There is no best drug for treating gastric ulcer. Gastric ulcer treatment includes inhibiting gastric acid secretion, eradicating Helicobacter pylori, and protecting gastric mucosa, etc. Commonly used medications include omeprazole, famotidine, and Rebapatide.
1. Inhibit gastric acid secretion: inhibiting gastric acid secretion can reduce the damage of gastric mucosa and promote the repair of gastric ulcer. Commonly used acid-suppressing drugs include proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor antagonists, such as omeprazole, rabeprazole, famotidine, cimetidine and so on.
2. Eradication of Helicobacter pylori: HP infection is the main cause of gastric ulcer, gastric ulcer needs to eradicate HP treatment. The current program for HP eradication is two antibiotics, a proton pump inhibitor and a bismuth agent. Commonly used drugs are amoxicillin, clarithromycin, omeprazole, bismuth potassium citrate.
3. Protect the gastric mucosa: cover the surface of the ulcer, block the self-digestion of gastric acid and pepsin, and promote mucosal repair. Commonly used drugs are magnesium aluminum carbonate , aluminum thioglycollate, Rebapatide and so on.
If you are diagnosed with gastric ulcer, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible, and under the guidance of the doctor to carry out targeted treatment, so as to avoid complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding, perforation, pyloric obstruction, cancer and so on.