognition for their groundbreaking work in the treatment of stomach ulcers.
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Many stomach ulcers are considered to be caused by a bacteria, H. pylori, and are often treated using both oral and injected antibiotics to irradicate the bacteria which reside on the surface and within the stomach lining.  Competent medical doctors (specialists?) can determine the cause of an ulcer and its proper treatment.  It is not wise to wait too long because the disease can progress.  Good luck.
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YES, they most certainly do.  My husband was facing a medical discharge last year, but they decided there was really no reason for it, since the condition didn't surface until he had been in the military for four years, and it can be controlled by medication.  There are other people who have gotten discharged though, even people we know.
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If you mena peptic (stomach) ulcers, then the above answers are interesting.  For centuries, we thought that acid causes ulcers.  Something seemed wrong with that hypothesis, though, since the stomach is MEANT to have the acid, so why would it cause ulcers? Well in the early 1980's two pretty brave Australian doctors thought of a radical idea: the ulcers are caused by bacteria.  They spent their life proving it and they finally succeeded.  THey actually swallowd the bacteria and have gotten ulcers on purpose.  It all paid off, though, as they have become recipients of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine.  So the second poster is right.  It is bacteria and it is called Helicobacter pylori.  Plenty of people have it and stress, smoking and alcohol make the likelihood of getting an ulcer worst.  If you have ulcers, ask your doctor to check you for H. pylori and treat you as necessary.  Cheers.\n\nCheck this out:\n\nhttp://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/2005/
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There is not really any normal flora of the stomach, though a little over half the world's population has H pylori in the stomach.  This does not mean that they all have ulcers, though.  The immune system will attempt to defeat the infection, but it is usually unable to reach the H pylori due to its odd location.  It is possible that some of what causes an ulcer is not the bacteria itself but the body's inflammatory response.
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anti-inflammatory medicine can be very dangerous if not taken under medical supervision and for long periods of time. aspirin for example can attack the stomach and can even cause an ulcer in people with sensitive stomach, even taken in the recommended dosage.\n  my recommendation is to talk with your doctor or pharmacist and see what they say about it
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Classical causes of ulcers (tobacco smoking, blood groups, spices and a large array of strange things) are of relatively minor importance in the development of peptic ulcers.\n\nA major causative factor (75% of gastric and 90% of duodenal ulcers) is chronic inflammation due to Helicobacter pylori, a spirochaete that inhabits the antral mucosa and increases gastrin production. Gastrin, in turn, stimulates the production of gastric acid by parietal cells.\n\nAnother major cause is the use of NSAIDs.  The gastric mucosa protects itself from gastric acid with a layer of mucous, the secretion of which is stimulated by certain prostaglandins. NSAIDs block the function of cyclooxygenase 1 (cox-1), which is essential for the production of these prostaglandins. Newer NSAIDs (celecoxib, rofecoxib) only inhibit cox-2, which is less essential in the gastric mucosa, and roughly halve the risk of NSAID-related gastric ulceration.\n\nGlucocorticoids lead to atrophy of all epithelial tissues. Their role in ulcerogenesis is relatively small.\n\nStress in the psychological sense has not been proven to influence the development of peptic ulcers. Burns and head trauma, however, can lead to "stress ulcers", and it is reported in many patients who are on mechanical ventilation.\n\nSmoking leads to atherosclerosis and vascular spasms, causing vascular insufficiency and promoting the development of ulcers through ischemia.\n\nA family history is often present in duodenal ulcers, especially when blood group O is also present. Inheritance appears to be unimportant in gastric ulcers.\n\nMacroscopically: Gastric ulcer is most often localized on the lesser curvature of the stomach. It is a round to oval parietal defect ("hole"), 2 to 4 cm diameter, with a smooth base and perpendicular borders. These borders are not elevated or irreguliar as in gastric cancer - ulcerative form. Surrounding mucosa may present radial folds, as a consequence of the parietal scarring.\n\nMicroscopically: Gastric peptic ulcer is a mucosal defect which penetrates the muscularis mucosae and muscularis propria, produced by acid-pepsin aggression. Ulcer margins are perpendicular and present chronic gastritis. During the active phase, the base of the ulcer shows 4 zones: inflammatory exudate, fibrinoid necrosis, granulation tissue and fibrous tissue. The fibrous base of the ulcer may contain vessels with thickened wall or with thrombosis.
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I have been checking out ways to relieve soreness my muscles and so has my wife. At one point, we went to an old massuse that used chiropractic techniques as well as many herbal and vitamins. He was somehow able to find that my wife had an ulcer by rubbing her feet (relexology) and then went and pressed on a spot on her stomach that was indeed sore. He said that is an ulcer and if you press right there (how he was & she felt it) that over time it would help her. He did give her a "tinture"? (spelling) kinda was a tea looking and tasting mixture of certain vitamins that he said she was short on (after taking a saliva sample and testing it).\n\nWe have also been looking at massage chairs and found a thermal (heated) massage bed called Ceragem that has infared heat. The bed is great to lay on and also there are attachments that you can put where ever you want and one that you can sit on. The ceragem bed is kinda spendy to buy (I think about $2500) but there is store near us that allows 1 free visit per day with a 40 minute "demo" version. They encourage you to come as many times as you want (once per day). They say that the heat and infared can help with stomach and digestive problems including ulcers. To find a dealer near you to try one out, click on the link and then the map. I honestly prefer the massage of other types of massage chairs better but I do like the strong heat that Ceragem has. I also included a link to see what a foot reflexology chart looks like incase you were curious... I don't know how to recommend a good massuse in your area as honestly there are some that are just ok and some that are just bad ones... good luck. Oh and I know my wife has said that yogurt helps her stomach "settle" some when her ulcers have been bothering her.
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Ulcers are caused by the H. Pylori bacteria.
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Scientists are not clueless.  However medicine is a big money industry.  An Australian man found a cure for 80% of all ulcers.  However, pharmaceutical companies tried to suppress his findings and prevented him from getting grants because all of the over the counter acid reducing drugs were becoming available.  In desperation, this scientist ended up using himself as a test subject to prove his theory.  I never had ulcers, and do not know what became of this.  But it is one small example of how corporations, government, and litigation can prevent cures from happening.
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symptoms don't lead to an ulcer.ulcers cause symptoms.
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all she has to do is see the military doctors on base or take a chance and find a doctor in the town or city that you'll are in, better stick with us doctors for health reasons
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A good start might be a documentary like Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11". You could also try "Control Room" (a behind-the-scenes at Al-Jazeera) or "The Power Of Nightmares" (a staggering BBC documentary about the war on terror). \n\nMore effective may be introducing your son (I'm guessing it's your son) to veterans of recent combat engagements. Stories of life on the ground may change his mind.\n\nFor the record, I don't think talking someone out of joining the army is either unpatriotic or cowardly. The US government has engaged in a conflict with lousy reasons for joining, and no exit strategy. I get sick every time I hear the "they knew the risk when they signed up" argument. Yes, military people agree to risk their lives when they put their uniform, but they should expect their commanders to only risk their lives when absolutely necessary.