Treatment
-Antacids: liquid form to coat stomach. Take bedtime when stomach empty.
-Proton Pump Inhibitors (-prazoles)
-H2 antags: famotidine (pepcid)
-GI cocktail (donnatal, viscous lidocaine, mylanta II)
-antibiotics for H. pylori
-sucralfate: forms barrier over wound so acid can't get on ulcer
-teach client to: reduce stress, stop smoking, avoid temp extremes, spicy food, caffeine