10 Symptoms and Treatments of a Duodenal Ulcer

7. A course of antibiotics

Many doctors have become reluctant to prescribe antibiotics out of concern over overuse, but they remain the preferred choice for treating ulcers with a bacterial cause. The H. pylori infection bacteria is by far the most common duodenal ulcer trigger. For example, statistics from the show that 95% of these ulcers come from this bacterial infection. Many people have these bacteria in their stomach linings, but they do them no harm. However, if an ulcer appears doctors prescribe a week's course of antibiotic drugs to cure the ulcer and kill the bacteria responsible.