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Having COPD May Increase Risk for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
By Deborah Leader, RN, About.com Guide April 16, 2012
It has been previously established that peptic ulcer disease is more prevalent in people who smoke or have COPD. But, while the overall prevalence of peptic ulcer disease is decreasing, bleeding from peptic ulcers is on the rise. Until now, little has been known about the association between peptic ulcer bleeding and COPD. A recent study set out to determine if, indeed, there is a link.
During the study, researchers evaluated information collected from Taiwan's National Health Insurance research database using a total of 62,876 subjects. Of these, 32,682 patients (study group) had COPD, while 32,682 (control group) did not.
Study results concluded that COPD patients do have a higher risk of bleeding from peptic ulcers. This could be for a number of reasons:
1.COPD is characterized by inflammation, both in the lungs and throughout the body. Inflammation is associated with oxidative stress, which may damage the GI tract.
2.People with COPD have other smoking related illnesses, such as hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure, each of which may be treated with medications that thin the blood and increase the risk of bleeding, such as aspirin, NSAIDS and coumadin.
3.Many people with COPD use steroids to control inflammation. Steroids may possibly delay healing of peptic ulcers.
Important risk factors that may contribute to peptic ulcer bleeding in COPD patients include being older than 65, being male, having high blood pressure, diabetes, heart failure, kidney disease, a history of peptic ulcer disease and using NSAIDS. In contrast, having coronary artery disease, using aspirin, steroids and non-aspirin anti-platelet (blood-thinning) agents were not found to be contributing factors to an increased risk of bleeding.
http://copd.about.com/b/2012/04/16/having-copd-may-increase-risk-for-peptic-ulcer-bleeding.htm
I think its important that we know about this.
I hope your all feeling well and breathing easy,
Love Holly
By Deborah Leader, RN, About.com Guide April 16, 2012
It has been previously established that peptic ulcer disease is more prevalent in people who smoke or have COPD. But, while the overall prevalence of peptic ulcer disease is decreasing, bleeding from peptic ulcers is on the rise. Until now, little has been known about the association between peptic ulcer bleeding and COPD. A recent study set out to determine if, indeed, there is a link.
During the study, researchers evaluated information collected from Taiwan's National Health Insurance research database using a total of 62,876 subjects. Of these, 32,682 patients (study group) had COPD, while 32,682 (control group) did not.
Study results concluded that COPD patients do have a higher risk of bleeding from peptic ulcers. This could be for a number of reasons:
1.COPD is characterized by inflammation, both in the lungs and throughout the body. Inflammation is associated with oxidative stress, which may damage the GI tract.
2.People with COPD have other smoking related illnesses, such as hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure, each of which may be treated with medications that thin the blood and increase the risk of bleeding, such as aspirin, NSAIDS and coumadin.
3.Many people with COPD use steroids to control inflammation. Steroids may possibly delay healing of peptic ulcers.
Important risk factors that may contribute to peptic ulcer bleeding in COPD patients include being older than 65, being male, having high blood pressure, diabetes, heart failure, kidney disease, a history of peptic ulcer disease and using NSAIDS. In contrast, having coronary artery disease, using aspirin, steroids and non-aspirin anti-platelet (blood-thinning) agents were not found to be contributing factors to an increased risk of bleeding.
http://copd.about.com/b/2012/04/16/having-copd-may-increase-risk-for-peptic-ulcer-bleeding.htm
I think its important that we know about this.
I hope your all feeling well and breathing easy,
Love Holly
Thanks for sharing this Holly.
I had a gastric ulcer caused by taking a Ibuprofen , then by RX only, called Motrin for pain caused by a whiplash injury. I was lucky that I just had to eat small meals every 2 hours and take Zantac. A few years later I was diagnosed with Gerd .
Anyone with digestive problems will tell you that it indeed does affect your breathing.
Thanks Holly