What does active ulcer disease mean

Active ulcer disease is a peptic ulcer (commonly known as: ulcer disease) is in the acute phase of the attack, the body has more pronounced symptoms of discomfort. Peptic ulcers, which include gastric and duodenal ulcers, are inflammatory defects that occur in the gastrointestinal mucosa, usually associated with the digestive action of gastric acid from gastric juices, and lesions that penetrate the muscular layer of the mucous membrane or reach deeper levels. Active peptic ulcers are usually single or multiple, round or ovoid to the naked eye, most of them are <10mm in diameter, with regular margins, the surrounding mucosa is often congested and edematous, and the surface is covered with white or yellow moss formed by exudate, and the patient's main manifestation is epigastric pain, which can be dull, burning, distending, severe pain, and hunger-like discomfort in nature. If the diagnosis is active ulcer disease, it is recommended to actively seek medical treatment and follow the doctor's instructions to standardize the treatment, to avoid delaying the condition or unauthorized treatment and cause adverse consequences.