1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DFiFfG6qLv"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/stress-ulcer/">Stress ulcer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/stress-ulcer/embed/#?secret=DFiFfG6qLv" width="600" height="338" title="“Stress ulcer” — Glossary" data-secret="DFiFfG6qLv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A type of peptic ulcer that may develop following a major illness, serious injury, burn, or shock.Multiple small, shallow ulcers that form in the mucosa of the stomach or, occasionally, in the duodenum, in response to extreme physiological stressors. Stress ulcers seen in patients with shock, extensive burns, or sepsis are called Curling’s ulcers and may be caused by mucosal ischemia secondary to systemic vasoconstriction. Stress ulcers that occur in patients with increased intracranial pressure (Cushing’s ulcers) may be caused by increased secretion of gastric acid due to vagus nerve stimulation.A sudden-onset peptic ulcer that emerges in response to shock, a severe burn, injury, or significant illness is termed a stress ulcer. These ulcers tend to be multiple and are most frequently found in the stomach. The precise cause remains unidentified. In many cases, critically ill patients in hospitals are prescribed medications to preempt the formation of stress ulcers.