Peptic acid disease, identified with the presence of a sore in the stomach or the duodenum PorEmma Treviño Share this publication Drink alcohol, smoke, have stress, consume nonsteroidal painkillers and suffer infections by the bacterium Helicobacter Pylori, represent risk factors to develop peptic ulcer, a disease that is among the first causes of demand for consultation at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS). Alejandro Soto Villa, medical director of the Social Security Hospital, explained that people with this chronic digestive tract condition are cared for by family doctors at the First Level of Care, trained to diagnose the disease with physical examination, medical history a... [Read more]